Jurors began deliberations Thursday at the trial of rapper Tory Lanez, who is charged with shooting and wounding hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in the feet.
The jury of seven women and five men deliberated for just over three hours after hearing the last part of the defense’s closing argument that began a day earlier and a brief rebuttal from Los Angeles County prosecutors.
Megan Thee Stallion gives emotional Tory Lanez testimony: ‘I wish he would’ve just shot and killed me’. The counts could lead to up to 22 years in prison and deportation.
Megan Thee Stallion, 27, whose legal name is Megan Pete, testified that Lanez fired a handgun at the back of her feet and shouted ...
...for her to dance as she walked away from an SUV in which they had been riding in the Hollywood Hills in the summer of 2020.
She needed surgery to remove bullet fragments from her feet.
They said she had no incentive to tell anything but the truth. The attorney, George Mgdesyan, alleges Megan created a more sympathetic narrative by pinning the shooting on Lanez.
Harris denied being the shooter and previously identified Lanez as the one holding the gun. Her attorney, in an email, declined ...
...to comment on her involvement. Sean Kelly was called by the defense, but both sides argued his account favored them.
His last two reached the top 10 on Billboard’s charts. Megan Thee Stallion was already a major rising star at the time of the shooting, and her prominence has surged since.
1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 with her own song “Savage,” featuring Beyonce, and as a guest on Cardi B’s “WAP.”