Tory Lanez seeks the right to talk about the Megan Thee stallion shooting case after the judge ordered his silence
- The 28-year-old rapper reportedly filed new documents seeking the ability to publicly discuss Megan Thee Stallion’s shooting charges against him
- Lanez said it is “unfair” for Megan to be able to talk about the July incident, but he cannot
- He was arrested on a charge of possession of a concealed weapon in a vehicle and was later charged with a charge of assault with a semi-automatic firearm and possession of an unregistered loaded weapon in a vehicle.
- Rapper Say It faces a maximum possible sentence of 22 years and eight months in state prison
Tory Lanez wants to speak his mind about the Megan Thee Stallion case after a judge ordered him to remain silent.
The 28-year-old rapper reportedly filed new documents seeking the ability to publicly discuss the charges against him, according to TMZ.
In court documents, Lanez said it was ‘unfair’ for Megan to be able to talk about the July incident in publications and on social media, but he is not allowed to defend himself due to the court order.
Talk about it: Tory Lanez wants to speak his mind about the Megan Thee Stallion case after a judge ordered him to be silent; seen in 2018
Lanez was arrested on a charge of possession of a concealed weapon in a vehicle and later charged with a charge of assault with a semi-automatic firearm and possession of a loaded weapon not registered in a vehicle.
He would like to be able to talk about the incident, as more recently, ‘Megan falsely implied that he and his legal team had something to do with the false reports’ that the charges against Tory were dropped.
Megan logged on to Twitter last week to address rumors that the charges were dropped and said: “AT THIS POINT I’M GETTING ANGRY! STOP BELIEVING EVERYTHING YOU READ ON THE INTERNET MF. turn my trauma into a joke? The whole team every week finds ways to create doubts about my story and the media swallows it up. ‘
Better days: Megan and Tory were clearly in a better place while playing for some Instagram photos in January 2020
‘At this point, me and @theestallion realized we were mean twins,’ Tory shared with his followers on Instagram last year.
Terrible situation: Megan told GQ in the November cover story that she was “offered” money to be quiet about the alleged shooting in July, and continued to detail how she was shot twice in the foot after leaving a pool party in Hollywood Hills
She went on to say, ‘I can’t wait until the FACTS MF is published! Bitch you shot me AND MY STORY DID NOT CHANGE AND STANDARD YOU GO TO CHAIN. ‘
His team says there is ‘evidence of firearm residues involving other people’, but he is not allowed to discuss anything due to the protection order.
Megan told GQ in the November cover story that she was ‘offered’ money to be quiet about the alleged shooting in July, and continued to detail how she was shot twice in the foot after leaving a pool party in the Hollywood Hills.
His lawyers responded to TMZ about the purchase claims and said he ‘never offered money to any witness for his silence or for any other reason. Any reports to the contrary are false. ‘
Damn: He would like to be able to talk about the incident, as more recently, ‘Megan falsely implied that he and his legal team had something to do with the false reports’ that the charges against Tory were dropped.
Megan went to Twitter to address rumors that the charges were dropped: “AT THIS POINT, I’M BEING ANGRY! STOP BELIEVING EVERYTHING YOU READ ON THE MF INTERNET ‘
Sad: people accused Megan of lying about the incident and she later named Lanez as the person who shot him in the foot, which turned into an online war “he said / she said”
Megan revealed that she was simply trying to get home when she got in the car with Tory Lanez, a move that she was hesitant even because an argument was brewing and her phone had died.
When Megan tried to get out of the vehicle, Lanez reportedly shot her in the feet and wounded her twice.
People accused Megan of lying about the incident and she later named Lanez as the person who shot him in the foot, which turned into an online war “he said / she said”.
After coming and going, she tweeted: ‘Black women are so unprotected and we maintain many things to protect the feelings of others without considering ours. It may be funny for you on the internet and just another confusing topic for you to talk about, but this is my real life and I am hurt and traumatized in real life. ‘
A representative from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office told the Complex that the next court date for the case is set for February 25, after the originally reported hearing date, January 20.
Rapper Say It faces a maximum possible sentence of 22 years and eight months in state prison.
Not good: the Say It rapper faces a maximum possible sentence of 22 years and eight months in state prison; seen in 2018