Megan Thee Stallion Admits She Initially Lied About Being Shot by Ex-Boyfriend

Testifying in the criminal shooting trial of her former boyfriend, rapper Tory Lanez, Megan Thee Stallion emotionally recounted the traumatic night in 2020 when Lanez verbally abused her and shot her in the foot.


Megan Thee Stallion testifies she initially lied about not being shot by ex boyfriend Tory Lanez because she didn't think the music industry's 'big boy's club' would believe her

Testifying in the criminal shooting trial of her former boyfriend, rapper Tory Lanez, Megan Thee Stallion emotionally recounted the traumatic night in 2020 when Lanez verbally abused her and shot her in the foot.

Megan appeared in court in a purple power suit and addressed questions regarding why she initially lied to law enforcement about the source of her injuries.

The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office charged Lanez in 2020 with assault with a semiautomatic firearm, personal use of a firearm, and carrying a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle.

Megan Thee Stallion testifies she initially lied about not being shot by ex boyfriend Tory Lanez because she didn't think the music industry's 'big boy's club' would believe her

Recently, Lanez faced a new charge of discharging a firearm with gross negligence in relation to the incident and could potentially be sentenced to 22 years in prison if convicted.

During the trial, Lanez, whose birth name is Daystar Peterson, pleaded not guilty and denied shooting Megan. He did not make eye contact with her during the proceedings, and was accompanied by his son.

Megan Thee Stallion testifies she initially lied about not being shot by ex boyfriend Tory Lanez because she didn't think the music industry's 'big boy's club' would believe her

Supporters of Megan gathered at the courthouse with signs showing their backing for the rapper.

In the prosecution’s opening statements, Deputy DA Alexander Bott alleged that Lanez shot Megan during an argument, yelling, “Dance, Bitch!” from a car.

Megan admitted on the stand that she initially lied to the police about the incident, stating that she told them she had stepped on glass instead of revealing that she was shot in the foot. She explained that she felt there was no point in changing her story as she believed that “people don’t believe women.”

Megan confessed that she lied because she believed the music industry’s “big boy’s club” would not believe her. 

In her album “Good News,” released in November 2020, Megan addressed the incident in her song “Shots Fired.” Meanwhile, Lanez released an album where he dissed Megan and claimed that she was trying to frame him for the shooting.

“I’m telling on one of y’all’s friends and now everybody is gonna hate me,” Megan declared in court, expressing the challenges she faced from powerful men in the music industry.

She revealed that given the racial justice protests following George Floyd’s death, she was reluctant to involve the police following the shooting, fearing the situation would escalate.

“In the Black community, in my community, it’s not really accepted to cooperate with police,” Megan added.

“At this time, we were at the height of police brutality and the situation with George Floyd,” she explained, highlighting her concerns about potential police actions.

The trial is ongoing.


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