In a recent development, a California court has rejected rapper Tory Lanez’s appeal regarding his guilty verdict for shooting at Megan Thee Stallion. The California 2nd District Court of Appeal, comprised of a three-judge panel, upheld the 32-year-old Canadian’s conviction on three felony charges. The court did not provide an explanation for its decision.
In December 2022, Lanez was found guilty of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, possession of a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle, and reckless discharge of a firearm. Megan testified during the trial that Lanez shot at her feet following a party at Kylie Jenner’s residence in July 2020. She recounted Lanez urging her to dance as she walked away from the vehicle they were in, resulting in her sustaining bullet fragments in both feet. Megan publicly identified Lanez as the shooter several months after the incident.
Lanez’s legal team, led by Daystar Peterson, has not yet responded to the court’s ruling. They retain the option to appeal to the California Supreme Court. Similarly, Megan’s representative has not provided any immediate comments on the matter.
Currently serving a 10-year sentence at the California Men’s Colony near San Luis Obispo, Lanez was transferred there following an altercation where he was stabbed by another inmate at California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi. Lanez, who embarked on his music career by releasing mixtapes in 2009, subsequently achieved success with major label albums that made it to the top 10 on Billboard’s charts.