Rapper Tory Lanez was found guilty by a Los Angeles jury of all charges in Megan Thee Stallion shooting.
, whose legal name is Megan Pete, as well as her former friend Kelsey Harris and eyewitness Sean Kelly. Lanez did not testify.
The trial came more than two years after Megan accused the R&B artist of inflicting"great bodily injury" toward her. In a criminal complaint, prosecutors said Lanez fired a gun at a victim identified as “Megan P.” after she got out of an SUV during an argument in the Hollywood Hills on July 12, 2020.“The jury got it right. I am thankful there is justice for Meg," her attorney, Alex Spiro, said in a statement to USA TODAY Friday.
Megan Thee Stallion's boyfriend, Pardison Fontaine, broke his silence on the trial Thursday ahead of deliberations and posted a statement"I feel for you ... when you do find the courage to speak up .. it seems you will be ridiculed, your credibility will questioned ... your entire past will be held under a magnifying glass .. in an instant you can go from victim to defendant in the eyes of the public," he wrote."I wouldn't wish this on anyone.
The trial was closely watched by fans of both artists. One of Megan's fans, Michelle Walker, who showed up at the court proceedings to show support for Megan, shouted a message to her as the rapper exited the courtroom during her day of testimony. Walker told USA TODAY the trial raises issues"bigger than Megan."
"This is about Black women as a whole," she said, adding that racism and sexism make people less likely to believe Black women when they come forward with allegations of violence.
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