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A jury on Friday found rapper Tory Lanez, 30, guilty of the July 27, 2020 shooting of hip hop star Megan Thee Stallion. unregistered firearms. and was found guilty of three felonies after deliberations of about a day and a half: assault with a semi-automatic firearm; having a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle; and discharging a firearm with gross negligence.
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Lenz showed no visible reaction after the verdict was read. He was handcuffed in the courtroom.
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Lenz’s defense completed a closing argument the day before and Los Angeles County prosecutors gave a brief rebuttal, after which the jury received the case late Thursday morning.
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Lenz, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, pleaded not guilty to all counts before his trial, which began on December 12 and included testimony from Megan, whose legal name is Megan Pete, as well as her former friend Kelsey. Harris and eyewitnesses are also there. Sean Kelly. Lenz did not testify.
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The trial comes more than two years after Megan accused the R&B artist of causing “serious bodily injury.” In a criminal complaint, prosecutors said Lenz pointed a gun at a victim identified as “Megan P.” After getting out of an SUV during a debate on July 12, 2020 in the Hollywood Hills.
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Megan Thee Stallion’s boyfriend, Pardison Fontaine, broke his silence on the trial on Thursday ahead of the deliberations and posted a statement on his Instagram Story dedicated to women who have “faced injustice.”
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“I feel for you… when you find the courage to speak up.. it’s like you will be ridiculed, your credibility will be questioned… your entire past will be put under a magnifying glass.. .. in an instant you can go from victim to defendant in the public eye,” he wrote. “I wouldn’t wish this on anyone.”
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The trial was closely watched by fans of both the actors. One of Megan’s fans, Michelle Walker, who attended the court proceedings to show support for Megan, shouted a message to her as the rapper left the courtroom on the day of testimony. Walker told USA Today that the trial raises issues “even bigger than Megan.”
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“It’s about black women as a whole,” she said, adding racism and sexism make people less likely to believe black women when they come forward with allegations of violence.