Tory Lanez has officially been sentenced to 10 years behind bars in his shooting case involving Megan Thee Stallion.
Law & Crime reporter Meghann Cuniff tweeted live from the courtroom on Tuesday (August 8), confirming the Toronto artist’s fate.
“Just in: Tory Lanez has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion,” she wrote. “Tory spoke for several minutes. He said he still cares about Megan. He called her ‘someone I still care for dearly to this day’ regardless of what she may think of him. He said ‘the victim’s my friend.’ He talked about bonding with her over the loss of their mothers.”
She continued: “‘We both lost our mothers. We would sit there and drink, and drink until we got numb,’ Tory Lanez said of Megan Thee Stallion. About the shooting: ‘I said some very immature things that I shouldn’t have said. I revealed some secrets I shouldn’t have revealed,’ Lanez said.”
The prosecution was seeking a 13-year sentence, while Tory’s lawyers asked for the lower term of three years, provided their request for probation and enrollment into a residential substance abuse program are denied.
The sentencing played out over two days in Los Angeles court. On Monday (August 7), a scathing written statement from Megan Thee Stallion was read aloud by District Attorney Kathy Ta.
In it, Megan blasted Tory for spinning false narratives about the shooting, which left her with bullet fragments in both feet, and making light of her “trauma” in subsequent music releases. As a result, she said she has “not experienced a single day of peace” since the shooting.
“He not only shot me, he made a mockery of my trauma,” Megan wrote, per Cuniff. “He tried to position himself as a victim and set out to destroy my character and my soul.
“He lied to anyone that would listen and paid bloggers to disseminate false information about the case on social media. He released music videos and songs to damage my character and continue his crusade.”
The 28-year-old also criticized him for blaming the incident on his childhood trauma and alcoholism, which his legal team recently attempted to use to secure their client probation and a place in a drug treatment program, keeping him out of prison.
“At first, he tried to deny the shooting ever happened. Then, he attempted to place the blame on my former best friend,” she continued. “In his tantrum of lies, he’s blamed the system, blamed the press and, as of late, he’s using his childhood trauma to shield himself and avoid culpability.”
Megan additionally cited Lanez’s lack of remorse and said she wants his sentence to be a message for every woman who has suffered violence.
“For once, the defendant must be forced to face the full consequences of his heinous actions and face justice,” she wrote.
Herriford said on Monday that he believes Lanez’s actions after the shooting — his social media posts and harassment of Megan — are a major aggravating factor in his sentence.
Now survive the prison hiearchy tory i think megan being too hard on you i don’t know what else to say
STFU Evelyn, you 💩 shoot pirate.
@Gross – Scissor me, Daddy !!!
Y’all be to chill for real. Meghan was traumatized and black men need to respect and protect black women. Not shoot them
Hahaha funny. Are we being hypocritical here. Don’t most these rappers songs talk about shooting your OPS regardless of gender. Them toes were shot up standing up (or stubbing up) for equal rights. Vera would be proud of Meghan The Stallion’s hoof if she was still alive.
Black men do protect black women.. because it’s their WIVES. Black women are the least protected because they’re the least married. BW can’t be single, rebellious, avoid accountability, uncovered, and do what they want and expect the same protection.
@Black – preach nicca. That’s real talk
justice has been served
Tried to lie his way out then use his celebrity friends for pity, but everyone saw through his b.s.. He earned it with his lack of remorse.
Geez! I know a dude shot and paralyzed a guy and only got 8 years.. crazy. Tory would have gave away all his Masters to her before taking this one!
Depends on the state which the felony occurs.
Dude really thought he was in a movie or some shit. They offered this dummy a year tops, and he said no when he knew he did that shit. SMH. He would already be back on the road even if he couldn’t be in the United States anymore (which is going to be the case anyway when he gets out in a few years).
Get this man some soap… Preferably without a rope.
I don’t care either way but something is off. Can someone explain why all the celebrities that supported Meg in the beginning got low? Just looks like they know something we don’t
They don’t want to seem to celebrate the locking up of a black man, probably congratulating here in private.. Tory should have humbled himself & paid her in private this shit wouldn’t have been out. His smear campaign is the reason he got 10
I don’t care either way but something is off. Can someone explain why all the celebrities that supported Meg in the beginning got low? Just looks like they know something we don’t.
What a way to end your career. Although, in hip-hip, a prison sentence can actually boost your appeal (so sad). Thug life!
CLEARLY none of you followed the case of the facts. Free Tory tho. ☂️☂️☂️
Is that his vibrator talking? Now now, he’s got felons to lick his clit now… No need for you.
Typical Canadian man — shoot a woman, then blame somebody else
She snitched and will now start rapping about shoot n****s
She snitched and will now start rapping about shoot n****s
She snitched and will now start rapping about shoot n****s
She snitched and will now start rapping about shoot n****s
She has always been a civilian… Never claimed to be a gang banger or hard..
Do yourself a favour and grow up.
Being a sheep all your life really isn’t the one.
The funny thing is that she’s not a hood chick to begin with (this is a suburban girl who was in college when she got on), but she kept it a hundred with him and wasn’t saying shit at firs. She was not cooperating and was just going to let it ride.
He’s the dumb fuck who went on a smear campaign out the gate when he knew he did that shit. He basically admitted it yesterday in court when he said it was his alcoholism, not to mention the jailhouse conversation. You fools hate black women so much though, you don’t even believe him when he tells you as much.
Wheres that dude who said Tory was innocent and called me a dumbass when I said Tory would get jailtime? Where you at bro? Hahahahah.
GOOD
Why didn’t he just settle with Megan out of court?????