Who is Tory Lanez – Canadian Rapper Gets 10 Years of Jail Time for Shooting Marvel Star Megan Thee Stallion
Tory Lanez has been in the spotlight for years due to various controversies surrounding him. The rapper had a successful career in singing, but that took a turn after the 2020 incident with Megan Thee Stallion. He allegedly shot the singer after some verbal remarks.
The Savage hitmaker put up a brave face and testified with clear convictions against the rapper. In December 2022, Lanez was found guilty of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, discharging a firearm with gross carelessness, and transporting a loaded unregistered handgun in a vehicle, as well as charges that he used a firearm and caused grievous bodily harm. The Canadian rapper is making headlines again as he is sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Who is Tory Lanez?
Rapper Tory Lanez is making waves on the internet after being sentenced to prison. Born as Daystar Peterson in Brampton, Ontario, he was relocated to Queens, New York as a kid. After turning 15, Lanez returned to Toronto to live with his grandmother and work on his music.
After his contract with Interscope, the singer released his debut single, I Told You, in 2016 after his contract with Interscope. The album reached No. 4 on the Billboard 200, which had hits like Say It and Luv that went on to be ranked on the Billboard Hot 100. The debut album featured, the 31-year-old singing and rapping about his life struggles and getting his music aspirations off the ground.
Lanez’s cool, melodic style garnered comparisons to Drake, who dissed him the following year on Summer Sixteen. For over a year, the duo traded subtle insults back and forth. In 2018, he concurrently released his next two albums: Memories Don’t Die and Love Me Now?
2019 was a great year for the Canadian rapper as he released his fourth album, Chixtape, which debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States. In 2020, the singer came into the limelight after Megan Thee Stallion accused him of shooting her in the feet. After years of trial, Tory Lanez was sentenced on Tuesday to serve 10 years in prison.
Tory Lanez sentenced to 10 years in prison
Tory Lanez, was sentenced to ten years in jail on Tuesday for shooting fellow artist Megan Thee Stallion in 2020. He was found guilty in December 2022 of three felonies linked to the gunshot, which injured a fellow artist in the foot.
Judge David Herriford of the Los Angeles County Superior Court handed down the sentence on Tuesday, seven months after the rapper was convicted on three counts at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Centre.
The Say It rapper shot the Her singer after a party at reality star and makeup entrepreneur Kylie Jenner’s Hollywood Hills house on July 12, 2020. After leaving Jenner’s house, the pair were riding in an SUV with a woman named Kelsey Harris. The two artists got into an argument after the 28-year-old criticized Lanez’s rap talents. When she demanded to be allowed out of the car, Lanez allegedly fired multiple shots at her.
As the news about the verdict arrived, it spread online, and many celebrated as finally the justice was served for the Grammy winner.
As the news about the verdict arrived, it spread online, and many celebrated as finally the justice was served for the Grammy winner.
Source: Los Angeles Times
