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Rapper Tory Lanez shouted “Dance, bitch!” as he opened fire, while Megan Thee Stallion attempted to walk away1
An LAPD detective alleges in his testimony at a pre-trial prelimenary session that rapper Tory Lanez shouted “Dance, bit*h!” as he opened fire while she attempted to walk away,
A Los Angeles County judge upheld assault charges Tuesday against rapper Tory Lanez, who is accused of shooting Megan Thee Stallion’s feet following a dispute in Hollywood last summer.
Lanez, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, shook his head, seemingly in disgust, several times throughout the 90-minute preliminary hearing, shouting at a detective at one point before Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Keith Borjon upheld the assault and weapons possession charges against the 29-year-old.
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The two were leaving a party in July 2020 hosted by Kylie Jenner when an argument took place inside a vehicle and Megan Thee Stallion, real name Megan Pete, demanded to exit. Los Angeles Police Det. Ryan Stogner testified that Peterson commanded Pete to “Dance, bit*h!” as he opened fire while she attempted to walk away, according to an earlier interview he’d conducted with the Good News rapper.
Prosecutors also claimed Peterson called a friend of Thee Stallion’s from on the night of the shooting, apologizing for the incident.
“I’m deeply sorry … so I feel crazy that I made a mistake,” Lanez said, according to a partial transcript of the call read in court by Los Angeles County Deputy Dist. Atty. Kathy Ta on Tuesday. “What happened, happened already. I can’t take it back. I’m just telling y’all I’m sorry.”