Wednesday 15 June 2022 05:22 PM Megan Thee Stallion SLAMS Tory Lanez over claims he shot her feet: 'I want him ... trends now
Megan Thee Stallion has said Tory Lanez should go to jail ahead of their court battle over claims he shot her in the foot.
The 27-year-old rapper is featured on the cover of the latest edition of Rolling Stone magazine as she talked candidly about the alleged incident, the aftermath, how she became 'the villain', and what she hopes the result of her upcoming court case will be.
Lanez, 29, - real name Daystar Peterson - was charged after allegedly shooting at Stallion as she left a SUV vehicle during a drunken argument in the Hollywood Hills on July 12, 2020.
She is set to face off against Lanez in September when the criminal case against him goes to trial as she told the publication: 'I want him to go to jail. I want him to go under the jail.'
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Taking a stand: Megan Thee Stallion has said Tory Lanez should go to jail ahead of their court battle over claims he shot her in the foot
Lanez pleaded not guilty to the felony assault charge as well as felony possession of a loaded, unregistered firearm in November 2020.
The pair were rumored to have been dating at the time, but Stallion claimed in her previous op-ed for the New York Times that they were just friends.
Stallion's wounds are believed to have been caused by shrapnel in her feet and has initially claimed she sustained the injuries by stepping on glass.
In the Rolling Stone piece, Megan said she thought that they had a 'real connection' as they bonded over the mutual loss of their mothers.
Cover girl: The 27-year-old rapper is featured on the cover of the latest edition of Rolling Stone magazine as she talked candidly about the alleged incident, the aftermath, how she became 'the villain', and what she hopes the result of her upcoming court case will be
She explained: 'I thought he knew me. And I never would’ve thought he would’ve shot at me at all.
'I never put my hands on this man. I never did anything to him. There was an argument. People argue every day. Friends argue every day.'
Megan detailed her painful recovery from the injuries she had sustained.
She explained: 'What nobody knows is, I had to get the surgery the same night. I stayed in the hospital in California for maybe four days.
'I thought he knew me. And I never would’ve thought he would’ve shot at me at all': In the Rolling Stone piece, Megan said she thought that they had a 'real connection' as they bonded over the mutual loss of their mothers
'Then I was in New York for a while. Both of my legs wrapped up. I could not walk. I still have bullet fragments in my feet right now. I was very scared that I was not able to be Megan Thee Stallion no more. And I was f***ed up.'
After that she began physical therapy in New York before traveling to Tampa, Florida where she was able to regain the ability to walk.
Megan also touched on the social media reaction to the case as many have discounted her version of the events that night in 2020.
She explained that she gives herself 15 minutes online a day but becomes frustrated when she is bombarded with messages of hate.
The rapper explained: 'In some kind of way I became the villain. And I don’t know if people don’t take it seriously because I seem strong. I wonder if it’s because of the way I look. Is it because I’m not light enough? Is it that I’m not white enough? Am I not the shape? The height? Because I’m not petite? Do I not seem like I’m worth being treated like a woman?'
'In some kind of way I became the villain': Megan also touched on the social media reaction to the case as many have discounted her version of the events that night in 2020
Megan went on to say that she does not want her detractors to see her cry because she doesn't want them to feel like they have broken her and she goes on to say that she feels similarly about her alleged attacker Lanez.
She said: 'I feel like you’ve already tried to break me enough. You’ve already shot me. So, why are you dragging it out like this? Like, what else? Have you hated me this much the whole time and I didn’t see it?'
In April, Lanez was handcuffed in court during a hearing addressing felony assault charges in
