Tory Lanez claims he and Megan Thee Stallion is still his friend after shooting … but she says he’s ‘genuinely crazy’ in response
- The Ontario, Canada-born artist, 28, addressed the state of his relationship with Megan Thee Stallion, 25
- He said: ‘As a person, she’s still my friend’ following July 12 shooting
- Lanez claimed that the only people with a thorough understanding of the shooting incident were he and Megan
- Megan responded to Lanez’s video tweeting, ‘This n***** genuinely crazy’
- Lanez is accused of assault with a semiautomatic firearm and a weapons charge
- LA Prosecutors said he ‘inflicted great bodily injury’ on Megan
Tory Lanez is breaking his silence on Megan Thee Stallion.
The Ontario, Canada-born artist, 28, addressed the state of his relationship with Megan Thee Stallion, 25, in an Instagram Live clip on Tuesday, weeks after he was charged with felony assault in connection with a July 12 incident in Los Angeles in which he was accused of shooting at her feet.
‘I don’t ever wanna come off like I’m here to bash this girl or I’m here to talk down about this girl or ever be at a place where, like, I’m disrespecting her, because to me, as a person, she’s still my friend,’ he said. ‘No matter what; even if she doesn’t look at me like that – I look at her like she’s still my friend.’
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The latest: Tory Lanez, 28, addressed the state of his relationship with Megan Thee Stallion, 25, in an Instagram Live clip on Tuesday, after he was charged in connection with felony assault was accused of shooting her past summer
Lanez claimed that the only people with a thorough understanding of the shooting incident were he and Megan.
‘It’s crazy because the whole thing about it is – when this whole debacle, or whatever you call it, came about, the whole time was like,’ he said. ‘She knows what happened, I know what happened, and we know that what you’re saying and what the alleged things and the alleged accusations of my name … are not true.’
He said that he ‘did not do’ anything and is looking to clear his name amid a time of tumult.
‘For the last three months of my life, I’ve been in this place where I’ve been bashed, I’ve been cut through’ he said. ‘Just people every single day just coming at me, coming at me, coming at me.’
Megan responded to Lanez’s video in a tweet that read, ‘This n***** genuinely crazy.’
Defending himself: Lanez said that he ‘did not do’ anything and is looking to clear his name amid a time of tumult
Lanez said that details about the incident that have been reported are ‘falsified information,’ ‘false information’ and ‘not accurate information.’
While Lanez refuted aspects of the situation, he did not specifically say whether or not he shot Megan.
Megan said of Lanez’s video in a tweet: ‘This n***** genuinely crazy.’
Stating his case: Lanez said that details about the incident that have been reported are ‘falsified information,’ ‘false information’ and ‘not accurate information’
In the courts: Lanez’ lawyer Shawn Holly appeared on his behalf in LA court last week
Earlier this month, prosecutors in Los Angeles charged Lanez, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, with assault with a semiautomatic firearm and a weapons charge, claiming he ‘inflicted great bodily injury’ on Megan, whose real name is Megan Pete.
Lanez, who posted bail after his arrest, faces up to 23 years in custody if convicted in the incident.