Megan Thee Stallion Opens Up To Gayle King About Tory Lanez Shooting
Megan Thee Stallion is sharing her truth about what happened the night Tory Lanez allegedly shot her. The Grammy award-winning artist sat down with Gayle King for CBS Mornings and opened up about the events that occurred on July 12, 2020, that unfortunately spilled over to social media, which ensued in a public back and forth between the rappers and their fans.
When Megan, whose real name is Megan Pete, first revealed that she was shot, she didn’t name the alleged shooter. However, after much speculation, the “Savage” ended up naming the Canadian rapper as her alleged assailant. Reports said that she was shot in her feet following a party at Kylie Jenner’s house in Hollywood Hills. Tory was charged with assaulting a woman months later in October but pleaded not guilty. Megan explained what led to the altercation.
“It was an argument because I was ready to go and everybody else wasn’t ready to go,” the rapper told Gayle. “But that’s like normal friends stuff,” she stated. “Like yeah … we fuss about silly stuff all the time.”
“I never put my hands on anybody. I never raised my voice too loud. Like this was one of them times where it was like … it shouldn’t have got this crazy,” she said.
Once she left the party, it was her, Tory, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, Tory’s driver, and Megan’s former best friend Kelsey Harris. Megan said the argument started between Tory and Kelsey and she tried getting out of the car before it escalated.
“So, I get out of the car and it’s like everything happens so fast,” she said as her voice began to crack. “And all I hear is this man screaming. And he said, ‘Dance, b-tch.’ And he started shooting. And I’m just like, ‘Oh, my God.’ Like, he shot a couple of times.”
She described Tory standing over the window shooting and her being so scared to move because she was afraid of being killed. “I was really scared ’cause I had never been shot at before,” she said emotionally.
After the alleged shooting, she said she looked down at her feet and noticed that she was bleeding. She then claimed that Tory approached her and begged her not to tell anyone what happened and even offered her money. A neighbor called the cops after hearing the shooting, which Megan said made her even more scared because it was following the George Floyd shooting.
So, to protect everyone, she lied to the cops and said that she stepped on glass. Once she got to the hospital, however, the medical report showed that she had bullet fragments in her feet.
She also addressed the rumors about the nature of her relationship which the “Say It” rapper alluded to in a series of tweets. “We were not dating. We were friends. We were hanging out like every day and his mom passed too, so I feel like we were bonding over that (Megan’s mom passed in 2019),” she said. “I think that he is trying to deflect from the fact that he committed a crime."
In April 2022, Tory was arrested in court after a judge ruled that he violated a court order of protection against the megastar. He was later released on bond.
Megan revealed that the altercation caused her anxiety to get worse and she now has a hard time trusting people. “Half the time I just want to pick up the phone and call my momma and be like, ‘what do I do?’ It’s too much. I feel crazy, I’m sad and I feel like I have to hold it in because I have to be strong for so many people.”
The trial is set to begin in September.
Megan Thee Stallion on 2020 shooting: "I'm the victim"
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ItGirl 100 Honors Black Women Who Create Culture & Put On For Their Cities
As they say, create the change you want to see in this world, besties. That’s why xoNecole linked up with Hyundai for the inaugural ItGirl 100 List, a celebration of 100 Genzennial women who aren’t afraid to pull up their own seats to the table. Across regions and industries, these women embody the essence of discovering self-value through purpose, honey! They're fierce, they’re ultra-creative, and we know they make their cities proud.
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Crystal Renay Is Prioritizing Healing, Her Kids, And Her Coins Amid Divorce
Crystal Renay is reclaiming her time and her identity after dealing with heartbreak. The model was married to Ne-Yo for seven years and they share three young children together. However, after a cheating scandal that resulted in a baby outside of their relationship, Crystal decided to end her marriage to the “So Sick” singer. Now, she is focusing on her bag and her kids. She is co-owner of Johnny’s Chicken and Waffles, launching a lip kit line, and is back on TV starring in the new WE TV reality series Bold & Bougie.
But it wasn’t an easy road, especially with reality TV. From the beginning, Crystal and her castmates bumped heads due to misconceptions and alliances with her ex-husband’s former partner, Monyetta Shaw. However, the mother of three exclusively tells xoNecole that she doesn’t regret her decision to join the show.
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“Honestly, being in that space, we had a– you know, when you're first getting to know people, sometimes it can be smooth, and sometimes it can be rocky,” she says. “In our case, it was a little bit rocky and just getting to know each other, and I like to call it growing pains. And I felt like we had a couple of moments, but all in all, like the experience was really good for me, and I would do it over again.”
Crystal describes herself as “career-oriented” and says she is in her selfish season because she is now prioritizing herself first. But she admits that she is still healing from her divorce. The reality TV star shares some tips for others who may be going through the same thing.
“I would definitely say pray, pray as much as you can. Try to take your emotions out of your reactions to things because it’s always going to be something that you don't like in the situation,” she says. “But we can't move off of emotion because 10 times out of 10, a few months later, you're not going to feel like that. So, I'm a firm believer in not doing things that I will regret later. So I would just say be patient with yourself and stay positive.”
While there may be an opportunity to find love again, that’s not Crystal’s focus at the moment. She is in the rebuilding phase of her life, emphasizing the importance of self-care, personal growth, and finding her own happiness. She has had her share of challenges, including dealing with negative emotions and the public's perception of her, but her priorities involve spending quality time with her children and running lucrative businesses.
“I would definitely say pray, pray as much as you can. Try to take your emotions out of your reactions to things because it’s always going to be something that you don't like in the situation.”
“With my kids, I'm very hands-on. I’m team mother with soccer kids, and they don't really make no goals because they like five years old, but I'm there cheering them on every week,” she jokes. “I want to travel, especially this summer, with my kids and take them somewhere internationally because they're at the age where they can handle a long flight. So, me just spending more time and more new experiences with my kids is my main focus with them and showing them all the love that I could possibly give them.”
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