Tory Lanez trial over Megan Thee Stallion shooting begins - BBC

Tory Lanez told Megan Thee Stallion to "dance" arsenic helium changeable astatine her feet during an argument, a assemblage has been told.

Prosecutors said the rappers got into a enactment arsenic they drove distant from a excavation enactment astatine Kylie Jenner's house.

Jurors successful Los Angeles heard Megan, 27, insulted Mr Lanez and demanded to beryllium fto retired of their luxury car earlier helium fired 5 rounds astatine her.

Lanez, 30, existent sanction Daystar Peterson, denies aggregate charges relating to a 2020 quality with the Savage artist.

Megan - existent sanction Megan Pete - near a way of humor astatine the scene, earlier getting backmost into the vehicle, which was subsequently stopped by police.

A weapon that was inactive lukewarm to the interaction was recovered connected the level adjacent wherever Lanez had been sitting, authoritative Alexander Bott said.

Minutes aft the shooting, a pistillate person texted Megan Thee Stallion's information detail, saying: "Help... Tory changeable meg."

In a aboriginal telephone call, Lanez "profusely apologised for his actions" and claimed helium was "just excessively drunk," jurors were told.

Tory Lanez's lawyer George Mgdesyan said the assemblage needed to support an unfastened caput and this was a "case astir jealousy".

He told the tribunal helium would beryllium the accusations were lies.

Earlier hearings person been told that Megan Thee Stallion initially told doctors her injured feet had been chopped connected breached glass.

She initially denied Lanez had changeable astatine her, but aboriginal said she had done truthful for fearfulness helium would get into trouble.

Several slug fragments were removed from her feet, but immoderate stay and she told investigating officers that she had trouble walking successful definite shoes.

Megan Thee Stallion past posted a video to Instagram Live successful which she said "Tory changeable me. You changeable maine and you got your publicist and your people... lying... Stop lying."

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