Tory Lanez Legal Team Calls for Pardon After Prison Stabbing, Claims New Evidence in Shooting Case
Tory Lanez’s legal team called on Governor Gavin Newsom to pardon the rapper or commute his sentence days after he was stabbed in prison this week, while further claiming to have new evidence in the rapper’s case over the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion.
Lanez, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, is currently serving a 10-year sentence after he was convicted on three firearm charges over the 2020 shooting, which left Meg, whose real name is Megan Mete, wounded with bullet fragments in her feet. Mete told the court that Peterson had shouted “dance, bitch” before shooting her. Peterson pleaded not guilty in the trial and is appealing the sentence.
During a press conference held by Peterson’s legal team, Unite The People, in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, the rapper’s father, Sunstar Peterson, said his son was airlifted to a hospital Monday to treat his injuries, but...
Lanez, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, is currently serving a 10-year sentence after he was convicted on three firearm charges over the 2020 shooting, which left Meg, whose real name is Megan Mete, wounded with bullet fragments in her feet. Mete told the court that Peterson had shouted “dance, bitch” before shooting her. Peterson pleaded not guilty in the trial and is appealing the sentence.
During a press conference held by Peterson’s legal team, Unite The People, in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, the rapper’s father, Sunstar Peterson, said his son was airlifted to a hospital Monday to treat his injuries, but...
- 5/14/2025
- by Ethan Millman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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