In a bombshell development in a case that has mesmerized the public for years, Tory Lanez’s legal team has unveiled what they claim to be fresh, game-changing evidence in their relentless quest to throw out the rapper’s 10-year prison sentence for the 2020 shooting of Megan Thee Stallion. The Canadian artist Daystar Peterson is in jail, but his lawyer won’t give up. Now, they’re catching attention courtesy of a newly unearthed video and audio clip that may challenge the prevailing story.
The clip, which was allegedly obtained and distributed by The Neighborhood Talk, shows a man who claims he saw a woman, not Lanez, pull the trigger on the gun that injured Megan Thee Stallion. The witness told police that the violence was sparked by a “hot” physical fight between two women. This story echoes an assertion recently made by Lanez’s defense team earlier this month that a bodyguard of Kelsey Harris, a close friend of Megan, allegedly witnessed Megan cork to the shooting.
This latest shared piece of supposed evidence is being strategically released to bolster Lanez’s legal team’s ongoing fight to get their client off the hook. Alongside legal filings, the team has mounted an all-out public-relations campaign, including a high-profile petition asking California Governor Gavin Newsom to pardon Lanez. The petition posted on Lanez’s Instagram Story claims that he is a victim of prosecutorial misconduct, a lack of forensic evidence, and a politically motivated sentence.
“Daystar Peterson, professionally known as Tory Lanez, is currently serving a 10-year prison sentence despite what his legal team describes as overwhelming evidence of prosecutorial misconduct, missing forensic data, and politically motivated sentencing,” the petition reads. Referring to the recently disclosed footage and other questions raised about the actions that day, the petition demands immediate action, ending with the stirring words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
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The petition has already attracted more than 300,000 signatures, rekindling interest in the case. The timing is also interesting as Lanez was involved in a stabbing attack just a few weeks ago, which an inmate carried out because they believed Lanez was planning to attack him. Despite this new wave of claims and public sympathy, Megan Thee Stallion’s legal team is coming out swinging. Her lawyer, Alex Spiro, denounced the latest developments as desperate attempts to rewrite history. In a statement to Billboard, Spiro said, “Despite Mr. Lanez being convicted at trial by overwhelming evidence (that included his own admission of his guilt), he and his team flanked by any ignorant person they can find have pushed whatever misleading narrative they can.”
Spiro stressed that the conviction in this case was neither arbitrary nor capricious nor contrary to law, arguing that it was based on a massive amount of evidence. “One by one, their misleading statements unravel, and all that is left is the simple truth: he was convicted by overwhelming evidence, and those who seek to traumatize the victim of the crime should be called out as foolish bullies.”
As this real-life soap opera plays out, it reminds us of the giant mess of celebrity, justice, and public opinion in the age of social media. As Tory Lanez fights for his freedom behind bars, his lawyers still contest the verdict against him, according to their most recent moves. Only time will tell whether this newly uncovered video is of any legal consequence, but it’s certainly added fuel to one of the most divisive celebrity legal fights in recent memory.
