Tory Lanez Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison , for Shooting Megan Thee Stallion.<br />Tory Lanez Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison , for Shooting Megan Thee Stallion.<br />Last December, the rapper was found guilty <br />of shooting Megan in the foot as they left Kylie Jenner's house in July 2020.<br />He was charged with "assault with a firearm, illegal possession of a firearm and negligent discharge of a gun," NPR reports. .<br />On Aug. 8, Lanez received <br />a 10-year prison sentence. .<br />Megan, who was not present for the sentencing, issued a written statement.<br />For once, the defendant must <br />be forced to face the full <br />consequences of his heinous <br />actions and face justice, Megan Thee Stallion, via written statement.<br />Megan has often said that she was scared to come forward with what happened that night, so she initially said that she'd stepped on glass, rather than suffered gunshot wounds. .<br /> I don't feel safe in the car. <br />I don't feel safe with the police, Megan Thee Stallion, via testimony last December.<br />Gabby Bulgarelli, a senior producer at NPR, previously commented on Megan's apprehensiveness to speak the truth.<br />Being a woman going up against this <br />male-dominated industry, Megan is really <br />fighting an uphill battle. Hip hop was <br />born out of a need to speak truth. But in <br />a lot of ways, people who do that are <br />vilified and, and further disenfranchised, Gabby Bulgarelli a senior producer at NPR, via 'It's Been A Minute'.<br />According to prosecutors, Lanez initiated "a campaign to humiliate and re-traumatize the victim" and "weaponized misinformation" in an attempt to turn the public against Megan.<br />Once he serves his sentence, there is a possibility that the Canadian citizen could <br />also be deported, NPR reports.
