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    Rapper Tory Lanez sentenced to 10 years in prison in shooting of Megan Thee Stallion

    LOS ANGELES — Canadian hip-hop artist Tory Lanez was sentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesday for shooting Megan Thee Stallion after an alcohol-fueled argument in the Hollywood Hills in 2020. Lanez, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, was convicted of assault with a firearm, illegal possession of a firearm and negligent discharge of a gun last December after a dramatic trial that featured ...
    by James Queally, Los Angeles Times Aug 08, 2023 4 minutes
    Megan Thee Stallion, whose legal name is Megan Pete, makes her way from the Hall of Justice to the courthouse in Los Angeles on Dec. 13, 2022, to testify in the trial of rapper Tory Lanez, who shot her in 2020..

    LOS ANGELES — Canadian hip-hop artist Tory Lanez was sentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesday for shooting Megan Thee Stallion after an alcohol-fueled argument in the Hollywood Hills in 2020.

    Lanez, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, was convicted of assault with a firearm, illegal possession of a firearm and negligent discharge of a gun last December after a dramatic trial that featured tearful testimony from Megan Thee Stallion and a key witness requesting immunity shortly before stonewalling prosecutors on the stand.

    He faced a maximum of 22 years and 8 months in prison. Peterson, who did not testify at his trial or sentencing, has denied all wrongdoing. Despite hours of testimony and evidence poured in from Peterson’s legal team highlighting his commitment to charity,

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