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☆ Megan Thee Stallion's diet, fitness and mental wellness routine: 'I want to look as good as I feel'
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

It would be an understatement to say Megan Thee Stallion, one of rap's hottest stars, has experienced a lot these last few years. In 2020, Megan Thee Stallion, was shot by rapper Tory Lanez and was doubted and ridiculed, with many blaming her for what happened or downright denying that it happened altogether. There was a highly publicized trial and Tory Lanez was found guilty in 2022. "I watched people build me up, tear me down, and be confused about their expectations of me," Megan, whose given name is Megan Pete, said in a recent talk with Women's Health. "Working on myself made me get into working out because I needed to focus my energy somewhere else," she told Women's Health.

Persons: Megan Thee, Tory Lanez, Megan, Megan Pete, Women's Organizations: Women's, Nike

☆ Megan Thee Stallion urges people to check on their friends
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Editor’s note: If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, help is available. CNN —Megan Thee Stallion wants you to ask your friends how they are doing — for real. The rapper is part of a new public service announcement with Seize the Awkward, a national campaign encouraging young people to talk to their friends about mental health. “I’ve always been told I’ve gotta be strong,” Megan Thee Stallion, whose offstage name is Megan Pete, said in a video for the campaign. “The truth is that people have wildly different experiences depending on their identities, and types of sociopolitical oppression they go through.”That Megan Thee Stallion is speaking about mental health publicly “is forcing the conversation to go mainstream,” he added.

Persons: Megan Thee, “ I’ve, I’ve, Megan Pete, ”, Dr, Broderick Sawyer, Sawyer, ” Sawyer, Robert Gebbia, “, John MacPhee, they’re, ” Pete Organizations: CNN, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Jed, US Centers for Disease Control Locations: Louisville , Kentucky

☆ Rapper Tory Lanez sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] Megan Thee Stallion arrives to attend the 2022 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. May 15, 2022. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File PhotoAug 8 (Reuters) - Canadian rapper Tory Lanez was sentenced on Tuesday to 10 years in prison, more than seven months after he was convicted of shooting fellow musical artist Megan Thee Stallion during an argument in 2020. Lanez was accused of shooting Grammy-winning rapper Megan Thee Stallion, 28, injuring her feet after a pool party in the Hollywood Hills in July 2020. Megan Thee Stallion, who was born Megan Pete, needed surgery and spent four days in the hospital before physical therapy allowed her to walk again. Megan Thee Stallion won Grammy awards for best new artist, best rap performance and best rap song in 2021.

Persons: Megan Thee Stallion, Steve Marcus, Tory Lanez, Megan Thee, Judge David Herriford, Daystar Peterson, Lanez, Megan Pete, Jose Baez, Baez, It's, Attorney George Gascon, Pete, Jane Ross, Jonathan Allen, Brendan O'Brien, Aurora Ellis, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: MGM, Garden, REUTERS, Daystar, Los Angeles Superior Court, Hollywood, New York Times, Megan Thee Stallion, Attorney, Thomson Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada, U.S, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, New York

A judge in Los Angeles on Tuesday sentenced the Canadian musician Tory Lanez to 10 years in prison for shooting the rapper Megan Thee Stallion during an argument in 2020, the culmination of a case that polarized the music world, filled gossip pages and generated deeper discussion about violence against Black women. “He not only shot me, he made a mockery of my trauma,” Megan Thee Stallion, the chart-topping artist born Megan Pete, wrote in a statement that was read in court on Monday, as supporters on both sides made their final pleas to the judge. Megan Thee Stallion, who did not attend the sentencing because she said she could not be in the same room as Mr. Lanez, added, “This is a statement for all survivors that their lives matter and there is zero tolerance for the torture that accompanies violence.”Prosecutors had sought a 13-year sentence for Mr. Lanez, born Daystar Peterson, arguing that he lacked remorse and was “clearly incapable of accepting any responsibility for his own actions.” Before Mr. Lanez was sentenced on Tuesday, he addressed the court in an orange jail jumpsuit, asking for “redemption and a second chance.”

Persons: Tory Lanez, Megan Thee, Megan Thee Stallion, Megan Pete, Lanez, Daystar Peterson, ” Organizations: Black, ” Prosecutors Locations: Los Angeles

☆ Megan Thee Stallion addresses being shot by Tory Lanez for the ‘final time’ in new essay
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Megan Thee Stallion is moving forward. The “Savage” rapper, whose legal name is Megan Pete, published an essay on Tuesday for Elle Magazine in which she detailed her healing journey after she was shot in the feet by rapper Tory Lanez in July of 2020. “As I reflect on the past three years, I view myself as a survivor, because I have truly survived the unimaginable,” Pete penned. In December, Pete testified during the trial and a Los Angeles jury ultimately found Lanez guilty, convicting him on all three counts. “I’m ready to show everybody that all the dirt they threw at me didn’t stick,” she said.

On Friday, Tory Lanez, legally known as Daystar Peterson, was found guilty of shooting Megan Thee Stallion, legally known as Megan Pete, during the summer of 2020. But there were moments when Megan Thee Stallion was failed during this ordeal, and we shouldn’t forget that. Megan Thee Stallion’s case isn’t the first time we’ve seen this kind of slut shaming. In her songs, Megan Thee Stallion has promoted the idea of women feeling comfortable and deserving of embracing sexual freedom. An imperfect victim doesn’t negate that they deserve justice, and failing to believe Black women won’t result in anyone’s liberation.

☆ Jury finds Canadian rapper Tory Lanez guilty of shooting Megan Thee Stallion
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( Kanishka Singh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Dec 23 (Reuters) - Daystar Peterson, the Canadian rapper known as Tory Lanez, was found guilty by a Los Angeles jury on Friday of shooting fellow artist Megan Thee Stallion in both of her feet after an argument in 2020, prosecutors said. A lawyer for Megan Thee Stallion said after the verdict: "The jury got it right. Megan Thee Stallion, whose real name is Megan Pete, needed surgery to remove bullet fragments in her feet, CBS News quoted her as saying. Megan Thee Stallion was not present in court on Friday. "You (Megan Thee Stallion) showed incredible courage and vulnerability with your testimony despite repeated and grotesque attacks you did not deserve.

(Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)A jury found rapper Tory Lanez guilty Friday of all charges in the 2020 shooting of Megan Thee Stallion outside a Los Angeles party. In a statement following the verdict, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón commended Megan Thee Stallion for her "bravery." Alex Spiro, an attorney for Megan Thee Stallion, said in a statement, "The jury got it right. In her testimony, Megan Thee Stallion said Lanez offered her $1 million to keep quiet about the shooting. She said that Lanez had ordered the women to exit the SUV, and Megan Thee Stallion was walking away when the first shots were fired.

☆ The backlash against Megan Thee Stallion proves she's telling truth in Tory Lanez shooting, prosecutor says
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

LOS ANGELES — A California prosecutor told jurors Wednesday that hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion would never have subjected herself to the torrent of public abuse she’s received if she wasn’t telling the truth about rapper Tory Lanez shooting her in the feet and wounding her in the summer of 2020. Bott said Megan’s testimony was in itself sufficient to convict, but it’s supported by layers of other evidence, including the accounts of other eyewitnesses and apologies from Lanez. Megan testified that she left a gathering at the Hollywood Hills home of Kylie Jenner in an SUV with Lanez, his bodyguard and Harris. Bott ended his presentation Wednesday with a quote from Megan’s testimony, in which she said there have been times that “I wish he would have just shot and killed me.”“Megan does matter,” Bott said. Hold him accountable for shooting Megan over nothing more than a bruised ego.”

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