[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