Rap star Megan Thee Stallion on Thursday publicly said that Canadian rapper Tory Lanez is the man who shot her in an incident at a Hollywood Hills home on July 12 — one day after L.A. prosecutors said they were considering criminal charges against Lanez.
Megan, whose real name is Megan Pete, posted a defiant video posted to Instagram on Thursday — watch it at the top of the screen now — Pete said, “Yes, this n—- Tory shot me. You shot me, and you got your publicist and your people to [talk to] these blogs, lying and s—. Stop lying!”
Continuing later, she gave her version of events, explaining that the incident happened in a car, and denying that she had done anything to provoke the shooting. “You shot me. You scared to come telling people that you shot me, and you got your whole f—ing team on the internet, lying,” she said, also explaining that she initially didn’t speak to the police “because I didn’t want us to get in no more trouble,” she says.
On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Times reported that Los Angeles district attorneys are investigating possible charges against Lanez.
Lanez was arrested on July 12 after the incident on suspicion he was concealing a weapon. LAPD also confirmed on Wednesday that a woman was taken to the hospital after the July incident for treatment of a foot injury, consistent with Pete’s story she was shot in the foot.
Attempts to reach Lanez’ representatives were unsuccessful.
9 Infamous Hollywood Murders, From Black Dahlia to Sharon Tate (Photos)
TheWrap takes a look back at some of the grisliest killings in L.A. history
1947: The brutal murder of Elizabeth Short, a 22-year-old woman nicknamed "Black Dahlia," remains one of Hollywood's most grisly unsolved crimes and has since sparked numerous TV, film and literary adaptations.
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1969: Charles Manson, leader of the so-called "Manson Family," ordered the deaths of actress Sharon Tate; writer Wojciech Frykowski and his partner, the coffee bean heiress Abigail Folger; and celebrity hairstylist Jay Sebring and several friends at the Beverly Hills home of director Roman Polanski.
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1976: Sal Mineo, the star of "Rebel Without a Cause," was stabbed to death near the Sunset Strip. Pizza deliveryman Lionel Ray Williams was later arrested and convicted of the murder.
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1978: The "Hogan's Heroes" star Bob Crane was found bludgeoned to death in his Arizona apartment. John Henry Carpenter was arrested and charged with the murder in 1992.
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1994: Former NFL star O.J. Simpson's ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman were found stabbed to death at her Brentwood home. The former football star-turned-actor was arrested and charged with the double homicide but found not guilty in a notorious trial.
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1998: "Saturday Night Live" star Phil Hartman was shot and killed in his sleep in his Encino home by his wife, Brynn Omdahl, who then turned the gun on herself.
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2003: Phil Spector, a music producer famed for his so-called Wall of Sound, was convicted in 2009 of the 2003 shooting death of actress Lana Clarkson in his own home.
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2010: The celebrated publicist Ronni Chasen was killed in an apparent robbery while driving home from the premiere of the Cher movie "Burlesque." The man who is believed by police to have killed her has since committed suicide.
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2012: Nearly a year after his disappearance, former Fox executive Gavin Smith's car was found at a Simi Valley storage facility that was connected to John Creech, and Smith’s remains were discovered in a shallow grave in the Angeles National Forest. Creech was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to 11 years in prison.
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TheWrap takes a look back at some of the grisliest killings in L.A. history
TheWrap takes a look back at some of the grisliest killings in L.A. history