FAMED rapper Tory Lanez rose to prominence during the latter part of the 2010s. After making headlines as the alleged perpetrator behind shooting fellow rapper Megan Thee Stallion in the foot, some are curious to know whether or not Tory could be facing time in prison. Is Tory Lanez going to jail? On September 23, […]
FAMED rapper Tory Lanez rose to prominence during the latter part of the 2010s.
After making headlines as the alleged perpetrator behind shooting fellow rapper Megan Thee Stallion in the foot, some are curious to know whether or not Tory could be facing time in prison.
On September 23, 2021, Tory Lanez appeared in Los Angeles County Court in relation to the shooting accusations from Megan Thee Stallion.
He is also in legal trouble after violating a restraining order Megan had in place after performing at that year’s Rolling Loud music festival with DaBaby.
On September 21, Lanez started trending on Twitter after he seemed to wipe all his social media accounts and tweeted, “It’s been real.”
Prior to his court date, Lanez was out on a bond amount of $250,000.
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While it is unknown at this time what a judge has ruled, Lanez faces up to 22 years in prison if convicted of the assault charge.
On April 5, 2022, he was cuffed in court in Los Angeles and remanded to custody in connection to the Megan Thee Stallion assault case, Complex reports.
The outlet also reported that Judge David V. Herriford of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County heard over an hour of arguments regarding Lanez’s social media posts.
He determined that some of his tweets “seem to be clear messages” directed at Megan.
A newer bail amount was set at $350,000 since Lanez was found to have violated a protective order.
On December 14, 2021, the preliminary hearing for Megan’s case against Lanez was held in Los Angeles.
Following the preliminary hearing, the case was then sent to trial.
Lanez is set to face the charges during his trial, which is slated to commence on September 14, 2022.
While Lanez is dealing with multiple legal issues, it has not stopped him from furthering his career.
Following his social media outage, he returned the following day and announced that a new album is in the works.
“ALONE AT PROM ……. (80s ALBUM) …… LOADING ….” Lanez tweeted along with various emojis.
In a follow-up tweet, he revealed that the album is expected to drop on December 1, 2021.
On top of worrying about jail time, Lanez is having more legal troubles after a lawsuit was filed against him on September 22, 2021.
The Plaintiff, Barry Fine, alleges that he was disfigured after a hit-and-run incident involving a car that is allegedly owned by the rapper.
According to court documents obtained by Radar, Fine claims he was part of a “chain reaction rear-end collision” that occurred after an unknown driver in Lanez’s 2016 Range Rover “[struck] one vehicle propelling that vehicle into [his] vehicle.”
Fine claims that the crash caused him to sustain serious injuries and property damage, including disfigurement, physical and mental pain and suffering, medical expenses, loss of earning capacity, a permanent injury, significant scarring, and out-of-pocket expenses.
He is seeking more than $30,000 in damages and is asking for the rapper and his insurance company to pay the difference between his car’s value before the accident and its value after the repairs.
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After Lanez seemed to wipe his social media, many fans took to Twitter to express their feelings about the case and many were quick to jump to Megan’s defense.
One fan said: “I don’t feel back for Tory lanez he was too smug about shooting a black woman for no reason if you ask me.”
While another added, “It’s funny to me how @torylanez might be going to jail for VOP for performing at Rolling Loud because Meg was there and not the gun situation with Meg.”
Another user said: “I hope Tory lanez is in jail for the rest of his life I hope he never sees the sun again and this is coming from someone who thinks the prison system should be abolished.”
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