Megan Thee Stallion appears onstage for the first time since Tory Lanez is sentenced to
Megan Thee Stallion was pictured onstage for the first time since Tory Lanez was sentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesday, after shooting her three years ago.
The Houston native, 28, was pictured onstage as a featured act at the 2023 Outside Lands Music Festival held at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.
The Sweetest Pie artist was one in a number of prominent artists to take the stage at the festival, as other performers slated to appear included the Foo Fighters, Kendrick Lamar, Lana Del Rey, Janelle Monáe and The 1975, among others.
The Cry Baby singer took the stage in a magenta pink bodysuit embroidered with pearls, with floral adornments across her chest.
The Thot S*** singer had her red locks down and parted as she delivered her set, at one point launching into an emotional statement likely connected to the controversy stemming from the criminal proceedings surrounding Lanez.
The latest: Megan Thee Stallion, 28, was pictured onstage for the first time since Tory Lanez was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday, after shooting her three years ago. She performed at the 2023 Outside Lands Music Festival held at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park
Lanez received a 10-year prison sentence in Los Angeles Superior Court Tuesday. Pictured in London in July of 2019
‘I just wanna say – f*** all my haters!’ the musical artist, whose full name is Megan Jovon Ruth Pete, told the crowd in a clip shared to Twitter by the account @itsKenBarbie.
The Grammy winner continued, ‘None of that s*** you was doing or saying broke me.’
The Hot Girl Summer vocalist’s outing onstage came less than a week after Lanez received a 10-year prison sentence in Los Angeles Superior Court Tuesday, in connection with three felony convictions in the July 2020 incident in the Hollywood Hills.
Lanez, 31, was convicted in December of assault with a semiautomatic firearm; keeping a loaded and unregistered firearm in a vehicle; and discharging the firearm with gross negligence.
In the sentencing, Judge David Herriford said that the positive portrait Lanez’s relatives and friends had painted in their testimony in the trial was ‘difficult to reconcile’ with his actions toward Megan.
‘Sometimes good people do bad things,’ Herriford told the court, according to the AP. ‘Actions have consequences, and there are no winners in this case.’
In the trial, Megan testified Lanez had shot at her feet and yelled at her to dance as she was getting out of an SUV following a party at the home of Kylie Jenner.
Megan, who initially did not publicly identify Lanez as the shooter, testified she had to undergo surgery to take bullet fragments out of her feet.
The Sweetest Pie artist was one in a number of prominent artists to take the stage at the festival, as other performers included the Foo Fighters, Kendrick Lamar, Lana Del Rey, Janelle Monáe and The 1975
The Cry Baby singer took the stage in a magenta pink bodysuit embroidered with pearls, with floral adornments across her chest
The Thot S*** singer had her red locks down and parted as she delivered her set
The musical artist, whose full name is Megan Jovon Ruth Pete, told the crowd, ‘I just wanna say – f*** all my haters! None of that s*** you was doing or saying broke me’
‘Since I was viciously shot by the defendant, I have not experienced a single day of peace,’ the songstress said in a statement a prosecutor read prior to the sentencing. ‘Slowly but surely, I’m healing and coming back, but I will never be the same.’
Prior to his sentence being read, Lanez – who faced up to 22 years in custody – had asked the judge for a short sentence or probation, stating his regret of the incident in hindsight.
‘If I could turn back the series of events that night and change them, I would,’ Lanez told the judge. ‘The victim was my friend. The victim is someone I still care for to this day. Everything I did wrong that night, I take full responsibility for.’
Lanez was credited 10 months for time served, as he has been in custody since his conviction in December.
Lanez’s lead lawyer Jose Baez said he was ‘extremely disappointed’ with the sentence, and felt that it was ‘to set an example’ since the rapper is a celebrity, adding, ‘He´s not an example – he’s a human being.’
Baez added, ‘I have seen vehicular homicide and other cases where there’s death, and the defendant still gets less than 10 years.’
Lanez’s attorneys said their next step is to appeal the verdict and ask for the rapper’s release on bail in the interim.
Prosecutors spoke positively of Megan for her fortitude in coming forward amid online hate and mockery aimed at her over the incident involving Lanez.
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said, ‘I hope that Miss Pete’s bravery gives hope to those who feel helpless.’
In the trial, Megan testified Lanez had shot at her feet and yelled at her to dance as she was getting out of an SUV following a July 2020 party at the home of Kylie Jenner
Megan, who initially did not publicly identify Lanez as the shooter, testified she had to undergo surgery to take bullet fragments from her feet
She said in a statement read at the trial, ‘Since I was viciously shot by the defendant, I have not experienced a single day of peace. Slowly but surely, I’m healing and coming back, but I will never be the same’
Megan was seen leaving LA Superior Court in the trial last December
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said, ‘I hope that Miss Pete’s bravery gives hope to those who feel helpless’
In an Elle piece published Tuesday, Megan opened up about the lessons she felt were crucial in the wake of Lanez’s sentencing.
‘For anyone who has survived violence, please know your feelings are validx,’ she said. ‘You matter. You are not at fault. You are important. You are loved. You are not defined by your trauma.’
She continued, ‘Just because you are in a bad situation doesn’t mean you are a bad person. Our value doesn’t come from the opinions of other people. As long as you stand your ground and live in your truth, nobody can take your power.’
Lanez stated he was not apologizing to the singer in a statement he issued on his Instagram page in the wake of the sentencing.
‘This week in court I took responsibility for all verbal and intimate moments that I shared with the parties involved,’ he said. ‘That’s it.’
He continued, ‘In no way shape or form was I apologizing for the charges I’m being wrongfully convicted of. I remain on the stance that I refuse to apologize for something that I did not do … tough times don’t last, tough people do.’