
Tory Lanez claims he rejected a plea deal in his Megan Thee Stallion assault case, and now he will go to trial.
Lanez’s lawyer, Shawn Holley, appeared in a Los Angeles court Wednesday, and a preliminary hearing in the case was set for December 14, according to NME.
“They offered what they offered so I wouldn’t go to TRIAL and I DECLINED,” Lanez wrote Thursday in a since-deleted tweet in response to XXL magazine’s report titled “Tory Lanez unable to reach plea deal in alleged Megan Thee Stallion shooting case, will have to give live testimony.” He added, “I will not be giving any live testimony.”
As previously reported, the “Talk to Me” rapper is currently out on $250,000 bail and is facing a felony assault charge for allegedly shooting Megan in the foot in July 2020 in Hollywood Hills. He was charged with one felony count each of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, personal use of a firearm, and carrying a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle.
Lanez also faces a charge that he personally inflicted great bodily injury. If convicted, he faces a maximum state prison sentence of 22 years and eight months. He’s pleaded not guilty.
Megan had an order of protection against Lanez, which he violated on July 25 when he made a surprise appearance at the Rolling Loud Miami festival and joined DaBaby onstage, right after the “Hot Girl Summer” singer performed.
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