Resilience and perseverance in the journey of Tory Lanez. A timeline of obstacles and growth.
Tory Lanez, born Daystar Peterson, is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer. He gained recognition with his 2013 mixtape and later signed with Mad Love Records/Interscope in 2015. He is best known for his musical career, but also for his legal issues. In December 2022, Lanez was found guilty of shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the summer of 2020, resulting in convictions for assault with a semiautomatic firearm, discharging a firearm with gross negligence, and having a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison in August 2023.
On July 12, 2020, Tory Lanez was arrested in Hollywood Hills for carrying a concealed weapon in his vehicle. Megan Thee Stallion was also present and sustained a foot wound. Initial reports stated the wound was caused by glass. In a later post, Megan stated she underwent surgery after suffering "gunshot wounds, as a result of a crime that was committed against [her] and done with the intention to physically harm [her]".
In August 2020, Megan Thee Stallion publicly accused Tory Lanez of shooting her during the July 12th incident, further criticizing his publicist team for spreading misinformation.
On September 29, 2020, Tory Lanez claimed on Instagram that news sites had launched a smear campaign against him due to negative responses.
On October 13, 2020, Megan Thee Stallion published an op-ed in The New York Times, addressing the shooting incident and highlighting the disrespect and disregard faced by Black women.
In October 2020, Tory Lanez was officially charged with felony counts including assault with a semiautomatic firearm, personal use of a firearm, and carrying a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle. He also faced allegations of inflicting great bodily injury and was issued a protective order to stay away from Megan Thee Stallion. He was ordered to surrender any guns he owned.
In April 2022, Tory Lanez was arrested for violating a protection order related to the Megan Thee Stallion case and was subsequently released on an increased bond of $350,000.
On December 23, 2022, Tory Lanez was convicted on three felony charges related to the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion: assault with a semiautomatic handgun, having a loaded and unregistered firearm in a vehicle, and gross negligence in discharging his firearm. Following the conviction, Lanez was taken into custody.
On October 25, 2024, a California appeals court acknowledged receipt of a new petition from Tory Lanez’s legal team and stated it would consider it alongside his other appeals.
On May 12, 2025, it was reported that Tory Lanez was stabbed in his jail cell.
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