Iggy Azalea has spoken out after writing Tory Lanez a letter of support ahead of his sentencing over the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion.Last December, Lanez (real name Daystar Peterson) was found guilty of shooting Stallion (real name Megan Jovon Ruth Pete) in both feet during an altercation in July 2020.
Peterson, 31, has been in jail since December 23, 2022.The sentencing of the rapper will continue today (August 8). During a court hearing in Los Angeles, California yesterday (August 7), Judge Herriford briefly summarised the numerous letters of support he had received for Lanez.One of the letters was written by Azalea, according to court reporter Meghann Cuniff (via The Independent).Herriford told the court that Azalea’s letter asked him to hand Peterson a sentence “that is transformational, not life-destroying”.
BBC News reports that prosecutors are seeking a 13-year prison sentence.Azalea has since taken to Twitter to clarify her stance on the situation.
She began by writing that she has “not been in touch with Tory for months” but said she does “wish him well”.“I don’t ‘support’ anyone,” the Australian rapper continued, adding that “the whole thing is full of oddities”.For the record:1.
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