Megan Thee Stallion Details Alleged Tory Lanez Shooting: ’He Said, ‘Dance, B—h,’ and He Started Shooting’

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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAfter months of gradually unveiling details, Megan Thee Stallion specifically recounted her recollections of the July 2020 incident in which Tory Lanez allegedly shot her in the feet after an argument following a party at Kylie Jenner’s Hollywood home.In a long and tearful interview with Gayle King on “CBS Mornings,” Megan unambiguously confirmed previous statements on social media and in the press that Lanez (real name: Daystar Peterson) shot her in the feet as she attempted to walk away from a car in which they were traveling with friend Kelsey Nicole and Lanez’s bodyguard, shouting “Dance, bitch!”She also admitted that she initially lied to police about the incident in an attempt to protect the people in the car — all of whom were Black and were being detained at gunpoint by police — saying that she had stepped on glass.

She said her instinct was to protect her friends, even though they had just argued, especially because the incident took place at the height of the Black Lives Matter protests.

The show aired video footage originally published on TMZ that shows Megan (real name: Megan Pete) limping, with her hands raised, in response to police commands.

However, the show produces medical photos of Megan’s injuries as well as a report stating that she had bullet fragments in her feet.Megan said later in the interview that Lanez had apologized immediately after the shooting and offered her a million dollars to keep quiet about it; she said, “Why don’t you help me?”The incident had never been fully explained previously; the court case is ongoing.