Megan Thee Stallion: ‘People treated my trauma like a running joke’

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was found guilty of shooting her in the foot last December, Megan Thee Stallion is speaking out about the attack and the verdict.“As I reflect on the past three years, I view myself as a survivor, because I have truly survived the unimaginable,” Megan told Elle magazine about the July 2020 shooting after a Hollywood party and the subsequent trial.“Not only did I survive being shot by someone I trusted and considered a close friend, but I overcame the public humiliation of having my name and reputation dragged through the mud by that individual for the entire world to see.”And the Grammy-winning rapper reveals that one of the toughest aspects of the ordeal was the public shaming she received after coming forward about the attack.“I could have let the adversity break me, but I persevered, even as people treated my trauma like a running joke,” Megan writes in her first-person story.“First, there were conspiracy theories that I was never shot.

Then came the false narratives that my former best friend shot me. Even some of my peers in the music industry piled on with memes, jokes, and sneak disses, and completely ignored the fact that I could have lost my life.

Instead of condemning any form of violence against a woman, these individuals tried to justify my attacker’s actions.”The 28-year-old star — whose real name is Megan Pete — also reveals that she almost didn’t come forward. “I wish I could have handled this situation privately,” she says. “That was my intention, but once my attacker made it public, everything changed.“By the time I identified my attacker, I was completely drained.

Many thought I was inexplicably healed because I was still smiling through the pain, still posting on social media, still performing, still.