Texas-born rapper Megan Thee Stallion has surged to success with a string of chart-topping hits. In 2020 she was shot, left with bullet fragments in her foot after fellow rapper Tory Lanez pointed a gun at her and told her to dance.
He was convicted of three felonies last year, but the aftermath of testifying has been just as challenging to deal with. During the trial, Megan said: “I wish he woulda shot and killed me if I knew I would go through this torture. ”Now, in a new piece for the fashion magazine Elle, the musician and performer described what it has been like to survive the traumatic experience.
One of the most challenging aspects for Megan’s recovery has been witnessing others in her industry treat the shooting flippantly.
She wrote: “I could have let the adversity break me, but I persevered, even as people treated my trauma like a running joke.
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