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Tory Lanez has not suddenly been declared innocent by an appeals court over the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion.
Following rumours spread by the nonprofit Unite the People that Lanez had been found innocent after previously being convicted of the shooting, legal reporter Meghann Cuniff debunked the rumours.
Cuniff, who has diligently covered the high-profile and often contentious case, explained: “All the court did was consolidate Lanez’s habeas petition and his actual appeal. They haven’t ruled on anything yet and it’s pathetic that the website amplifies outright lies, even when the court document is right there staring everyone in the face.”
Cuniff then pointed out that “this is an entirely new habeas petition. He has one in from last year about the driver’s statement, but according to the docket his lawyers filed another one this week.
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Tory Lanez was found guilty in December 2022 of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, carrying a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle and discharging a firearm with gross negligence.
Jurors agreed with the prosecution’s argument that he fired several shots at Megan Thee Stallion during a drunken dispute in July 2020 following a party at Kylie Jenner’s home, wounding her feet.
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