Megan Thee Stallion’s lawyers pushed back against claims that Tory Lanez might be innocent in the 2020 shooting where Megan got hurt. On May 22, her legal team shared a 31-page document to defend the evidence used to convict Lanez. They responded to recent public conversations hinting there are new updates in the case.
The presentation looks back at the main points of the 2022 trial that resulted in Lanez being sentenced to 10 years in prison. One key focus is Tory Lanez's text messages to Megan sent right after the event. The messages contain an apology that many people viewed as him admitting guilt. His legal team continues to treat these texts as crucial evidence despite attempts by Lanez’s supporters to give the messages a different interpretation.
The presentation includes a phone call Lanez made to Kelsey Harris from jail. During the call, Lanez apologized for his behavior that night and admitted he had been drinking. The report also mentions messages from Harris where she named Lanez as the shooter, strengthening the prosecution’s case during the trial.
Megan Thee Stallion's legal team also highlighted testimony from both Megan and Harris. They claimed Lanez tried to bribe them with large amounts of money to stay quiet. Megan’s team sees this as a clear effort to block justice.
Megan Thee Stallion’s team refutes rumors amid renewed scrutiny
Megan Thee Stallion's case got even more interesting when DNA evidence had an important role to play. The findings revealed that Harris's DNA did not appear on the firearm, which made Lanez the main suspect. Some online rumors said "new Ring camera footage" could change how people see the case, but Megan's lawyers denied these claims. They said no such footage has come out that challenges the proven evidence.
Alex Spiro, who represents Megan as her lead lawyer, spoke out against efforts to twist the narrative of the case in the media. He said,
“Despite Mr. Lanez being convicted at trial by overwhelming evidence (that included his own admission of his guilt), he and his team—flanked by any ignorant person they can find—have pushed whatever misleading narrative they can. One by one, their misleading statements unravel and all that is left is the simple truth: he was convicted by overwhelming evidence, and those who seek to traumatize the victim of the crime should be called out as foolish bullies.”
This statement comes after Unite the People, a nonprofit group held a press conference where they brought forward a new witness claiming Kelsey Harris admitted to the shooting. Megan Thee Stallion’s legal team questioned the reliability of this claim describing it as a misrepresentation of the truth.
Amid the ongoing debate, Megan spoke out on social media and shared her frustration with the constant public guessing. She called out attempts to shift blame and pointed back to the trial outcome, saying the court upheld the facts and nothing has changed.
The case continues to spark intense conversations online where speculation and false information keep spreading. Megan's legal team made a case to defend the court's process and push back against stories that gained attention outside the trial.
Megan Thee Stallion and her lawyers ask people to respect the court's decision and understand the toll constant attention has on violence survivors. They believe the justice system worked as it should and that the facts show the truth.