LOS ANGELES — Megan Thee Stallion has written an essay addressing the gun violence she suffered at the hands of rapper Tory Lanez, the toll the trial took on her and how she's putting her mental health first moving forward.
In an essay published Tuesday in Elle, the singer — born Megan Pete — broke her silence following the trial in which Lanez, a Canadian rapper whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, was found guilty of shooting her in the foot. The incident happened in July 2020 after the two left a party at the at the Hollywood Hills home of Kylie Jenner.
"I don't want to call myself a victim. As I reflect on the past three years, I view myself as a survivor, because I have truly survived the unimaginable," Pete wrote. "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."
