Megan Thee Stallion wins restraining order against Tory Lanez
Megan Thee Stallion has been granted a five-year restraining order against Tory Lanez for civil harassment. The Houston rapper appeared in a Los Angeles court by video on January 9th, revealing she was suffering from anxiety from Lanez shooting her in the feet in July 2020.
The judge ordered Lanez to stay 100 yards away from Megan and refrain from harassing, intimidating or threatening her until January 9th, 2030.
“I haven’t been at peace since I been shot, and I’m just trying to be un-harassed, not only by the person who shot me, but by the people he’s been paying to continue to harass me,” she said, according to Rolling Stone. “I probably won’t ever have my own peace about the situation, but I just really want the harassment from the person who shot me to stop.”
Megan broke down in tears during the hearing that lasted 40 minutes, admitting she was worried about what might happen when he’s released from prison. “I’m scared that even when he gets out of jail, he’s going to still be upset with me, and I don’t know if he’s going to continue being violent towards me,” she said.
“Because even from behind bars, he keeps showing me that he can get to me. Like, he won’t give me a day of peace. I feel like when he gets out of jail, it’s going to be worse. … I feel like maybe he’ll shoot me again, and maybe this time, I won’t make it.”
She added, “I tried therapy, but I recently haven’t been because I’ve been feeling kind of hopeless about this whole thing. No matter how many people tell me I have to get past it, it just seems like I have to relive it every day.”
Megan alleged that Lanez, who was convicted of three felonies resulting in a ten-year sentence, and his supporters were spreading misinformation about the shooting and trial in her petition for a restraining order.
“I barely leave my house,” she said. “I leave my house for work. But I’m not good in social situations anymore because I think everybody hates me at this point because of everything that he’s done and said about me after the shooting. I’m just always nervous. I never had anxiety before this. I’m just a nervous wreck all the time.”
She added, “Even from behind bars, he won’t leave me alone. I thought once he went to jail and maybe had a moment to repent or realise what he did was wrong, [it might change], but even from behind bars he’s still showing he’s an angry person.”