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Tory Lanez maintains his innocence after 10-year prison sentence: 'I refuse to stop fighting'
View Date:2024-12-23 21:22:58
Tory Lanez maintains his innocence after being sentenced earlier this week for shooting and wounding Megan Thee Stallion in 2020.
In an Instagram post shared Tuesday, Lanez addressed his fanbase and said he "will never let a hard time intimidate me I will never let no jail time eliminate me."
"Regardless of how they try to spin my words, I have always maintained my innocence and I always will," he added. "This week in court I took responsibility for all verbal and intimate moments that I shared with the parties involved…. That's it. In no way shape or form was I apologizing for the charges I'm being wrongfully convicted of. I remain on the stance that I refuse to apologize for something that I did not do."
Lanez continued, "I've faced adversity my whole life and every time it looked like I would lose, I came out on top. This is nothing but another moment where my back is against the wall and I refuse to stop fighting till I come out victorious. Tough times don't last, tough people do. To my family, friends and umbrellas thank you for your continued support. See you soon."
The 31-year-old Canadian rapper, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Tuesday in Los Angeles. After the sentencing, Lanez's lawyers said they planned to appeal the verdict and will attempt to have him released on bail while they did so.
In December, Lanez was found guilty of three felonies – assault with a semiautomatic firearm, having a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle and discharging a firearm with gross negligence – for leaving Megan wounded with bullet fragments in her feet.
Tory Lanez asked the judge for mercy just before he delivered his sentence. Lanez on Tuesday took full responsibility for "everything I did wrong that night" and requested either probation or a minimal prison sentence.
"If I could turn back the series of events that night and change them, I would," Lanez said. "The victim was my friend. The victim is someone I still care for to this day."
More:Tory Lanez sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion
Contributing: Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY
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