Megan Thee Stallion’s ex-assistant testifies in Tory Lanez case, retracts earlier assertion

Megan Thee Stallion’s ex-assistant took to the witness stand at Tory Lanez‘ trial yesterday (December 14), showing to retract an earlier assertion that the rapper threatened her with gun.

Lanez (actual title Daystar Peterson) is accused of capturing Megan (actual title Megan Pete) within the foot in July of 2020 throughout a dispute that unravelled following a pool get together at actuality star Kylie Jenner’s home in California.

He faces three felony costs, all of which he denies: one rely of assault with a semiautomatic firearm; one rely of carrying a hid, loaded, and unregistered firearm in a automobile, and a 3rd cost of discharging a firearm with gross negligence.

If convicted Lanez faces a potential 22 years and eight months in jail along with deportation since he’s a Canadian citizen.

After Pete herself testified earlier this week and spoke of despair and suicidal ideas because of the stress of the incident and subsequent trial, Kelsey Harris – the rapper’s ex-assistant and former good friend – took to the stand within the Los Angeles court docket yesterday.

Following stories at first of the trial that Harris was set to testify that she noticed Lanez hearth the gun that injured Pete, the primary day of her look noticed prosecutors reveal that she carried out an interview in September during which she claimed that Lanez threatened to shoot her earlier than allegedly firing on Pete.

As Rolling Stone stories, after confirming that she did give the testimony within the September interview, Harris mentioned a few of the statements she gave have been “not correct” and that had been “not truthful” as a way to “shield” herself.

“A few of these issues I acknowledged, they weren’t correct,” she added. “The evening was a blur. We have been beneath the affect.”

Snippets of the recorded interview with prosecutors have been performed out in court docket yesterday for the jury, with Harris telling police that she allegedly heard Lanez say, “I’ll shoot you,” earlier than he “reached like he was going to seize one thing” from contained in the automobile.

After she mentioned within the interview that she noticed Lanez “aiming the gun straight however at all times in a downward route towards Megan,” Harris yesterday modified her story and instructed the court docket that she didn’t witness the capturing in any respect.

Of Pete, from whom she is now estranged, Harris added: “She’s painted the image that I betrayed her, she’s painted the image that I’m this unhealthy individual, unhealthy good friend, that I took hush cash. There are lots of lies.”

Confirming to Deputy District Legal professional Kathy Ta that there have been “accusations about [Harris] having shot Megan” she repeated that they have been “ridiculous”.

Ta then requested Harris if she remembered making the declare that Lanez threatened to shoot her. “Do I’ve to reply that?” she responded, earlier than invoking her fifth modification proper and taking no additional questions.

Harris returns to the witness stand at this time (December 15).

Earlier this month, Lanez was launched from home arrest at a decide’s discretion as a way to put together for the trial. He was initially dealing with two costs: one rely of assaulting Pete with a semiautomatic firearm, and one rely of carrying a hid, loaded, and unregistered firearm in a automobile.

Lanez has pleaded not responsible to the fees. Prosecutors then added a 3rd cost of discharging a firearm with gross negligence.