Megan Thee Stallion Details Alleged Tory Lanez Shooting: ’He Said, ‘Dance, Bitch,’ and He Started Shooting’

Published At: 25 April 2022 , 02:15 PM

After months of gradually unveiling details, Megan Thee Stallion specifically recounted her recollections of the July 2020 incident in which Tory Lanez allegedly shot her in the feet after an argument following a party at Kylie Jenner’s Hollywood home.

In a long and tearful interview with Gayle King on “CBS Mornings,” Megan unambiguously confirmed previous statements on social media and in the press that Lanez (real name: Daystar Peterson) shot her in the feet as she attempted to walk away from a car in which they were traveling with friend Kelsea TK and Lanez’s bodyguard, shouting “Dance, bitch!”

She also admitted that she initially lied to police about the incident in an attempt to protect the people in the car — all of whom were Black and were being detained at gunpoint by police — saying that she had stepped on glass.

However, the show produces medical photos of Megan’s injuries as well as a report stating that she had bullet fragments in her feet.

The incident had never been fully explained previously; the court case is ongoing. Megan has slowly revealed details on social media and in interviews; Lanez has vaguely denied it in statements and in several songs.

An attorney for Lanez, Shawn Holley, told CBS, “We look forward to addressing Ms. Pete’s claims — including all its inconsistencies, discrepancies and omissions — in a court of law.”

In a statement, the Los Angeles District Attorney said: “We believe the evidence substantially supports the charges and allegations and that evidence will be borne out in court.”

A transcript of the key part of the conversation follows, a link to the video is below.

GAYLE KING: There was an argument in the car?
MEGAN THEE STALLION: It– it was a argument because I was ready to go and everybody else wasn’t ready to go. But that’s, like, normal friend stuff.
GAYLE KING: Yes.
MEGAN THEE STALLION: Like, we fuss about silly sh– silly stuff all the time. But I never put my hands on anybody. I never raised my voice too loud. Like, this was one of them times where it was, like, it shouldn’t have got this crazy.
GAYLE KING: It shouldn’t have escalated to–
MEGAN THEE STALLION: Right. So I get out of the car and it’s like everything happens so fast. And all I hear is this man screaming. And he said, “Dance, bitch.” And he started shooting. And I’m just like, “Oh, my God.”
MEGAN THEE STALLION: Like, he shot a couple of times. And I– I was so scared–
GAYLE KING: So is he in the car shooting from the car, Megan? How is he–
MEGAN THEE STALLION: He is standin’ up over the window shooting. And I didn’t even want to move. I didn’t want to move too quick. Like, ’cause I’m like, “Oh, my God. If I take the wrong step, I don’t know if he’s gonna shoot something that’s, like, super important. I don’t know if he could shoot me and kill me.” Like–
GAYLE KING: Were you afraid for your life at that time?

MEGAN THEE STALLION: I was really scared ’cause I had never been shot at before.