Imprisoned rapper Tory Lanez has failed in his efforts to overturn his responsible verdict for taking pictures Megan Thee Stallion 5 years in the past.
A 3-judge panel from the California 2nd District Courtroom of Attraction dominated towards 33-year-old Lanez (authorized title Daystar Peterson) on Wednesday, reinforcing his convictions on three felony counts stemming from the violent incident in 2020. Neither representatives for Peterson or Megan Thee Stallion (authorized title Megan Pete) instantly responded to requests for touch upon Thursday.
Peterson’s authorized workforce can petition to have the California Supreme Courtroom hear the enchantment, regardless of Wednesday’s resolution.
Canadian musician Peterson, who rose to recognition within the late 2000s, was convicted in December 2022 of assault and weapons offenses. He was convicted of assault with a firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm and negligent discharge of a gun, following a two-week trial that featured tearful testimony from Pete.
He was sentenced to 10 years in jail in August 2023. Peterson is presently finishing up his sentence on the California Males’s Colony close to San Luis Obispo. He was relocated there after he was stabbed by a fellow inmate on the California Correctional Establishment in Tehachapi earlier this yr.
“Savage” rapper Pete, however, is presently on the middle of two authorized disputes. One is a harassment go well with filed towards her in 2024, from a cameraman who alleges that she compelled him to look at her have intercourse in a automobile whereas on tour in Europe. The opposite is a 2024 defamation lawsuit towards blogger Milagro Gramz.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
