Tory Lanez Sentencing Gets Delayed Till Tomorrow, Iggy Azalea Writes Letter of Support For Tory
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- Pop Base (@PopBase) August 7, 2023
Once again, Tory Lanez's sentencing was delayed until tomorrow. Today, Tory's supporters spoke out in court hoping to give this piece of shit a lighter sentencing. Over 70+ letters of support were read, and one of them came from I-G-G-Y herself.
Megan Thee Stallion did not attend but did leave a statement which was read in court by the DA: Megan said she struggled with whether to attend in person, and her absence should be seen as her preserving her mental well being. She said since Tory shot her, "I've not experienced a single day of piece."
"He lied to anyone that would listen," Megan said of Lanez. Megan said mercy is for people who show remorse, and Lanez has shown none. She thanked the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office for their support. She wants the sentence to be a message for every woman of violence.
See more from today's court proceedings behind the cut.
“Tory Lanez’s lawyers want him released from jail into a residential drug treatment program when he’s sentenced for shooting Megan Thee Stallion, saying he will benefit from therapy for his alcoholism and traumatic childhood.” (via Meghann Cuniff) https://t.co/3bam63xzlQ
- Pop Base (@PopBase) August 7, 2023
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I’ve got all the sentencing papers linked in this article, along with the basics about the case and what’s been going on since Lanez was convicted on Dec. 23. Subscribe to get an article about the sentencing in your email after it’s over. https://t.co/8Bj24GvGcl
- Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) August 7, 2023
There's so much BS spewed about this case it's hard to know where to start, but here's the dumbest thing I've found: The claim that a doctor who treated Megan has ties to @RocNation.
Um, WTF? What made-up dots did the idiots feebly connect to try to justify telling that lie? ...
- Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) August 7, 2023
No, I'm not kidding. Someone made a YouTube video acting like it is some kind of society-shaking discovery, and it got a bunch of views. Various idiots continue to repeat this lie with eye-rolling regularity.
This is the level of discourse we get with the Tory Lanez case.
- Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) August 7, 2023
There are two aggravating circumstances Judge Herriford can consider at sentencing - great bodily harm and use of a gun. Prosecutor also cite Meg’s vulnerability as a victim and described the “callousness” of Lanez’s crimes. https://t.co/XwX67qj5L1
- Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) August 7, 2023
Defense attorney Matthew Barhoma is still involved in the case. He just showed up to the courthouse and I got the tail end of the media mob. pic.twitter.com/ZzUfiA3SOa
- Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) August 7, 2023
Sentencings are like trial reunions.
There are some people here I haven't seen in a while, including the woman who told me, "Jay Z is a bitch. Report that: Jay Z is a bitch" in the courtroom moments after Lanez was convicted. She hasn't been around since the verdict.
- Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) August 7, 2023
Alright we are on the 90-minute break. Judge Herriford got 70+ letters of support for Tory Lanez, including one from @IggyAzalea. He briefly summarized each one. Two jailers wrote letters, one spoke in court. Lanez' father, Sonstar Peterson, was the last speaker before the break.
- Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) August 7, 2023
But Judge Herriford said no to finding the crime was done with a high-level of callousness. How this will affect the sentence is not yet known. We're going to get into that after lunch, after more speakers.
- Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) August 7, 2023
I haven't seen the letters yet, but most interesting to me was Herriford saying a jailer wrote a letter that says Lanez "is remorseful" and has "talked in detail about the event and what he could have done to prevent it."
It's the closest we've ever come to Lanez saying he did.
- Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) August 7, 2023
I'm about to go live on YouTube. Tune in! Ask your questions in the chat. https://t.co/wnVpPyQ6f9
- Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) August 7, 2023
We are on a break. We've heard from several others, including the mother of Lanez's son who's known him since 6th grade. She talked a lot about his charitable work. We also heard from the CEO of Unite the People, and another charity leader who talked about Lanez's involvement.
- Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) August 7, 2023
Especially when Jose Baez asked a charity guy who knows Lanez to talk about how this case has affected him financially. Yeah....
- Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) August 7, 2023
Megan said she struggled with whether to attend in person, and her absence should be seen as her preserving her mental well being. She said since Tory shot her, "I've not experienced a single day of piece."
"He lied to anyone that would listen," Megan said of Lanez.
- Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) August 7, 2023
Important: Judge Herriford said he believes Lanez’s actions after the shooting, the social media posts and harassment of Megan, are a major aggravating factor in his sentence. He says he won’t consider lack of remorse, but he says considering the post-shooting actions are similar
- Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) August 7, 2023
I'm going live on YouTube right now for a quick update. Tune in! https://t.co/urbspiXKl1
- Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) August 8, 2023
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