Rapper Tory Lanez was found guilty of three felony charges on Tuesday and sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting and wounding rapper Megan Thee Stallion in July 2020. The two-week trial in December highlighted the scrutiny Black women face when reporting abuse, and the sentencing has sparked conversations about the importance of believing victims and holding perpetrators accountable.
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Rapper Tory Lanez has been denied a motion for a new trial by a Los Angeles judge on Tuesday, and is now facing sentencing for the three felonies he was convicted of in December for shooting hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in the feet and wounding her. The maximum sentence for the charges is 22 years and 8 months in state prison, but the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office has said that it will not seek the maximum sentence. The sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 23, 2021.