SZA Defends Megan Thee Stallion as Tory Lanez Fans Push New Innocence Claim

SZA is standing up for Megan Thee Stallion in light of a new unsubstantiated claim that Tory Lanez wasn’t the person who shot the rapper in 2020.

The singer chimed in on the matter via the comments of a video by Instagram user @theluncheonlawyer.

“The density !!!!! I’m actually SO shocked at the amount of ppl fully comfortable bullying a woman that’s proven to be a victim of assault ??!” SZA wrote. “Like out loud where other ppl can see you ?? Lmao u finna be stupid OUTLOUD ?”

SZA’s comment comes in light of a new claim made by Unite the People, a nonprofit organization that advocates for social justice and affordable legal services in California.

During a press conference held on May 14, the organization’s “lead consultant” Walter Roberts said a new testimony could exonerate Lanez in the 2020 shooting.

A man named Bradley James, who identified himself as the bodyguard and driver for Kelsey Harris (a former friend of Megan’s and a key witness in the incident), reportedly approached the organization with crucial information.

"Mr. James informed us he was working as the bodyguard and driver for Ms. Kelsey Harris during Mr. Peterson's trial," Roberts said at the 48-minute mark here. "Mr. James informed us he was not under a non-disclosure agreement or a confidentiality agreement and was free to speak with Unite the People and that he was doing it because his conscience would not let him not speak and leave a man in prison for something he did not do."

According to Roberts, James claimed to have overheard Harris confess to possessing the gun and firing it three times during the incident.

“[Tory Lanez] grabbed her arm and knocked it down, and the gun fired two more times," Roberts continued. "In essence, [he] never shot anybody, never even touched that gun, never fired that gun.”

In response to the claims, Megan’s lawyer, Alex Spiro, said in a statement, “Tory Lanez was tried and convicted by a jury of his peers and his case was properly adjudicated through the court system. This is not a political matter—this is a case of a violent assault that was resolved in the court of law.”

The press conference reignited online conversations surrounding the high-profile case, which led Megan to issue a response of her own on Monday (May 19).

“At what point are yall gonna stop making me have to re live being shot BY TORY !? At what point are Tory and yall FANS gonna stop lying ?" the rapper wrote in a text post on TikTok. "Like how much is the check to keep harassing me? Why is this happening EVERY DAY??”

“One min him/ yall said I was never shot now yall letting him play in yall face AGAIN and say I was shot but it wasn't him oh okay... ?!” she continued. “I'm sick of this shit LEAVE ME TF ALONE!!!! HE AINT DARE GET ON THAT STAND AND DENY HE SHOT ME AND THAT WAS HIS CHOICE BECAUSE HE KNOWS HE DID THAT SHIT! IDGAF ABT A BLOG OR A BOT!!! WHY IN TF WOULD ME ... MEGAN THEE STALLION HAVE TO LIE ON THIS MF ABT SHOOTING ME!”

She concluded, “How yall mad at the person that got shot ???? FACTS ARE FACTS, he did it, it was PROVEN IN COURT fuck the hate campaign on the internet TORY YOU SHOT ME !! Ain't no new fucking evidence yall been saying the same shit for years TORY PLEASE LEAVE ME ALONE you a fucking demon. I'm off this silly ass internet shit, BYE.”

Drake recently shared an online petition calling for Lanez to be issued a pardon from California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna also called for Newsom to review Lanez’s case based on alleged “flawed evidence, political pressure, and prosecutorial bias.”