Megan Thee Stallion seeks restraining order against rapper whos in prison for shooting her: No signs of stopping

Megan Thee Stallion asked a court on Tuesday to issue a restraining order against Tory Lanez, who she says is harassing her from prison through surrogates as he serves a 10-year sentence for shooting her in the feet.The petition filed by the hip-hop star in Los Angeles Superior Court asks the judge to prevent the Canadian rapper Lanez, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, from using third parties to continue the same online harassment of Megan, whose legal name is Megan Pete, that he engaged in and encouraged before his imprisonment.“Even now, while behind bars, Mr.Peterson shows no signs of stopping,” the petition says.

“Despite being sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting Ms.Pete, Mr.

Peterson continues to subject her to repeated trauma and revictimization.”The petition says prison call logs from Lanez at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi show that he is coordinating attacks on Megan’s credibility.An email seeking comment from Lanez’s lawyers was not immediately returned.A court hearing on the order is scheduled for Jan.

9.The filing says bloggers acting on Lanez behalf continue to cast doubt on her allegations, making false claims including that the gun and bullet fragments in the case are missing.The petition says the protective order issued to prevent the previous harassment is no longer in effect, which it calls a loophole and flaw in the criminal justice system.In December 2022, Lanez was convicted of three felonies: assault with a semiautomatic firearm; having a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle and discharging a firearm with gross negligence.A judge rejected a motion for a new trial from Lanez’s lawyers, who are appealing his conviction.In August of last year, he received the 10-year sentence, bringing what seemed to be a conclusion to a three-year legal and cultural saga that saw two careers, and lives, thrown into turmoil.The petition says that one blogger in particular, Elizabeth Milagro Cooper, whom Meg...