By Andrew Dalton | Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — Megan Thee Stallion asked a court Tuesday to issue a restraining order against Tory Lanez, who she says has been harassing her from prison through surrogates while he serves a 10-year sentence for shooting him in the feet.
The hip-hop star’s motion filed in Los Angeles Superior Court asks the judge to stop Canadian rapper Lanez, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, from using third parties to continue the same online harassment against Megan , whose legal name is Megan Pete. , which he practiced and encouraged before his imprisonment.
“Even now, while behind bars, Mr. Peterson shows no signs of stopping,” the petition states. “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 Lanez’s call logs at the California Correctional Facility in Tehachapi show he was coordinating attacks on Megan’s credibility.
An email seeking comment from Lanez’s attorneys was not immediately returned. A court hearing on the order is scheduled for January 9.
The filing says bloggers acting on Lanez’s behalf continue to cast doubt on his claims, making false claims including that the gun and bullet fragments in the case have gone missing.
The petition states that the protective order issued to prevent the previous harassment is no longer in effect, which it calls a flaw and failure in the criminal justice system.
In December 2022, Lanez was convicted of three felonies: assault with a semi-automatic firearm; having a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle and discharging a firearm with gross negligence.
A judge denied a motion for a new trial by Lanez’s lawyers, who are appealing his conviction.
In August last year he was sentenced to 10 years in prison, bringing what appeared to be the conclusion to a three-year legal and cultural saga that saw two careers and two lives upended.
The petition says one blogger in particular, Elizabeth Milagro Cooper, whom Megan is suing in a separate lawsuit, is acting as Lanez’s “puppet and mouthpiece.” She alleges that Cooper spreads lies on social media and YouTube, saying in a video posted to X: “Can you even prove she was shot?” ” and calling her a “professional victim” in another message.
Cooper’s attorney, Michael Pancier, declined to comment on the California petition and said in an email that their upcoming response to the separate federal lawsuit against her would speak for itself.
A previous motion to dismiss Megan’s lawsuit said it contained “questionable legal allegations” and “irrelevant and impertinent allegations.”