`Yes... Tory shot me. You shot me and you got your publicist and people to these blogs lying,` the 25-year-old rapper, whose legal name is Megan Pete, said angrily in an Instagram Live video. `Stop lying!`
Representatives for Lanez, a 28-year-old rapper and singer whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, did not respond to requests for comment late Thursday night, and have not responded to several requests for comment from The Associated Press.
Pete said she did not tell Los Angeles police who came to the scene on July 12 about the shooting because she was afraid of the legal repercussions and afraid for her safety.
Pete first said publicly that she was shot later that week, and revealed more incrementally in several social media posts since it happened, usually in response to what she said were false stories spreading.
Megan Thee Stallion was already a major hip-hop star after a triumphant year that recently saw her nominated for artist of the year at the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards, and in recent days has become part of a huge cultural phenomenon with her guest stint on the Cardi B song `WAP.` The bawdy celebration of women's sexuality entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 1 this week.
