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'''Daystar Shemuel Shua Peterson''' (born July 27, 1992),<ref name="allmusicbio" /> known professionally as '''Tory Lanez''', is a Canadian rapper and singer and convicted felon. First discovered by [[Sean Kingston]], he received initial recognition for his mixtape ''Conflicts of My Soul: The 416 Story'', released in August 2013. In 2015, Lanez signed with record producer [[Benny Blanco]]'s [[Benny Blanco#Record labels|Mad Love Records]], an imprint of [[Interscope Records]].
Lanez' debut studio album, ''[[I Told You]]'' (2016) explored [[alternative R&B]] and was commercially successful. It was supported by the singles "[[Say It (Tory Lanez song)|Say It]]" and "[[Luv (Tory Lanez song)|Luv]]," which peaked at numbers 23 and 19 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], respectively. Both released in 2018, Lanez' second and third albums, ''[[Memories Don't Die]]'' and ''[[Love Me Now?]]'' delved further into [[hip hop music|hip hop]] and were met with continued commercial success despite mixed reviews; the former became his first album to peak atop the [[Canadian Albums Chart]], while the latter spawned the [[RIAA certification|double platinum]]-certified single "[[Talk to Me (Tory Lanez and Rich the Kid song)|Talk to Me]]" (with [[Rich the Kid]]). His fourth album and final [[major label]] release, ''[[Chixtape 5]]'' (2019) peaked at number two on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], while his fifth album, ''[[Daystar (album)|Daystar]]'' (2020) peaked at number ten. He then released his [[1980s in music|1980s]]-inspired sixth album, ''[[Alone at Prom]]'' (2021), followed by his seventh, ''[[Sorry 4 What]]'' (2022) until his incarceration.
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In an [[op-ed]] for ''[[The New York Times]]'', published on October 13, 2020, Megan addressed the shooting further, writing: "Black women are still constantly disrespected and disregarded in so many areas of life. I was recently the victim of an act of violence by a man. After a party, I was shot twice as I walked away from him. We were not in a relationship. Truthfully, I was shocked that I ended up in that place".<ref name="Away" /> In April 2022, Lanez was arrested for violating a protection order relating to the case. He was released shortly after on an increased bond of $350,000.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dalton |first=Andrew |date=April 6, 2022 |title=Rapper Tory Lanez jailed for violating court orders in Megan Thee Stallion case |work=[[CBC News]] |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/tory-lanez-jailed-megan-thee-stallion-1.6410561 |access-date=June 14, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Haylock |first=Victoria Bekiempis, Zoe |date=2022-04-05 |title=Everything We Know About the Megan Thee Stallion and Tory Lanez Shooting |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/tory-lanez-megan-thee-stallion-shooting-explainer.html |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=Vulture |language=en-us}}</ref>
On December 23, 2022, Lanez was convicted in a jury trial on three felony charges in respect to the shooting: assault with a semiautomatic handgun, having a loaded and unregistered firearm in a vehicle, and [[gross negligence]] in discharging his firearm.<ref name="ny times convicted">{{Cite news |last1=Begert |first1=Blanca |last2=Coscarelli |first2=Joe |last3=Morino |first3=Douglas |date=2022-12-23 |title=Rapper Tory Lanez Guilty in Shooting of Megan Thee Stallion |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/23/arts/music/tory-lanez-megan-thee-stallion-verdict.html |access-date=2022-12-23 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Lanez, who was tried in Los Angeles, was taken to jail immediately following the conviction.<ref name="sentto">{{cite news |last=Dalton |first=Andrew |date=December 23, 2022 |title=Tory Lanez convicted in Megan Thee Stallion's shooting |publisher=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-megan-thee-stallion-tory-lanez-92e6ac82c072da5e17feaf0c3ca5b1d5 |accessdate=December 23, 2022}}</ref> On August 8, 2023, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the shooting.<ref name=":1" /> On October 25, 2024,
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