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A hearing on Megan Thee Stallion's request for a restraining order against Tory Lanez was held on Thursday.
Megan testified she barely leaves home due to anxiety and harassment at shows. Her attorney argued she deserved protection after being a victim of a violent crime. The judge cited uncontroverted evidence, including Tory shooting at Megan, as grounds for the order.
Megan's restraining order against Lanez will last 5 years. He is ineligible for parole until September 2029, and Judge Bloom's five-year restraining order against him will remain in effect until January 9, 2030.
In December, it was reported that Megan was pursuing the order in connection with a larger alleged campaign of harassment against her. A key part of this harassment, as repeatedly alleged by Megan’s legal team, is the spread of misinformation.
For example, it was falsely claimed on social media in October that Lanez, who is presently in custody after his 2022 conviction in the much-discussed shooting case, had somehow been declared “innocent.” This was not true, and its spread led to Alex Spiro, an attorney for Megan, speaking with Complex about then-imminent legal action. Later that month, legal action was indeed taken against a blogger accused of “harassment, cyberbullying, and the publication of misinformation” targeting Megan.
“Misinformation isn’t gonna be an issue in the court of law where he was convicted and remains convicted and incarcerated,” Spiro said at the time. “The fact that he has nonsense bloggers continuing to spin up garbage, we’re going to take legal action.”
Lanez received a 10-year sentence in August 2023 after being convicted in the 2020 Hollywood Hills shooting in which Megan was injured.
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