"I know exactly who it is"— Joe Budden claims Megan Thee Stallion was a "pawn" in the 2020 Tory Lanez shooting

Joe Budden has recently been in the news over his comments regarding the 2020 shooting incident where Tory Lanez allegedly shot Megan Thee Stallion. In one of the recent episodes of his podcast, Budden expressed that Megan Thee Stallion was used as a ‘’pawn’’ in the trial between her and Tory Lanez.

The shooting incident happened on the 12th of July 2020, in Hollywood Hills, after they attended a party at Kylie Jenner's house. The acclaimed rapper, Megan Thee Stallion, was said to have suffered a gunshot injury to her feet in an incident that involved Tory Lanez. This caused law enforcement agents to arrest Lanez on several charges such as assault with a semiautomatic firearm and the possession of a loaded firearm in a vehicle. The incident quickly garnered media attention due to the high-profile celebrities involved.

Joe Budden’s claim

In a recent episode of The Joe Budden Podcast, Joe himself insinuated that Megan Thee Stallion had been easily ‘programmed’ to be a mere ‘pawn’ for the case against Tory Lanez. Many people criticized Budden for these remarks saying that he did not present any new evidence to substantiate his statements which have since received both negative and positive responses.

Budden further stated that there were other interests, not brought out in the public domain, which might shift the perception of the case.

Previously, Megan Thee Stallion kept details of the shooting private but later shared information about Tory Lanez being allegedly involved in shooting. Their legal issue has been outlined in several press releases and legal documents, where Megan Thee Stallion claimed that she had been a victim of violence.

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Sources revealed that Megan Thee Stallion experienced significant emotional distress following the shooting. However, Lanez had denied the charges, but he was sentenced to prison for 10 years on August 8 for the violent episode, per Billboard.

The statements of Joe Budden have raised a new discussion about the case. His comments came days before Tory Lanez got sentenced to a decade of prison, without the possibility of parole, after being convicted in December 2022. His sentencing had been postponed several times with a plea for a new trial of the case, denied to Lanez back in May.

Joe Budden's recent claim about the 2020 shooting incident involving Megan Thee Stallion and Tory Lanez has added another layer of complexity to a highly sophisticated case. While his assertions have sparked another debate, they have not been supported by any new evidence.