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(NewsNation) — NewsNation has obtained exclusive video that convicted rapper Tory Lanez's lawyer claims exonerates him successful the shooting of performer Megan Thee Stallion.
Lanez was sentenced to 10 years down bars successful 2022. Lanez was convicted after grounds from Megan Thee Stallion, her person Kelsey Harris and DNA grounds that prosecutors said linked him to the weapon.
Lanez’s squad says the audio matches the grounds of Harris' bodyguard Bradley James who said that Harris had fired the weapon astatine Megan 3 times earlier Lanez grabbed her limb and knocked it down, aft which the weapon fired 2 much times.
NewsNation's Chris Cuomo volition talk unrecorded with Lanez's father, Sonstar Peterson, connected Wednesday nighttime astatine 8/7c astir the video.
Monday night, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., told NewsNation that the footage "actually disproves the full ‘dance Megan'” script described successful tribunal testimony, wherever Lanez allegedly told Megan to creation earlier shooting astatine her feet.
Luna said she has reached retired to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s bureau requesting an “emergency meeting” and is moving with Democratic colleagues from California connected the issue.
Luna specifically cited DNA evidence that she says undermines the case.
“They really recovered 4 people’s DNA connected that firearm, nary of which was Tory’s. Not to notation determination was zero fingerprints connected the existent magazine,” she said.
The congresswoman said she spoke with Lanez, who was precocious stabbed 14 times portion incarcerated. According to Luna, Lanez plans to enactment connected situation betterment erstwhile released.
The shooting occurred successful July 2020 aft a enactment astatine Kylie Jenner’s Hollywood Hills home.
Luna said her engagement successful the lawsuit began aft being approached by exemplary and tv property Amber Rose.
