Megan Thee Stallion 's former best friend Kelsey Harris took the witness stand at Tory Lanez 's felony assault trial Wednesday as prosecutors revealed she gave a bombshell recorded interview. Get an all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! Kelsey Harris was one of Megan Thee Stallion's best friends from Houston. 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[23] In June 2018, Megan Thee Stallion released a 10-song extended play titled Tina Snow under the label. Harris also claimed to not remember whether Megan Thee Stallion famously a Houston native whom she met when the two were freshmen atPrairie View A&M University in Texas in 2013 was from Texas. Let me do that. And all I know was, from that day on, she never said nothing else about the whole situation online. Tory strongly denies shooting Megan. I can assure you that my client has not been paid a dime by any party involved to remain silent. She actually defended Megan through her record label drama. Harris testified that Megan Thee Stallion said she forgot her "slipper" and went back in the house, according to Variety, though her former friend testified on Tuesday that Megan Thee Stallion had refused to leave without Lanez so she went back to the get-together to grab him. "[34] On May 21, 2019, she released the music video for the opening album track, "Realer", which is inspired by the blaxploitation film style. At one point, Kelsey did testify that Tory threatened to shoot her (Kelsey) -- but later on the stand, Kelsey seemed to backtrack saying sworn statements she'd given investigators in the lead-up to this trial weren't entirely truthful, despite being played back recordings of her saying just that back in September. He presented a series of X-rays and identified four metallic bullet fragments in her feet, and testified that they had removed what they could during emergency surgery that night. If you change your mind, go to Notifications in the menu to enable browser notifications. Check out never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! The song gained acclaim, with many critics noting that it samples and interpolates the 1995 song "Who Shot Ya?" 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[6] Thomas rapped under the name "Holly-Wood" and would bring her daughter with her to recording sessions instead of putting her in daycare. [41] It peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Megan Thee Stallion's first top 20 single,[42] and topped the Rolling Stone 100. [184][185] On December 23, 2022, a jury convicted Lanez on three felony charges stemming from the shooting: assault with a semiautomatic handgun, having a loaded and unregistered firearm in a vehicle, and gross negligence in discharging his firearm.[186]. 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Megan Thee Stallion and her former friend Kelsey Nicole remain on bad terms. Originally from Houston, Texas, she first garnered attention when videos of her freestyling became popular on social media platforms such as Instagram. [93] Boy band BTS released a remix of the single "Butter" featuring the rapper, which reached number three on the Billboard Global 200. Kelsey used to work for the Houston-based rapper! Kelsey Harris is Megan Thee Stallion's ex-friend and personal assistant. Megan Thee Stallion & Tory Lanez: What To Know About Their Relationship & Shooting, 3. The Tory Lanez felony assault trial continued Wednesday in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom with testimony from key witness Kelsey Harris, a former friend of and assistant to Megan Thee. (Megan Thee Stallion was born in San Antonio but moved to Houston in Harris County as an infant.). He has been held in jail while awaiting sentencing, which was set for today, Feb. 28. What happened between September and today that you forgot everything? D.A. Megan and her two best friends, Kelsey and Daren, became campus . Who you takin shots at, goofy-ass bitch? As the world watches the Tory Lanez trial two years after he allegedly shot Megan Thee Stallion, many are shifting their attention to side players in the drama between the two rappers. [99] Megan was honored as one of Glamour's Women of the Year in November. She testified that she and Harris had been partying at Kylie Jenner's home for several hours before Lanez arrived, and that she wanted to leave because her wig was slipping. 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One day, I'm gonna grow up and I'm gonna be like the rap Beyonc.' [173], On October 8, 2020, Peterson was charged with shooting Megan Thee Stallion by L.A. County prosecutors. [118][119][120][121] It is a derivative of another of her most-known catchphrases, "hot girl", also derived from "real hot girl shit". After the former took aim . She followed this with her debut compilation album Something for Thee Hotties (2021), which reached the top ten on the Billboard 200, and spawned the single "Thot Shit", which reached the top twenty in the US, and received a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance nomination. She also claimed not to remember Megan Thee Stallion being injured and bleeding after the shooting in the back of the Escalade. 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