Megan Thee Stallion revealed to ELLE in a recent as-told-to-story piece that she is addressing the shooting situation with Tory Lanez for the last time.
In the piece, Megan started off by speaking about viewing herself as a survivor of the shooting and public humiliation she endured before and during her trial, where Lanez was found guilty on all charges of shooting Megan in 2020.
Megan stated, "I don’t want to call myself a victim. As I reflect on the past three years, I view myself as a survivor, because I have truly survived the unimaginable. Not only did I survive being shot by someone I trusted and considered a close friend, but I overcame the public humiliation of having my name and reputation dragged through the mud by that individual for the entire world to see."
Megan went on to reveal that she wanted to handle the matter with Tory in private, referring to him as "my attacker," and she stated that she only spoke out after Tory went public with the situation. Megan also addressed her peers in the music industry treating her trauma like a running joke, and she stated that they "completely ignored the fact that I could have lost my life."
Megan later admitted that she fell into a depression and didn't feel like making music, but she stated that she's also been on a healing journey that includes journaling and praying. She explained, "Talking about being shot still makes me emotional. I’ve started journaling as a way to better process my thoughts, hopes, and fears. Prayer has also played a therapeutic role in my healing, because I can have honest and unfiltered conversations with God without any judgment."
In the piece, Megan also spoke about why she will be addressing the situation for the last time, "My purpose is for these words to serve as the final time that I’ll address anything regarding this case in the press. I understand the public intrigue, but for the sake of my mental health, I don’t plan to keep reliving the most traumatic experience of my life over and over again. I’m choosing to change the narrative because I’m more than just my trauma."
Source: ELLE
