Clearing the air. Megan Thee Stallion revealed the exact reason why she didn’t want to reveal to Gayle King about her sex life with Tory Lanez.
Megan Thee Stallion, real name Megan Pete, posted that she was shot in the foot on July 12, 2020, after Kylie Jenner’s pool party and that it required medical surgery. She then identified Tory Lanez as the shooter in an Instagram Live on August 20, 2020. After the Live, Megan received threats online and claims that she was lying about the incident. Lanez, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, was later arrested on a charge of carrying a concealed weapon in a vehicle. He pleaded not guilty. Three years after the incident, Lanez was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the shooting.
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In April 2022, Gayle King interviewed Megan Thee Stallion on CBS Morning about the incident and the ongoing trial. “What was the nature of your relationship with Tory Lanez, because he has led people to believe that it was a sexual relationship,” Gayle said. “That you two were dating? What was the nature?” Megan responded that they were “not dating” but were just “really close” friends who “hung out, like, every day.”
“Did you have an intimate relationship with him,” Gayle asked. Megan answered, “Like sexual? Um, I didn’t have a sexual relationship with Tory.” The rapper later clarified her remarks in court and said she and Tory Lanez had a “brief sexual relationship.”
Why did Megan Thee Stallion lie to Gayle King?
Megan Thee Stallion explained that she didn’t feel comfortable when Gayle asked the question in her documentary Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words. “Yes, bitch. I lied to Gayle King, bitch. First of all, I ain’t know that bitch was even finna ask me about that shit. I thought we was gonna talk about this shooting,” Megan said. “Why is you asking me about fucking Tory? That’s not what this is about. Even if I was…I fucked that n—a like once, maybe twice on a drunk night. You kept catching me out of my fucking mind.”
In an interview with Women’s Health, the “WAP” artist talked about how she felt dehumanized during the trial. “A lot of people didn’t treat me like I was human for a long time,” she told the publication. “I feel like everybody was always used to me being the fun and happy party girl. I watched people build me up, tear me down, and be confused about their expectations of me.”
Gayle King responded to Megan’s comments on her Instagram. She posted herself, “Hey, I’m just sitting here minding my own business. People are reaching out to me, saying, ‘Hey Gayle, Megan Thee Stallion just called you a bitch.’ I know you’re expecting me to…maybe you’re thinking I have something negative to say. I do not. I have nothing but great, great love and respect for Megan Thee Stallion.”
