Tory Lanez arrested, released on bond for violating court orders in Megan Thee Stallion case

Canadian rapper Tory Lanez was arrested for violating protective orders in an ongoing felony assault case alleging he shot Megan Thee Stallion's feet in 2020.

Canadian rapper Tory Lanez was released on bail shortly after being arrested for violating protective orders in an ongoing felony assault case that alleges he shot rapper Megan Thee Stallion’s feet in 2020.

Lanez (real name Daystar Peterson), 29, was handcuffed in court and briefly jailed on Tuesday after a judge said he had violated a protective order barring the rapper from contacting or harassing Megan Thee Stallion (real name Megan Pete), and from discussing evidence of the case with outside parties.

His bail was set to an increased amount of US$350,000 (formerly US$250,000, paid after Peterson’s 2020 arrest), which he posted.

The rapper was released several hours later.

Superior Court Judge David Herriford declared Peterson did not contact or harass Pete directly. Instead, he was arrested because it was found Peterson published some tweets which appeared to be clear messages to her.

Judge Herriford ordered Peterson not to mention Pete in any social media posts going forward.

Additional third-party claims from a YouTuber known as DJ Akademiks were also discussed in court, according to Rolling Stone.

In a since-deleted tweet from Feb. 23, DJ Akademiks wrote “Tory Lanez DNA was not found on the weapon in the Meg Thee Stallion case.”