Like the first week of the Tory Lanez’ the assault trial is coming to an end, attention has turned to Megan Thee Stallion’s former best friend and assistant, Kelsey Harris. She is the key witness in the case and one of the only people besides the victim and Lanez, who can talk about what led up to the night of the filming.
So far, Harris’ testimony appears to help Lanez’s defense more than prosecutors’ efforts to convict him of shooting Megan Thee Stallionwhose first name is Megan Pete. Harris recanted what she said to the assistant prosecutor Kathy Ta and Alexander Bott during an interview in September 2022 – who Lanez had threatened her before the shooting and that she saw him pointing a gun at Pete in a “downward direction”. In testimonial this week, her instead admitted she did not witness the shooting at alla radical departure barely three months later.
According BillboardThursday, prosecutors press Harris on these precedents statementsasking her if she’s seen Pete Being shot at. In response, Harris said the “Savage” rapper’s team told her she walked on glass. When asked, “Who shot Meg?” Harris’ answer was simple: “I don’t know.
Harris claimed she was the target of harassment following a message from Pete made on Instagram a few days after the shooting where she revealed for the first time that she had been shot in the feet by someone who had tried to harm her. Harris felt that Pete suggested she was getting money to shut up, which led to harassment from fans.
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On Day One, Harris (who became the Grammy-winning rapper’s assistant in 2019) described the origins of the Los Angeles chapter of their friendship, noting that she left her native Houston in 2020 to live with Megan at an Airbnb in Los Angeles. But following the shooting, she said she became “confused” when Megan’s team booked her on a flight to Texas. “I was in a hotel for about two weeks,” she explained. “I argued that I had nowhere to go.” Megan then offered her a new living situation, Harris said, noting it was the only time they had been in contact since the incident.
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The two Petes and Harris shared during their testimony that they had not seen each other in person since the shooting
Walk past Pete, prosecutors began pressuring Harris to find out if Lanez had bribed or threatened her before the trial. When asked that question, Harris could be seen shrinking in his seat.
According Billboardis a far cry from the reaction she gave when cross-examined by Lanez’s lawyer, George Mgdesyan. During cross-examination, Harris made it clear with confidence that Lanez never threatened or bribed her. But, when asked if Lanez offered her $1 million after the alleged shooting, Harris said she couldn’t remember.
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What became clear during Mgdesyan’s cross-examination is that Harris did not fully understand the scope of her ‘use immunity’ – meaning that none of her testimony can be used against her in any proceedings. criminal – which was offered to him by the prosecutors to come. of his testimony on Wednesday.
During her testimony on Thursday, Harris could not remember what happened the night of the shooting, blaming the alcohol she was drinking at Kylie Jenner’s house, according to Billboard.
When the prosecution asked her if she had heard someone shout “Dancing bitch!” a phrase Lanez allegedly shouted at Pete before shooting her in the foot, Harris denied ever hearing her.
By BillboardHarris also did not recall the alleged text messages that were sent between her and Pete. Screenshots of the text threat show someone asking if they should go to emergency care, saying, “My chest hurts / pressure I have a heart murmur triggering. I have pain in my left side, back and neck. But that’s because of the fighting and the fact that he dragged me out of the car by my hair. Harris denied ever sending them.
The only thing Harris remembered doing was releasing a diss track towards Pete entitled, “Bussin Backwhich she said was a response to PeteTrack, “Shots firedfrom his 2020 album Good news.
During opening statementsAssistant District Attorney Bott told the jury that Harris would testify that she saw Lanez shoot Pete in his two feet. But, in Harris’ last two days on the witness stand, she hasn’t done anything close to that, making it hard to corroborate Petethe story and eventually convicting Lanez of the charges against him.
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