Canadian rapper Tory Lanez has been sentenced to ten years in prison for shooting US artist Megan Thee Stallion in the feet during a drunken dispute.
After hearing how Lanez had commanded the hip-hop star to "Dance, bitch" as he shot at her several times while she stood on the road, a Los Angeles judge handed down the sentence.
Lanez was sentenced in December after being convicted of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, discharging a firearm with gross negligence, and carrying a loaded, unlicensed firearm in a vehicle.
Prosecutors had asked for a 13-year term, claiming Lanez had left physical and emotional scars on the "WAP" singer.
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Lanez's counsel had requested probation, three years in prison, and obligatory rehab, including alcoholism treatment.
Judge David Herriford said in a lengthy sentence hearing that began Monday that he had received more than 70 letters on Lanez's behalf, including from celebrity pals.
Megan Thee Stallion, Megan Pete, was in a car with Lanez, his bodyguard, and her friend Kelsey Harris after a July 2020 party at Kylie Jenner's luxurious home.
She and Lanez, whose actual name is Daystar Peterson, had grown close in the months leading up to the incident.
Megan Thee Stallion testified in court that she believed she had "become some kind of villain" in the aftermath of the shooting, with the male-dominated rap culture generally appearing to be against her.
She stated in court on Monday that she has not had "a single day of peace" since she was shot in July 2020.
