Megan Thee Stallion Gets 5-Year Restraining Order Against Tory Lanez

Following a hearing on Thursday regarding Megan Thee Stallion‘s request for a restraining order against Tory Lanez, the Houston rapper was granted a five-year order against Lanez.

According to Rolling Stone reporter Nancy Dillion, Megan gave an emotional testimony via video. “I want my restraining order because I haven’t been at peace since I [was] shot,” she said.

Megan testified that she barely leaves home due to anxiety and harassment, with people at shows yelling “Free Tory” at her. “I’m just a nervous wreck all the time,’ she said. She added that she fears that she could be in danger once he’s released from prison: “I feel like maybe he’ll shoot me again, and maybe this time i won’t make it,” she said.

Megan’s attorney, Mari Henderson, argued she deserved protection after being a victim of a violent crime. The judge cited “several uncontroverted facts” including Tory shooting at Megan, as grounds for the order.

Lanez’s lawyer, Michael Hayden, argued that the restraining order would constitute an unfair “prior restraint” on free speech. He stated that Lanez has no intention of contacting Megan in the future and “has no desire to communicate with the petitioner ever again.”

Megan’s restraining order against Lanez will last 5 years. He is ineligible for parole until September 2029, and Judge Bloom’s five-year restraining order against him will remain in effect until January 9, 2030.

In December, it was reported that Megan was pursuing the order in connection with a larger alleged campaign of harassment against her. A key part of this harassment, as repeatedly alleged by Megan’s legal team, is the spread of misinformation.

For example, it was falsely claimed on social media in October that Lanez, who is presently in custody after his 2022 conviction in the much-discussed shooting case, had somehow been declared “innocent.” This was not true, and its spread led to Alex Spiro, an attorney for Megan, speaking with Complex about then-imminent legal action. Later that month, legal action was indeed taken against a blogger accused of “harassment, cyberbullying, and the publication of misinformation” targeting Megan.

“Misinformation isn’t gonna be an issue in the court of law where he was convicted and remains convicted and incarcerated,” Spiro said at the time. “The fact that he has nonsense bloggers continuing to spin up garbage, we’re going to take legal action.”

Lanez received a 10-year sentence in August 2023 after being convicted in the 2020 Hollywood Hills shooting in which Megan was injured.