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Megan Thee Stallion\u00a0is moving forward.<\/p>\n
The \u201cSavage\u201d rapper, whose legal name is Megan Pete,\u00a0published an essay on Tuesday for Elle Magazine\u00a0in which she detailed her healing journey after she was shot in the feet by rapper Tory Lanez in July of 2020.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs I reflect on the past three years, I view myself as a survivor, because I have truly survived the unimaginable,\u201d Pete penned.<\/p>\n
She described how she not only survived being shot by a friend she thought she could trust, but how she also overcame the \u201cpublic humiliation of having my name and reputation dragged through the mud by that individual for the entire world to see.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt never crossed my mind that people wouldn\u2019t believe me,\u201d she wrote, adding that she nonetheless \u201cknew the truth and the indisputable facts would prevail.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pete accused Lanez of shooting her after she exited a vehicle they had been riding in following an argument in the summer of 2020. Lanez was charged with three counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, carrying a loaded and unregistered firearm in a vehicle, and discharge of a firearm with gross negligence, according to prosecutors.<\/p>\n
In December, Pete testified during the trial and a Los Angeles jury ultimately found Lanez guilty,\u00a0convicting him on all three counts.<\/p>\n
The guilty verdict was more than just vindication for her, she wrote this week \u2013 \u201cit was a victory for every woman who has ever been shamed, dismissed, and blamed for a violent crime committed against them.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMy heart hurts for all the women around the world who are suffering in silence, especially if you\u2019re a Black woman who doesn\u2019t appear as if she needs help.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pete also described putting up a public front amid a private struggle that affected every area of her life \u2013 including her music.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was in such a low place that I didn\u2019t even know what I wanted to rap about,\u201d she wrote, later adding, \u201cthere would be times that I\u2019d literally be backstage or in my hotel, crying my eyes out, and then I\u2019d have to pull Megan Pete together and be Megan Thee Stallion.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pete said that she still struggles with anxiety but is in a \u201chappier place\u201d now thanks to journaling, praying, and establishing boundaries with those she lets into her life. She is also working on new music.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m ready to show everybody that all the dirt they threw at me didn\u2019t stick,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0Grammy-winning rapper\u00a0does not plan to speak publicly about the incident any further, saying that her purpose with the moving essay was to \u201cchange the narrative because I\u2019m more than just my trauma.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a rebirth of a happier and healthier me.\u201d<\/p>\n
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