Tory Lanez 'threatened to shoot Megan Thee Stallion's ex-assistant'

The day after Megan Thee Stallion testified that fellow rapper - and ex lover - Tory Lanez shot her, the singer’s ex-assistant, Kelsey Harris, told a jury Wednesday that Lanez threatened to shoot her too.

But when prosecutors asked Harris to describe exactly what Lanez said in his threat, she invoked the Fifth Amendment - the right not to testify.

Deputy District Attorney Kathy Ta asked: ‘Why don’t you want to answer that question?’ while also suggesting that the reason might be that Lanez was sitting about 20 feet away in the courtroom.

‘It doesn’t bother me - but I don’t want to be here,’ said Harris who, before her testimony began Wednesday, brought in her own attorney to plead the Fifth in the hope of not testifying at all.

But after hearing an assurance from the Deputy District Attorney Alex Bott that he’s not seeking to prosecute Harris for anything she says in the witness box, Judge David Herriford granted her ‘use immunity’.

Lanez, 30 - who wore a light brown suit and black turtleneck shirt Wednesday at criminal court in downtown Los Angeles - has pleaded not guilty to felony charges of assaulting Megan with a semiautomatic firearm and carrying a concealed gun in a vehicle. He could spend up to 12 years in prison if convicted.

Last week the LA DA added another felony charge - discharging a firearm with gross negligence - which carries an additional 6-year jail term, plus possible deportation for the Canadian-born musician, whose real name is Daystar Peterson. He’s denied the third charge as well.

In a full day of testimony Tuesday, Megan, 27, told the jury of eight women and four men that she and Lanez had been to a pool party July 12, 2020 at the home of Kylie Jenner - who may be called as defense witness - and were in his SUV in the Hollywood Hills with Megan’s assistant and best friend, Harris, when an argument erupted.

Megan - real name Megan Pete - asked Lanez’ driver to stop the car and she got out - which was when she said Lanez yelled ‘Dance b****’ and fired a gun several times at her, injuring her feet so seriously that she needed surgery.

She also testified that Lanez offered her and Harris a million dollars to keep quiet about the incident.

Lanez - who is free on $350,000 bail - later apologized to her, saying he was drunk at the time of the shooting.

Meanwhile, his defense team has suggested that it was Harris, not Lanez, who fired the gun.

In court Wednesday, Harris - dressed all in black - called ,the accusation that she shot Megan ‘ridiculous.’

But she admitted that in the SUV after the pool party, she argued with Megan over their rivalry for the affections of Lanez.

Beginning her testimony, Harris - who hasn’t seen Megan since the shooting incident - told Ta, ‘I don’t want to be here today. It’s a triggering situation.

‘My name has been thrown around - lies from Megan. I did not ask to be in this.

’She (Megan) has painted a picture that I betrayed her, that I’m this bad person….that I took hush money.’

Harris told the jury of seven women and five men (a male alternate had to replace one of the female jurors Wednesday) that she and Lanez had ‘more than a friendship’ before she went back to her native Texas to stay with her family during the Covid-19 crisis.

But by the time she returned to LA, Lanez’ relationship with Megan had grown more close, the court heard

At the pool gathering at Kylie Jenner’s home in July 2020, ‘Megan was drunk,’ said Harris. ‘Her demeanor was off. She was laughing obnoxiously.’

And, she added, ‘Tory was being Tory, flirting with Kylie.’

Asked by Ta what happened when Harris, Megan and Lanez left in his SUV, Harris responded, ‘Do I have to answer that.’

When Judge Herriford told her ‘Yes,’ she said, ‘Megan was rambling. There was a lot of going back and forth, name calling, between me and Megan and Tory.’

When Tory made reference to the sexual relationship he had with Megan, Harris said, Megan was like, “Don’t listen to him…..Why are you telling her that?” I was confused - I didn’t know what was going on.’

Harris said she and Megan argued about her (Megan’s) relationship with Lanez and her ‘disloyalty.’

‘Megan and Tory were taking jabs at each other. She started attacking Tory’s career as an artist. Everyone was calling each other names.’

Harris told the jury that she ‘couldn’t remember’ seeing Lanez shoot at Megan.

‘I don’t know what I saw - it’s a blur,’ she said.

DDA Ta reminded Harris that last September, in an interview with the DA and police, she said she saw Lanez, ‘shooting over the car window…He was aiming the gun straight, but always in a downward direction toward Megan.

‘I don’t remember what I told you in September,’ she responded. ‘I said a few things that weren’t true.’