GloRilla Clarifies Tory Lanez Repost After Social Media Assumes Rift With Megan Thee Stallion
GloRilla had the internet in a frenzy this week after fans accused her of taking a side in the Megan Thee Stallion and Tory Lanez drama — but the Memphis rapper set the record straight about social media's confusion.
After GloRilla reposted a Tory Lanez track on her Instagram Stories, paired with a text post about gratitude and good intentions, many assumed she was showing support for the incarcerated rapper.
The post didn't mention Megan, but given Lanez's conviction in the 2020 shooting case of the Houston rapper, netizens immediately began connecting dots. The situation raised eyebrows even more when fans noticed that Megan had unfollowed GloRilla on Instagram, and shortly after, Glo returned the gesture.
Before the timeline could spiral out of control, GloRilla jumped on X late Wednesday night (May 21) to dead the rumors. 'Ion do internet sh*t and I don't do mess!' she wrote. 'It was an innocent repost.' By Thursday (May 22), both Megan and GloRilla were back on each other's IG following list.
The brief mishap follows Tory Lanez's legal team claiming to have new evidence that could 'prove his innocence.'
The Toronto artist's team recently stated that they were approached by a man named Bradley James, who allegedly worked as a bodyguard for Megan's former friend Kelsey Harris — a key witness in the case. According to Lanez's team, James said he overheard Harris admitting to being the one who pulled the trigger, not the 31-year-old star.
James, however, didn't testify in court, speak at the press conference, and hasn't said a word publicly.
However, Megan Thee Stallion clearly wasn't going for the ever-changing narratives surrounding the incident that only inolved Lanez, her ex-bff Kelsey Harris, and the driver present that night.
'FACTS ARE FACTS, he did it, it was PROVEN IN COURT!' she ranted in a lengthy post following his team's update. 'TORY YOU SHOT ME!! Ain't no new f**king evidence — y'all been saying the same sh*t for years.' She ended her IG Story by calling the Chixtape rapper a 'f**king demon.'More from VIBE.com
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