Highsnobiety Praised for Refusing to Cover Tory Lanez, Accused of Shooting Megan Thee Stallion

Getty Images Entertainment site Highsnobiety announced Friday it would no longer cover rapper Tory Lanez after he released a new album that refuted Megan Thee Stallion’s accusation he shot her. “This is the last time we will cover Tory Lanez,” said a post on Instagram, where Highsnobiety has 3.5 million followers. ⁠ “The rapper just added to his list of disgraceful behavior by dropping the most toxic album of the year. He recently became an music industry pariah after Megan Thee Stallion revealed that he shot her during an incident that led to his arrest on July 12. However, rather than publicly apologizing to Megan or addressing the issue, he released an album instead, using the media attention from the shooting to promote his work.” The caption went on to highlight that Lanez’s new album was released just a day after a Kentucky grand jury declined to bring murder charges in the killing of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black medical worker who was killed by police in March during a botched “no-knock” raid. ⁠ “In 1962, Malcolm X said that ‘the most disrespected person in America is the black woman.’ Taylor’s memory has been used to sell magazines, get […]

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