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Tory Lanez’s Former Attorney Denies Allegation That She Has Roc Nation Ties

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Tory Lanez is not slowing down. The rapper has decided to keep his legal battle alive by going after his former attorney. He filed an ethics complaint against Shawn Holley on October 28. TMZ reports that the rapper is going after Holley on the grounds that she allegedly has business ties to Roc Nation. He claims Holley was actually serving the best interest of Megan Thee Stallion’s label, and not his own, during his trial. Holley has responded to these allegations, via reporter Loren Lorosa.

Lorosa, a former TMZ producer, took to Twitter to share Holley’s response. The attorney made it clear that she is not concerned with Tory Lanez’s allegations. In fact, she refuted some of the points that the rapper highlighted in his complaint. For one, Holley confirms that she is a co-producer on the TV series Reasonable Doubt. She noted, however, that the show has nothing to do with the Roc Nation brand. It shares the name of an album by Roc Nation co-founder, JAY-Z, but the connections end there. “Roc Nation has nothing to do with the television show Reasonable Doubt, which I co-produce,” she noted.

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Tory Lanez Filed An Ethics Complaint Against Holley

Furthermore, Shawn Holley noted that Tory Lanez has attempted a similar legal process in the past. She claimed that the rapper tried to level the same accusations at her a year ago, but they did not stick. “Mr. Peterson made these claims over a year ago to the State Bar,” she explained. “Which rejected them and promptly closed the matter.” To leave absolutely no room for misinterpretation, Holley again announced: “I have never had business ties to Roc Nation.”

Holley bumped heads with Tory Lanez during the latter’s trial. Legal Affairs and Trials obtained an email exchange between the attorney and the rapper in which she voiced resistance to a defense he wanted to pursue. It has now become known as the “Kelsey defense.” Holley did not think it would be effective, and promptly quit as Tory Lanez’s legal representation. She explained in the aforementioned email she didn’t think the “Kelsey defense” was a viable strategy. Given that Lanez was ultimately sentenced to a decade in prison (with a different attorney), the apprehension on Holley’s part makes sense.

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Appellate Court Seek To Reinvestigate Tory Lanez Case After Accepting Appeal

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Tory Lanez’s career was not looking good. The rapper was sentenced to a decade in prison for the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion, and is currently being held at California Correctional Institution. He had tried to keep his musical output going with the Prison Tapes series, but even those were cut short. Lanez seemed doomed to fade into irrelevance behind bars, but a major development surfaced on October 25. An L.A. Appellate Court has accepted Tory Lanez’s innocence claim, which means Lanez’s case could be reinvestigated.

DJ Akademiks obtained court documents confirming the accepted appeal. The acceptance means that the District Attorney will have two weeks to respond. If given the opportunity, however, investigators will take a second look at Lanez’s conviction. In particular, there will be an investigation into the allegation that the rapper was unfairly prosecuted. This has the potential to be life-changing for Lanez. The rapper was found guilty of first-degree assault with a firearm. He was also found guilty of discharge of a firearm with gross negligence. He will not be eligible for parole until September 2029.

Tory Lanez Has Maintained That He’s Innocent

 
 
 
 
 
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This is the first big development in the Tory Lanez case since July. The rapper’s former driver, Jauquan Smith, submitted an affidavit in which he claimed he didn’t actually see Lanez shot Megan Thee Stallion. The defense council claimed that Smith was not allowed to testify during Lanez’s trial. They also felt the affidavit was reason enough to launch another trial. The California prosecutors contested this request, however. Michael C. Keller, the Deputy Attorney General, posited that Smith’s testimony would not have significantly changed the outcome of the trial.

“Defense counsel conceded that Smith would not have been a helpful witness,” Keller noted. “Because of his bias and the cumulative nature of his proffered testimony.” Tory Lanez has maintained that he is innocent, despite his conviction. Shortly before his decade-long sentence began, the rapper told fans that he was “wrongfully convicted.” He also refused to apologize to Megan Thee Stallion. “In no way shape or form was I apologizing for the charges I’m being wrongly convicted of,” he wrote. Time will tell if Lanez’s assertions are vindicated.

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Kelsey Nicole Speaks Out Following Speculation That She Shot Megan Thee Stallion

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Kelsey Nicole is the former best friend of Megan Thee Stallion. Overall, she became a massive part of the Tory Lanez and Megan Thee Stallion shooting case. For instance, her testimony in court came with lots of controversy. During her deposition, she had seemingly implied that Tory Lanez was the shooter. However, when she was on the stand, she did a complete 180. That said, Tory Lanez was still convicted and is now serving a 10-year prison sentence.

Throughout all of this, there were reports that Kelsey Nicole was actually the shooter. Furthering this notion is an alleged testimony from Tory’s driver who said he saw someone else reach for the gun, and that Tory did not fire a single bullet. This subsequently led to theories from Joe Budden that Tory was somehow set up from the beginning. With all of these rumors and reports running rampant, Kelsey Nicole took to Twitter to remind people that she’s been cleared of any wrongdoing, on multiple occasions.

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Kelsey Nicole Speaks

“It’s easy to get lost in the media, but let’s remember MY NAME was cleared by both parties involved. Stay tuned,” she wrote. So there you have it. Kelsey Nicole isn’t too worried about all of these reports that are going around. At this point, there isn’t much else that can be done. Only time will tell how Megan and perhaps even Tory respond to all of this.

Let us know what you think about all of this, in the comments section down below. Does any of this change your perception of what took place? Do you believe this will change anything as it pertains to Tory’s prison sentence? Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest news and updates from around the music world. We will continue to keep you informed on all of your favorite artists and their upcoming projects.

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