Kelsey Harris Backtracks In Testimony Beneath Cross-Examination

Tory Lanez‘s legal trial for the 2020 taking pictures of Megan Thee Stallion continues, with Meg’s former buddy and assistant Kelsey Harris again on the stand for cross-examination, which noticed her backtrack on a variety of issues.

On Thursday, Deputy District Lawyer Kathy Ta continued her questioning of Harris, beginning with “What occurred between September and immediately that you simply forgot all the pieces?,” in reference to a September interview the place Harris gave a number of particulars corroborating Meg’s story that Lanez had shot her, Regulation & Crime’s Meghann Cuniff reviews.

Harris First-Individual Account Has Been Lengthy Awaited Throughout Cross-Examination Thursday

Harris, whose first-person account had been long-awaited, testified that “some issues” have been true in that video, however not all of it.

She then repeated she had forgotten a lot of what she initially acknowledged as a result of her anxiousness, together with postpartum despair and a latest loss of life within the household, of which she famous the primary time she took the stand on Wednesday.

That morning, Harris blindsided prosecutors when she instantly and repeatedly invoked her fifth modification and requested to “use immunity,” which was granted, nonetheless she remained largely unresponsive to the prosecutors’ questioning associated to the taking pictures.

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Lanez has repeatedly denied taking pictures Megan, whereas Harris had not made any feedback within the two years following the incident, up till her testimony this week.

On Thursday, Ta started questioning by asking Harris about her being granted immunity for her testimony, whereas noting that immunity doesn’t cowl perjury (mendacity on the stand), of which the protection workforce equally warned in the beginning of the cross-examination, in response to Variety.

Ta then requested Harris if Megan – whose actual identify is Megan Pete – was shot that night time throughout a roadside assault in July 2020, to which Harris testified “her workforce advised me she stepped on glass.”

Harris Denies Taking Bribe From Lanez, Calls Out Former Good friend Meg Thee Stallion’s “Lies” Whereas On The Stand

Harris advised Ta that she wasn’t certain who shot Meg, and added that the Houston-born rapper “must be held accountable for spreading false data.”

She made an identical touch upon Wednesday, claiming Pete had “painted the image that I betrayed her, she’s painted the image that I’m this dangerous particular person, dangerous buddy, that I took hush cash. There are a lot of lies.”

Harris advised the protection throughout cross-examination that she “want to make that very clear” that Lanez – who’s actual identify is Daystar Peterson – didn’t pay or bribe her earlier than the beginning of the trial, the outlet reviews.

Pete had beforehand alleged Lanez provided her “1,000,000 {dollars}” to not inform authorities that he had shot her, which Harris alluded to as properly throughout her testimony on Wednesday, The Shade Room reported.

Thursday’s morning courtroom session additionally included rulings from Decide Herriford, who dominated the protection can name the LAPD detective on the case to query why he didn’t pursue Harris because the potential taking pictures.

Harris Once more Denies Claims She Shot Meg, Whereas Decide Guidelines Prosecutors Can Use Her Texts As Proof

Decide Herriford went on to rule that prosecutors might use Harris’ texts, together with one despatched to Meg’s safety guards, “Assist,’’ “Tory shot meg,” and “911,” plus one other which Harris had despatched to Meg, as proof.

“Ought to I get a scan at pressing care? My chest is hurting… my left aspect, again and neck harm, however that’s from the preventing and him dragging me out of the automobile by my hair.”

In the meantime, the protection tried to dam that ruling, calling it “late discovery,” nonetheless prosecutors mentioned it was “crucial” contemplating Kelsey has since backtracked on statements she made again in September.

Harris once more denied claims that she was the one who shot Meg, hypothesis that had been closely implied by Lanez’s protection attorneys, who argued his DNA was by no means discovered on the gun used within the assault however Harris’ DNA was.

On Wednesday, Harris advised the courtroom that these allegations have been “ridiculous.”

Harris Testifies Most Of The Night time Was “Blurry,” Whereas Jury Hears From Surgeon Who Operated On Meg

The jury additionally heard from Dr. Lee Haruno, the surgeon who operated on Meg’s foot the night time she was shot. Dr. Haruno displayed a number of X-rays displaying 4 metallic bullet items in her toes, whereas testifying that they’d eliminated the fragments they might throughout emergency surgical procedure the night time of the taking pictures.

Harris repeatedly testified that almost all of that night time is “blurry” because of the group ingesting at Kylie Jenner’s residence earlier than the taking pictures, Selection reviews.

“Kelsey, I perceive it was alcohol,” Lanez’s lawyer, George Mgdesyan, mentioned throughout cross-examination on Thursday, earlier than asking if there had been a bodily struggle between her and Meg. “We in all probability identical to ran into one another,” Harris replied.

In the meantime, Decide Herriford dominated that the prosecution is allowed to play all the 80 minutes of Harris’s September interview in courtroom, which is anticipated to happen on Friday – day 5 of Lanez’s trial, in response to Los Angeles Occasions reporter James Queally.