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Tory Lanez has refused to remain silent about his 10-year prison sentence as he’s released a “Free Tory” merchandise collection.
With the Canadian crooner behind bars, Tory’s management team posted various t-shirts and hoodies calling for Lanez’s freedom on Friday (August 11).
The tees come in black and white and are on sale for $29.99 while the hoodies are going for $49.99.
“Free Tory … Till It’s Backwards … Live Now @ ForeverUmbrella.Com,” he captioned the post.
Plenty of Tory’s fans flooded the comment section defending his innocence in the 2020 Megan Thee Stallion shooting case.
“Gave this man 10 years like it was nothin smh,” one person wrote while another said, “FREE TORY !!!!! we know you didn’t shoot her we know baby!”
The sentencing played out over two days in Los Angeles court when Lanez — born Daystar Peterson — was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Tuesday (August 8) for shooting Megan Thee Stallion .
Tory spoke out for the first time since the sentencing in an Instagram post on Thursday (August 10) where he promised to see his fans soon despite his lengthy sentence.
He also continued to deny any wrongdoing in the matter and insisted on his innocence. Per TMZ, Tory’s legal team is expected to exhaust all avenues to appeal the rapper’s sentence.
“I have never let a hard time intimidate me,” he began. “I will never never let no jail time eliminate me. Regardless of how they try to spin my words, I have always maintained my innocence and I always will. This week in court I took responsibility for all verbal and intimate moments that I shared with the parties involved. That’s it.”
He continued: “In no way shape or form was I apologizing for the charges I’m being wrongfully convicted of. I remain on the stance that I refuse to apologize for something that I did not do. I’ve faced adversity my whole life and every time it looked like I would lose, I came out on top.
“This is nothing but another moment where my back is against the wall and I refuse to stop fighting till I come out victorious. Tough times don’t last, tough people do. To my family, friends and umbrellas thank you for your continued support. See you soon.”
Lizzo has made it clear that she never abandoned her album Love in Real Life.
The “Juice” artist recently responded to rumors that the project had been cancelled after fans expected it to arrive last year. Rather than putting out the album at the time, Lizzo instead released the mixtape My Face Hurts From Smiling in June.
During a new conversation with Billboard, the “Truth Hurts” singer explained that the album itself was never scrapped and is still the same body of work she plans to release on June 5 under its new title, B**ch.
“I think the biggest misconception about my album is that I shelved Love in Real Life when I didn't,” she said. “(B**ch) is technically the same album. I just changed the name. The music is the same.”
Lizzo shared that the main difference between the earlier version of the project and the upcoming release was taking away the original title track, which eventually led to the album being renamed.
“When you change the name of something, it changes its destiny,” the singer explained. “Like, when I went from Melissa to Lizzo, it changed my destiny.”
“When this album went from Love in Real Life to Bch, it changed the trajectory of its past,” she continued. “I do think that I feel like I can express myself the way that I want to express myself right now through Bch. I think Love in Real Life was really sombre and a little bit more introspective, and I think B**ch is a little bit more empowered and self actualised and bold.”
Before the newly titled album arrives, Lizzo has already released the singles B**ch and Don’t Make Me Love U.
The artist had previously spoken about stepping away from Love in Real Life during an earlier interview with Vulture, saying the project “just wasn't what I was feeling right now”.
She also mentioned that much of the album had originally been written back in 2022.
“By 2025, I've changed, the world has changed so much, and so much has happened,” she said. “I was like, ‘I need to do s**t differently, and I don't know what it is, but I'm going to just start following my instincts.’”
