A recirculated video on social media falsely presents an old, unsubstantiated claim as fresh evidence that Kelsey Harris, not Tory Lanez, shot Megan Thee Stallion in 2020. The clip, reposted by accounts including Raphousetv on February 14, 2026, features edited footage from a May 2025 press conference with sensational overlays implying a direct confession from Harris’s alleged former bodyguard, Bradley James. In reality, the content originates from a statement made nearly nine months earlier and never led to any reversal of Lanez’s conviction.
The claim first surfaced publicly on May 14, 2025, during a press conference at the Intercontinental Hotel in Los Angeles hosted by Unite the People, an advocacy group supporting Tory Lanez. A representative from the organization detailed an affidavit allegedly provided by Bradley James, who claimed to have worked as Harris’s driver and security during Lanez’s 2022 trial. According to the narration, James said he overheard Harris admit to firing the gun three times before Lanez grabbed her arm, causing additional shots, and chose to speak out of conscience despite previous silence to protect her.
This affidavit formed part of Lanez’s ongoing efforts to secure a pardon or new trial following his 2022 conviction on charges including assault with a semiautomatic firearm. Courts reviewed and rejected the submission as insufficient, with Lanez’s appeal denied in November 2025 upholding the original verdict based on trial evidence like Megan Thee Stallion’s testimony and forensics. Megan’s attorney at the time dismissed the James statement as recycled and lacking new probative value, noting it relied on second-hand accounts without direct corroboration under oath.
Reposting the edited clip without context risks reviving debunked narratives in a case long settled by the justice system. Bradley James never appeared publicly or testified, and no mainstream reporting has verified his role or the affidavit’s impact beyond initial 2025 coverage. Social media amplification of such material often outpaces facts, particularly among fans invested in alternative theories about the high-profile incident.
Tory Lanez, legally Daystar Peterson, continues serving his 10-year sentence with no reported changes to his status as of early 2026. Megan Thee Stallion has focused on her music and personal advocacy, while the recirculation underscores persistent online divisions over the trial’s outcome. For verified details, readers can consult appellate court decisions or contemporary reporting from the period. Persistent myths like this one highlight the challenges of distinguishing hearsay from established legal findings in celebrity cases.
