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The jury in Tory Lanez's assault trial have reportedly entered deliberations in the case, which alleges the Toronto rapper shot Megan Thee Stallion in July 2020 after a party in Hollywood Hills, California.

According to Law and Crime reporter Meghann Cuniff, the 12 jurors went back to the jury room just a few minutes after 11 a.m. Los Angeles local time. The move came after Lanez's attorney George Mgdesyan finished his closing remarks with Deputy DA Kathy Ta providing a rebuttal.

We will keep you updated when a verdict comes in.

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On Wednesday (December 21), Deputy District Attorney Alexander Bott told jurors that Megan Thee Stallion would never have subjected herself to abuse by the public if she wasn’t telling the truth about being shot by Tory Lanez in the feet during the summer of 2020.

ABC News reports that the California prosecutor said during closing arguments that the jury should believe the Houston rapper’s anguish and her courage in fighting through it, which was evident in her testimony last week. He also noted that jurors should also provide Megan with justice by convicting Lanez.

“Why would she lie?” Bott said, according to the news outlet. “She’s been subjected to a stream of hate. For what? For coming forward as a victim of domestic violence?”

Lanez’s defense attorney, George Mgdesyan, told jurors during his closing that Megan actually had good reason to lie, claiming her being victimized by Lanez was a much better public story than the embarrassing one he’s alleging: Her former best friend Kelsey Harris shot her in a jealous dispute over the Toronto rapper.

“Megan Pete is a liar. She lied about everything in this case from the beginning,” Mgdesyan said. “She lied under oath here.”

Additionally, Mgdesyan claimed Lanez actually struggled with Harris to stop her from shooting.

“He was trying to protect her,” Mgdesyan said before mocking the torment Megan has been through over the past two years. “It's been so bad for her. She's won Grammys. She's had number ones on the Billboard charts.

“You know who it's been bad for? That man right there,” Mgdesyan added, pointing at Lanez. “He hasn't been able to work. He's had to go through this with his family for 2 1/2 years.”

Tuesday marked the eighth day of public proceedings in Tory Lanez’s alleged shooting trial in Los Angeles. Lanez is charged with three felony counts, including assault with a firearm causing great bodily injury, concealing a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle, and discharging a firearm with gross negligence. If convicted, he faces a maximum of 22 years and eight months in prison and possible deportation.

Also this week, prosecutors attempted to add two new witness tampering charges in relation to Lanez allegedly bribing both Megan and Harris with a million dollars to keep quiet about the shooting. According to Rolling Stone, that motion was denied by the judge, who noted that prosecutors had known since September what Kelsey Harris’ testimony would likely have contained.