Megan, 27, was allegedly messed up by singer Conservative Lanez, 30, in July 2020, and he was charged that October with two felony counts. He pleaded not liable to the two charges.
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In the years since, she has been forced to face pundits who support Lanez, and in June, said she felt as however she had turned into “the villain” in the situation.
In the Consortium’s letter, which was shared on Thursday, multiple dozen underwriters including #MeToo organizer Tarana Burke, Planned Parenthood President Alexis McGill Johnson, Congresswomen Maxine Waters and Sheila Jackson Lee, activist Tamika Mallory and Angela Rye joined forces to offer their vocal help of the star, who partnered with the Consortium on the inaugural Delight Is Our Process visit in August.
The letter is addressed to the “Plan B” rapper, and begins by praising her transient rise to fame and continued achievement, which make her an “inspiration” to “ladies all over the world.”
“You’re a special kind of talent and a special kind of person; the place you hold in your fans’ hearts is a testament to that,” the letter says. “As you’ve risen to the top, you’ve also had to get through a great deal of obstacles along the way. In the face of win and tragedy alike, you always keep your head held high, maintain your poise and push forward.”
In any case, it proceeds to acknowledge that the Grammy-winning star has “been treated in ways that no young lady — no person at all — ought to be treated.
It should be said that our way of life has failed you, one of its most brilliantly shining daughters.”
However Megan has repeatedly labeled Lanez an “abuser,” she’s had to get through many individuals in the industry supporting him.
Earlier this month, Drake appeared to accuse her of making up the shooting in the verses to his song “Circo Crazy.”
“And when the mf facts come out recollect y’all digger ass favorite rappers that remained behind a N — that SHOT A FEMALE,” Megan answered on Twitter.
“Individuals attack me y’all go available , I guard myself presently I’m doing excessively … each time it goes on forever and this didn’t happen until I came out and said I had chance … y’all don’t [f — with me] okay cool f — it bye.” The letter calls out the “public harassment and taunting” Megan got from Lanez and his allies, and says she’s “consistently been clear about what happened” as far as she might be concerned, yet has not gotten the help she ought to. “You don’t merit any of this, Megan,” it reads. “You should be heard, to be accepted, and most importantly, to be safe.”
The letter continues with a more general plea to continue supporting and believing survivors of aggressive behavior at home, particularly Black ladies, who the letter says are often “fearful of what will happen to their assailant in the event that they decide to involve the law… and are left unprotected by the framework and the local area alike.”
— Stallion Stats (@MegansStats) September 9, 2022
Megan has said that she was shot by Lanez, whom she considered a companion, after an argument broke out between her, her companion and Lanez as they drove home from a poolside get-together at Kylie Jenner’s home. A LAPD investigator affirmed at a preliminary hearing in December that Lanez yelled “Dance, bitch!” before shooting.
The “Luv” singer was charged in October 2020 with one felony count each of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, personal utilization of a firearm, and carrying a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle. He pleaded not blameworthy to the two charges in November 2020.
Lanez was requested to house arrest and electronic monitoring in October, and will supposedly stay monitored through the booked start of his trial on Nov. 28.
Dear Megan,
You are larger than life in many ways; your name is in lights, your face on billboards, your songs in the history books… and this is still the beginning of your story.
In an extremely short amount of time, you’ve achieved achievement probably beyond your most out of this world fantasies, and it appears to be that each day brings another announcement about something amazing you’ve done or are preparing to do. Ladies all over the world consider you an inspiration, in part because you make them feel significantly better about themselves.
You’re a special kind of talent and a special kind of person; the place you hold in your fans’ hearts is a testament to that. As you’ve risen to the top, you’ve also had to get through a great deal of obstacles along the way. In the face of win and tragedy alike, you always keep your head held high, maintain your poise, and push forward.
In any case, while so many of us celebrate you for your solidarity and perseverance, it should be said that you have been treated in ways that no young lady no person at all-ought to be treated.
It should be said that our way of life has failed you, one of its most brilliantly shining daughters.
In July of 2020, you encountered a violation of the greatest request at the hands of someone whom you considered a companion.
Since then, you’ve had to get through open harassment and taunting from that person as well as from others choosing to stand with him.
Bloggers have circulated bits of hearsay and enthusiastically provided details regarding the most traumatic experience of your life as assuming it were delicious tattle, often perpetuating the idea that you have a reason to lie, that you ought not be accepted.
You’ve consistently been clear about what happened to you, yet instead of being met with widespread help, individuals who ought to have had your back have decided to stay out of the matter.
You don’t merit any of this, Megan. You should be heard, to be accepted, and most importantly, to be safe. There is no amount of force or distinction that can keep a woman from becoming a casualty of brutality and there is no amount of achievement that excludes ladies from our general public’s complacency with that savagery.
You may be a chief, the “hot young lady coach,” and a bonafide superstar, however that doesn’t mean that you don’t encounter pain.
Nobody is really awful,’ ‘excessively famous, excessively strong to feel hurt. You’ve had to navigate this profoundly troublesome involvement with the public eye, and while you’ve managed to stand strong and to continue to appear for work notwithstanding everything, it can’t be understated the way in which unfair it is that you’re in this position in any case.
Savagery against ladies is still totally excessively common and acceptable in our reality. We make a large number of reasons to explain away even the most heinous acts, especially when the person accused is a VIP of any kind. Being a superstar, in any case, won’t guarantee a woman any sympathy when she is a casualty.
Black ladies are also often fearful of what will happen to their assailant in the event that they decide to involve the law-as you personally were afraid to do-and are left unprotected by the framework and the local area alike. If someone as influential as you can be deprecated and ridiculed as nothing yet a liar for standing up for herself, that speaks a volume about what a woman who doesn’t have your assets or fame can hope to get through when she’s ended up in a similar position.
An estimated one in three ladies overall has been the survivor of sexual and/or abusive behavior at home. Here in the US, the numbers are higher for Black ladies, who also experience psychological abuse, for example, humiliation, name-calling, and insults-at an increased rate. Ladies of all races, cis and trans, are suffering daily and we as a whole are excessively complacent.
From day one, you deserved a tune of voices saying, “We trust you, Megan,” and however you may not have had the option to hear us sooner, realize that we are with you now and constantly as you continue to heal from this tragedy. We are focused on making the world safer for you and all ladies, and one of the important advances that we should take to arrive is to make it so ladies who have been survivors of viciousness can speak about their encounters without being attacked or dismissed.
You’ve been so strong, Megan, however that’s not what we ought to demand nor anticipate from you.
You merit the space to cry, grieve and heal as you see fit without having to stress over being decided for having a human reaction to a personal tragedy.
Indeed, even amidst your own traumatic experience and healing, you perceived that other young ladies expected to encounter delight and partnered with Southern Black Young ladies and Ladies’ Consortium on the inaugural Euphoria Is Our Process visit impacting thousands of young ladies across the south. You have remained focused on the focus of mental health and prosperity locally in any event, when your own has been minimized, marginalized, and deemphasized. We want you to realize that you are important and you matter to us and to millions of ladies around the globe.
Your life matters. Your work matters. Your bliss matters. You merit bliss. We stand with you.
We salute you for the bravery it has taken to protect yourself in the court of popular opinion, however you shouldn’t have had to do as such at all. We raise our voices against the people who have made light of this heinous example of viciousness against ladies and will overwhelm them with our demands for society to take what happens to truly Black ladies. You are not alone. You are accepted, cherished, and upheld.
We stand with you Megan.
Dr. Brenda Allen, Lincoln College PA
LaTosha Brown, Southern Black Young ladies and Ladies’ Consortium
Laura Brown, LB Media
Tarana Burke, ‘me too’ International
Ethel Cain
Taylor Crumpton, Cultural Pundit and Author
Dr. Tiffany Crutcher, Terence Crutcher Foundation
Allisa Findley, Sisters of the Development
K.C. Fox, Sisters of the Development
Angella Henry, DJ Henry Dream Asset
Marc Lamont Slope, Sanctuary College Professor/Journalist
Jessica Jackson
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Administrations
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Chair, House Judiciary Wrongdoing Panel (Tx. eighteenth)
Renee Jarvis, Triangle House Literary
Alice Eason Jenkins, Southern Black Young ladies and Ladies’
