Kelseys Instagram has been scrubbed of most of her posts, but a few months ago, it could have been mistaken for a Meg stan account. Currently dealing with a death. As the star of Rolling Stone's 2022 Hot Issue, Megan Thee Stallion got a lot off of her chest. "I dont care to be here today,"Harris told Deputy District Attorney Kathy Ta, according to Law & Crime. [134], BTS Army launched "Thee Army Fund" project, in collaboration with the "Hotties" which raised over $120,000 to donate to three different organizations: (Woman for Afghan Women, Black Women of Wellness, and Houston Food Bank) in her name to congratulate her on the Butter (Remix). ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. By Shawn Setaro. When the Texas Southern University graduate won Best Mixtape for Fever at the 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards, she was one of the first to congratulate Meg for the achievement. My back was against the wall. Kelsey went on to work as an assistant to Megan and the singer toldRolling Stone in February 2020: Kelsey is very business-minded, very organized, very on-time. Related: In the song Meg called out both Kelsey and Tory, claiming that . Folks who have been longtime Megan Thee Stallion fans are likely aware of who Kelsey is. The Grammy Award-winning artist has leveled up in her career and love life. [7] A clip of Pete battling against male opponents in a "cypher" went viral. [25] Nandi Howard of The Fader referred to her ability to rap with "electrifying pace and precision". Kelsey Harris, or Kelsey Nicole as she goes by online, is Megan Thee Stallion's former assistant and close friend. "The night was a blur. Megan publicly came forward about severing ties with Houstons 1501 Records, leading the label owner Carl Crawford to question Megs loyalty. Kelsey quickly clapped back with an epic response. That was definitely my goal. [67] She released the song "Girls in the Hood" on June 26, 2020,[68] before featuring on Cardi B's single "WAP" and appearing in its music video in August 2020. She was however very clear that she did not shoot Megan Thee Stallion, saying she never touched the gun. Megan Thee Stallion 's former best friend Kelsey Harris took the witness stand at Tory Lanez 's felony assault trial Wednesday as prosecutors revealed she gave a bombshell recorded interview. 5. [3], In April 2016, Megan Thee Stallion released her first single "Like a Stallion". In the latest turn of events in the drama, Kelsey Nicole and Megan Thee Stallion's beef has come to a head with the two release their own diss tracks about one another. A gun was shot. I was recently the victim of an act of violence by a man. She claimed the person who pulled the trigger was Tory, whose real name is Daystar Peterson. 'What happened between September and today that you forgot everything?' [54] The next month, she announced that her debut album was delayed as a result of her attempting to renegotiate her contract with 1501 Certified. [91] On January 14, 2021, Megan Thee Stallion was featured on the remix of Ariana Grande's single "34+35", the second single from her sixth studio album Positions alongside American singer and rapper Doja Cat. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Kelsey Nicole Harris, ex-BFF of Megan Thee Stallion, who is the crucial witness in the 2020 shooting at Megan, requested to invoke 5th Amendment rights on Wednesday, December 14. All Rights Reserved. [10] "Hot Girl Meg" is another alter ego who is described as embodying Megan Thee Stallion's carefree and outgoing side, which she compares to a "college, party girl. The Shade Room additionally reported that Megan was allegedly upset when Kelsey shared a different version of events than Megans. So, definitely she has been an inspiration to me. [99] Megan was honored as one of Glamour's Women of the Year in November. [152][153][154] Her mother, Holly Thomas, died in March 2019 from a longstanding cancerous brain tumor, and Megan's great-grandmother died in the same month. She went to college with Megan. At one point, Kelsey did testify that Tory threatened to shoot her (Kelsey) -- but later on the stand, Kelsey seemed to backtrack saying sworn statements she'd given investigators in the lead-up to this trial weren't entirely truthful, despite being played back recordings of her saying just that back in September. She said in testimony that she ended her long, close friendship with Harris after learning that Harris had gotten in touch with Lanez following the incident. [8] When she eventually showed Thomas her rapping skills at age 18, Thomas required that Pete wait until she was 21 to pursue rapping as a career. Its a shame we here today, truth be told, its cause of you, Kelsey Nicole raps at the start of Bussin Back, the Megan Thee Stallion diss track she dropped on Nov. 25. Per Distractify, Kelsey shares her little man, who was born back in May 2022, with Darien Dboy Smith, an exec at 1501 Certified Entertainment. Megan was issued a protection order against Peterson, directing him to stay at least 100 yards away from her, and to not contact her. At this point, Lanez allegedly yelled "Dance, b*tch" and began shooting from inside the car. The defense tried to block this ruling, calling it late discovery, but prosecutors said it was critical considering Kelsey had backtracked on her September statements. She said she was no longer clear on whether Lanez had offered her and Megan Thee Stallion a million dollars for their silence after the shooting occurred. She states that Nicki has been an inspiration to her at the 7:40 mark in this video. According to her lawyer, Kelsey is a private person who doesnt really want to speak out about the traumatic incident. [22] On April 15, "Big Ole Freak" charted at number 99 on the Billboard Hot 100 giving Megan Thee Stallion her first chart entry,[30] with it later peaking at number 65 on the Hot 100. He presented a series of X-rays and identified four metallic bullet fragments in her feet, and testified that they had removed what they could during emergency surgery that night. Kelsey Nicole (@itskelseynicole_) Instagram photos and videos itskelseynicole_ Verified Follow 90 posts 214K followers 2,662 following Kelsey Nicole Entrepreneur Founder of @knmanagement @airbnchill_ @theroyalsnightlife Film|Music #HUSTLHER Casting |Proj. Megan's birthplace as San Antonio was even featured in "Bussin Back," a diss track aimed at Megan from rapper Kelsey Nicole. Pete had previously claimed Peterson had offered her a million dollars to not tell authorities that he had shot her. This is just the beginning yall, she said in part in the reported video, reposted to Twitter. Megan Thee Stallion said the vehicle was stopped soon afterward by police, who ordered all of the occupants out, as her feet were still bleeding. Megan Thee Stallion testified that she demanded Smith pull the car over for her to get out, at which point she realized that she was shoeless and in a thong bikini in a neighborhood she didn't recognize. Let me do that. And all I know was, from that day on, she never said nothing else about the whole situation online. Tory strongly denies shooting Megan. On Monday, as per The Guardian, Lanezs defense attorney George Mgdesyan argued Megans close friend Kelsey Harris was the one who shot Megan after he alleged they got into a fight. [77] She also tied with Justin Bieber as the most nominated musician at the 2020 People's Choice Awards, earning six nominations each. The trio quickly became on-campus stars for their popular twerking videos, which Megan later got in trouble for. She also said in the interview that she witnessed Lanez reach for the center glovebox and that she saw him firing the gun out the window of the vehicle "aiming the gun straight but always in a downward direction toward Megan," according to Rolling Stone. On Dec. 23, more than two years after Megan Thee Stallion accused the 30-year-old rapper of shooting her in the feet, a jury found him . [29] The single, "Is It Love This Time", is sampled throughout the single. Heres what to know about Kelsey, the woman currently testifying in the Tory Lanes trial. He has been held in jail while awaiting sentencing, which was set for today, Feb. 28. Deputy District Attorney Kathy Ta continued her questioning of Harris, whose first-person account had been long-awaited, as Lanez has repeatedly denied shooting Megan whose real name is Megan Pete during a roadside assault in July 2020. Kelsey used to work for the Houston-based rapper! RELATED: Audio of Tory Lanez's Jailhouse Phone Call to Kelsey Harris Leaked The former rapper was convicted in December of assault and other charges for shooting fellow rapper Megan Thee Stallion in the feet in 2020. [159], She is a huge fan of anime and her favorites are My Hero Academia and Naruto. Im like, You should quit your job and be my assistant,' Megan said of her to Rolling Stone in Feb. 2020. Prosecutors also played Kelseys interview that she did with cops the night of the incident, which held a lot more detail than her claims of not being able to recall anything during her trial testimony, according to TMZ. Lanez, real name Daystar Peterson,has denied the charges of assault with a firearm and carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle, the BBC reports. HITC and GRV Media have reached out to Kelsey for comment. Lanez, she said, was in the pool with Jenner, though Harris testified that she didn't go outside with Megan Thee Stallion and didn't see the interaction between her, Jenner and Lanez. [133] On October 14, 2021, it was announced that Megan Thee Stallion signed a wide-ranging deal with multinational fast-food company Popeyes that includes her own Popeyes franchise, a new hot sauce (Megan Thee Stallion Hottie Sauce) and co-branded merchandise. Rolling Stone reports they both attended Houstons Prairie View A&M University, so they have been friends for years. After getting back in the car, she realized Harris and Lanez were still screaming at one another and exited the car a second time. [143] The same month, Megan teamed up with Amazon Music to donate to a Nursing Facility in Houston. Megan and Kelsey have obviously continued to live their lives despite the legal cloud looming over them and the demise of their friendship. Alongside another friend, known only as Daren, the trio reportedly became campus celebrities after sharing twerking videos. As the world watches the Tory Lanez trial two years after he allegedly shot Megan Thee Stallion, many are shifting their attention to side players in the drama between the two rappers. (photos by Meghann M. Cuniff) Tory Lanez is now scheduled to be sentenced on April 10 for shooting fellow rapper Megan Thee Stallion, unless a judge grants his looming motion for new trial. Now, a glance at either persons social presence shows that any memory they once shared has been deleted. [148] The same month, along with Fashion Nova and journalist May Lee, they donated $50,000 after the Atlanta spa shootings to the legal non-profit, Advancing Justice Atlanta. Tory Lanez Charged For Allegedly Shooting Megan Thee Stallion. I just do not want to be here.". "[10], Megan Thee Stallion cites her mother as her first and biggest influence. 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