NEW: Megan Thee Stallion is expected to testify on Tuesday in the trial of rapper Tory Lanez, who is accused of shooting Megan in the foot in 2020, a source confirms to ABC News.
Megan Thee Stallion performs on stage, July 07, 2019 in London, England.
Jury selection in the trial of Lanez, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, took place last week and opening statements and testimony are set to begin on Monday.Lorne Thomson/Redferns via Getty Images, FILE Lanez was charged last week with an additional felony count of discharging a firearm with gross negligence, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office confirmed to ABC News."We are confident that at the conclusion of this trial the truth will come out and Mr. Peterson will be exonerated of all charges," Lanez's attorney, Sarkis Manukyan, told ABC News Tuesday.
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