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<p><strong>Tory Lanez</strong> and <strong>Judge Herriford</strong> are due back in court this morning (Aug. 8) for continued proceedings in <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/meek-mill-backlash-free-tory-lanez-rolling-loud-performance/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">his sentencing</a>, per The Shade Room. But the stand-out bit from yesterday&#8217;s process seemed to be that <strong>Iggy Azalea</strong> wrote a letter on Tory&#8217;s behalf.</p>
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<p>As social <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/social-media-jennifer-aniston-jamie-foxx-aave-antisemitic/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">media users engaged</a> in discourse about her letter, Iggy addressed her decision on X (formerly Twitter) in bullet-style format. She denied having any contact with Lanez &#8220;for months&#8221; and revealed she did not expect the public to learn of her letter.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;For the record: 1. I have not been in touch with Tory for months, I have no reason to be, but I do wish him well. 2. I don&#8217;t &#8220;support&#8221; anyone. The whole thing is full of oddities. My letter never mentioned anything in regard to what happened that night. 3. I was told this was for a judge only, yet it&#8217;s being discussed in public? I never intended to publicly comment.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>The news gained traction on X when Legal Affairs Reporter Meghann Cuniff shared that the judge received over 70 &#8220;letters of support for Tory Lanez.&#8221; She tagged Iggy, adding that the judge summarized each letter.</p>
<p>As of Tuesday, <a href="https://twitter.com/meghanncuniff/status/1688626585459728384?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">that tweet</a> has over 10.9 million views. Cuniff later read a quote from the pop singer&#8217;s letter in a re-cap video of day one proceedings.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;[Iggy] urged [the judge] to impose a sentence that is transformative and not life-destroying,&#8221; Meghann revealed.</p></blockquote>
<p>Cuniff added that additional letters came from &#8220;family members, managers,&#8221; and Tory&#8217;s six-year-old son&#8211;whose submission was hand-written.</p>
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<p>Soon after Iggy shared her now-deleted statement on X, Cuniff revealed the judge&#8217;s plans to publicize all the support letters.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Iggy Azalea Seemingly Explains Why She Submitted A &#8216;Support Letter&#8217; For Tory Lanez</h3>
<p>Today&#8217;s hearing is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. ET. In the meantime, Iggy Azalea has landed on X&#8217;s trending page as Tory supporters and non-supporters comment on her letter.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>KEEP SCROLLING FOR IGGY&#8217;S FULL STATEMENT </strong></em></p>
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<p>In her continued bullet point list, Azalea explained that she believes in &#8220;prison reform&#8221; and rehabilitation versus &#8220;throwing away ANY one&#8217;s life.&#8221;</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;4. I am not in support of throwing away ANY ones life if we can give reasonable punishments that are rehabilitative instead. I support prison reform. Period. 5. I was asked to wrote about my genuine experienced and the type of punishment I think he deserves: I did,&#8221; Iggy Azalea revealed on X.</p></blockquote>
<p>The artist and model didn&#8217;t specify the &#8220;type of punishment&#8221; Tory &#8220;deserves.&#8221; However, as reporter Cuniff stated, her letter will soon be public record.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Judge Decides On Aggravating Factors In Tory Lanez&#8217;s Sentencing</h3>
<p>We know that Los Angeles prosecutors asked Judge Harriford to sentence Lanez to 13 years in <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MAf6j8_VPMgXrdtwBx3rqhYYmjVUlZFA/view" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a memorandum</a> submitted in June 2023. They stated that Lanez waged &#8220;a campaign of misinformation to re-traumatize the victim,&#8221; adding that he &#8220;lacks remorse&#8221; and accountability.</p>
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<p>On Monday, Judge Herriford confirmed he&#8217;d consider the aggravating factors of the use of a gun and Megan Thee Stallion&#8217;s vulnerability as a victim, per Cuniff. However, he decided, considering that the crime was committed with a &#8220;high level of callousness.&#8221;</p>
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<p>Meanwhile, days before the ruling, Lanez&#8217;s lawyers petitioned for probation while maintaining Tory is innocent of the charges. They&#8217;re asking the judge to also consider a treatment program, citing &#8220;childhood trauma&#8221; and &#8220;charitable activities&#8221; as factors to consider in his ruling.</p>
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<p>Iggy concluded her public reaction to her letter by saying:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not really that interesting, but I understand why it&#8217;s being sensationalized. See ya next week to discuss pizza toppings I suppose. Lol.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
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