Kelsey Nicole Harris the ex-best friend of Megan Thee Stallion gave quite the testimony on Wednesday.
According to TMZ Kelsey, who was the other woman in the car with Tory Lanez proved to be an incredibly difficult witness during direct examination … attempting to invoke her 5th Amendment rights constantly, and often asking the judge if she had to answer certain questions — hesitantly doing so when she did actually talk.
What she definitively testified to Wednesday, under oath, was that she did NOT shoot Megan Thee Stallion — contradicting the defense’s theory that she could’ve pulled the trigger.
I’m back on the 15th floor, lined up to get into Judge Herriford’s courtroom for more testimony from Kelsey Harris in Tory Lanez’s criminal trial over the 2020 shooting of Megan Thee Stallion. Tory’s lawyer admits Megan was shot but says Kelsey was the one who shot her, not Tory.
— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) December 14, 2022
Now, as for who she says did the shooting … unclear. 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.
There very well could have been a legit legal reason for Kelsey's 5th plea that was discussed with Judge Herriford in the morning, but given Ta's questions that implied Kelsey has no reason to fear incriminating herself, I'm very curious what that reason could be.
— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) December 15, 2022
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One thing I really want to know more about is why Judge Herriford allowed Kelsey to plead the 5th. Judges have to determine if a person is actually facing possible criminal consequences. Perjury doesn't count – the immunity the DAs granted Kelsey doesn't cover that.
— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) December 15, 2022
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Judge Herriford ended trial early as DA Kathy Ta pressed Kelsey about the aftermath of the shooting, Tory’s apologetic phone call, her meeting with him. It wasn’t going anywhere. Kelsey will be back for continued direct exam at 10:30, which in @LASuperiorCourt means maybe 11ish.
— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) December 15, 2022
Prosecutors clearly wanted her to point the finger at Tory — but so far, Kelsey has not done that … and it could have a disastrous impact on the prosecution’s case.
Of course, another way to look at this … by process of elimination, if Kelsey is denying doing the shooting — and with the driver never having been accused whatsoever — one could surmise there’s only one person left who could have fired the shots — Tory Lanez.
Time will tell how this all impacts the jury — but so far, there’s been a lot of confusion kicked up in just the three days of the trial so far. And, it’s not even close to over yet.
Twitter reaction:
Kelsey all of a sudden has amnesia about telling them in a recorded interview that Tory threatened to shoot her, meanwhile the defense is trynna pin this on her.
You see how dangerous these pick mes are? They contribute to systemic violence just to still experience it themselves
— Get Her, Jade! (@keatingssixth) December 15, 2022
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The state: Here’s Tory saying Kelsey didn’t do it, here’s Kelsey texting Justin saying “Tory shot Meg,” here’s Tory apologizing to all 3 saying he was just drunk, here’s Tory changing his story 5x, here’s gun residue on him, etc.
Tory’s team: She was out here FUCKING!! pic.twitter.com/cCkMJzMOzp
— slim. (@MissKilahMarie) December 13, 2022
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Kelsey being the shooter still don’t make any sense…her asking for immunity so she don’t go to jail for taking the hush money makes more sense ? 4 people were there and 3 said Tory did it…1 said Kelsey…if Johnny had 4 apples…..
— Cuff It Hive (@RissaRunsThis) December 14, 2022
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kelsey is trying to make her testimony not credible & make herself an unreliable witness to help tory’s case cus they’re in kahoots & you can’t tell me otherwise, why would you volunteer to be a witness for the prosecution just to plead the fifth when they’re asking for details?
— K ✨ (@belcathot) December 14, 2022
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You have immunity, but you plead the fifth. Would I be wrong to say that the accusations about Kelsey allegedly taking money from Tory is starting to look a bit possible?
— TatayanaYomary (@TheTatyYomary) December 14, 2022
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If Kelsey keeps pleading the 5th, I'm going to assume she is not holding up her end of the bargain and the prosecution can resend whatever immunity deal she got which was not even full immunity, she's really a dumb ass bitch frfr
— Tittygate 2022 (@jiggyjayy2) December 14, 2022
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I must say, Kelsey is a SMART woman. Making prosecution believe she was on their side only to go to court, expose them & take immunity. Then admitted she lied. Chile even Tyler Perry couldn’t pull this sht off here.
Kelsey rly played the game & said: pic.twitter.com/Q9iiKRhcdi
— Domooo??? (@idimeology_) December 14, 2022
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