Tory Lanez is being investigated by the Los Angeles County district attorneyās office for allegedly assaulting August Alsina on September 17 in Chicago – a new case that follows his alleged firearm assault on Megan Thee Stallion – and, as a result, has been kicked off Rip Michaelsā tour.
In an Instagram post dated September 18, Alsina claimed that Lanez assaulted him after he ārefused to dap him up or shake his hand.ā
āWe are aware of the allegations that the defendant attacked artist August Alsina and are investigating these claims,ā the Los Angeles County district attorneyās office said in a statement. āThe allegations are serious and will be thoroughly examined.ā
Alsina posted a picture on Instagram on Sunday (September 18), showing a swollen face and a bloody lip following a concert at Chicagoās Arie Crown Theater. The singer typed a lengthy caption to accompany the photo, explaining what happened between Lanez and himself.
āAs Iām exiting the building after the show last night,ā Alsina expressed. āA 4ā11 sized leprechaun ran down on me w/ 8 oversized security ni**as, whom I greeted each individually upon their walk up as they tried to press me. Whole time, Iām one deep. No security.ā
Alsina continued later in the post, detailing Toryās alleged physical assault and why the rapper was upset. August stated Lanez asked āw/ a broken egoā why he ādidnāt dap him up.ā The New Orleans singer then shared that he assumed he and Tory were not on the best terms, and that heās been advised by his doctor not to shake hands. According to his post, the situation then turned violent.
āHe snuck me when I turned my head to move to the side amongst all his antsy moving and to keep an eye on the endless ni**as that was w/ him surrounding me,ā Alsina wrote.
Alsina continued, noting that Toryās security also had a gun, and that the Toronto artist ran and hid behind his guards. āThere was never a āfightā! Simply an assault.ā
However, Lanez has denied any kind of altercation took place while speaking to Akademiks during a recent live stream.
āNothing happened,ā he said. āI donāt even know what this kid is talking about, brother.ā Akademiks followed up with: āSo you not involved?ā to which Lanez replied: āNo, hell no! I donāt know if heās doing [this for] promo. I donāt know what that n*gga is talking about, bruh.ā
Right before the alleged assault, Alsina claimed Lanez took a hit from āa blunt laced with cocaineā.