'Protect Black women': Halle Berry, Michael B. Jordan show support for Megan Thee Stallion

Celebrities including Michael B. Jordan and Halle Berry are showing public support for Megan Thee Stallion after the "WAP" artist revealed it was Tory Lanez who shot her in the feet.

The "Savage" rapper took to Instagram Live Thursday to make what she said were clarifications about the night she suffered gunshot wounds in both of her feet.

"Yes, this (expletive) Tory shot me," she said before addressing rumors that she was lying about being shot. "You shot me and you got your publicist and your people going to these blogs lying … stop lying. Why lie? I don’t understand."

On Friday, Berry tweeted in support of the rapper, whose real name is Megan Pete.

"Peace. Protection. Respect. For ALL Black Women. ALWAYS. @theestallion, we stand with you. F**k this sh**," she said in her tweet, hashtagging #ProtectBlackWomen.

Jordan shared the same sentiment, praising the Houston rapper for sharing her story.

"Meg I admire your courage and applaud you for speaking up. We must Support Black Women, Protect Black Women, and Believe Black Women," he wrote.

Chance the Rapper also spoke out on Megan's shooting saying he hopes the incident opens people's eyes to the violence Black women face.

"I hope Meg really gets justice for what Tory did to her. And that we can all learn from this, how near and constant and serious, the threat of lethal violence and abuse is for every Black woman," he wrote Saturday.

Rapper Bun B spoke out on Instagram Sunday to support his fellow Houstonian, saying that he is officially "standing up."

"Her momma is gone," he said. "Her daddy is gone. Her grandmother is gone. All the people that loved her and cared about her unconditionally that looked out for her and would have protected her ain't there. So, as an OG in Houston, I'm standing up."

He continued on to say that "nobody is talking about it because it's a Black woman," adding to "put your hands on Alyssa Milano and see what happens."

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In an Instagram story post Sunday, Taraji P. Henson said she wanted to "PERSONALLY thank ALL OF THE MEN speaking up on behalf of our sister and Queen @theestallion.

"#protectblackwomen PERIOD," Henson added.

Pete said she "tried to keep the situation off the internet," but felt compelled to speak her truth after previously trying to protect Lanez, whose real name is Daystar Peterson.

The stars' support comes amidst a public outcry on social media to protect Black women. Many have pointed out the fact that Pete's first instinct was to spare Peterson instead of turning him into the police.

"He shot me and I still tried to protect him because the police be killing us” - @theestallion," tweeted @SoulRevision referencing Pete's Instagram Live. This has me in TEARS. My god. Black women WHEW! We cant even fight for our own lives w/o feeling like we have to protect the lives of the people who commit acts of violence against us."

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Pete claimed that Peterson shot her following an argument in a vehicle on July 12. She hit back against claims that she provoked Peterson and denied that the argument stemmed from Kylie Jenner. (Jenner made a surprise appearance in Pete and Cardi B's music video for "WAP.")

"I didn't tell the police what happened immediately right there because I didn't want to die. I didn't want the police to shoot me because there is a (expletive) with a gun in the car," Pete said, referring to recent instances of police brutality that led to the reemergence of the Black Lives Matter Movement.

On July 27, Hot Girl Meg made her first social media appearance since the incident saying she was "alive and well, and strong" after being shot in her feet, marking her first appearance on social media since the incident.

"I was shot in both of my feet and I had to get surgery to get… the bullets taken out," she said while fighting back tears. "It was super scary. It was just the worst experience of my life."

Since then, Janelle Monáe tweeted, writing that she was sorry the rapper had to endure all of this and that she was upset with those making light of her situation.

"Over here livid thinking about the amount of jokes made , memes made & silence around the VIOLENCE (verbally and physically) against black women . Sending love to you Meg . This is heavy . I am so sorry you have to deal with this," Monáe wrote. "@theestallion take all the time you need for yourself . Praying for your deep healing . Again , i am so sorry you are dealing with this privately and publicly . All my love to you."

Since the incident, Pete has also received gifts and support from Rihanna, Lizzo and Beyoncé.

Contributing: Cydney Henderson, Sara M Moniuszko

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