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It seems like Dez Bryant manages to piss off the Internet at least once a month.
On Thursday afternoon, an unsubstantiated report went viral claiming that charges against Tory Lanez, who is facing 22 years in prison after being accused of shooting ex-girlfriend Megan Thee Stallion in July, were dropped.
According to court documents, Megan Thee Stallion has reportedly dropped charges against Tory Lanez. pic.twitter.com/ylwHpM56W4
— My Mixtapez (@mymixtapez) January 21, 2021
The report was later debunked after becoming the top trend on Twitter.
a rep for Tory Lanez says it is NOT TRUE that charges against him in the Megan Thee Stallion shooting were dropped: “The blog that posted this info is wrong. I assume the docket hasn't been updated … The next hearing date is in mid-February.”
— Joe Coscarelli (@joecoscarelli) January 21, 2021
Tory Lanez charges aren’t dropped. Him nor his team has anything to do with the confusion of ppl thinking they were. Courts rescheduled cases that had a hearing date of 1/20 because of the inauguration and due to a clerical error it appeared like it was dropped or dismissed
— DJ Akademiks (@Akademiks) January 21, 2021
Bryant, who is a fan of Lanez, took to Twitter to celebrate the false report about charges being dropped in the case.
🙏🏿 salute to a real 1 @torylanez
— Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) January 21, 2021
Charges are dropped… I’m not going to go back and forth with you because you couldn’t fix your mouth to call me Coward if I stood in your because I wouldn’t mind taking that charge just to make an example out of you https://t.co/tglCZtxWau
— Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) January 21, 2021
Eventually, Bryant figured out the report was false but still defended Lanez because he was waiting for all the facts to come out.
I like Tory lanez music the man jam period.. if the man shot a woman he wrong no buts about it… but if you think I’m going to dislike somebody without the facts.. go ahead and hate me… social media has taking away a lot of people self control..
— Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) January 21, 2021
I didn’t ask you to educate me on shit.. I wasn’t looking for it.. you invaded my space… you talking a lil bit to tough for me.. you insist to make this a public situation.. why don’t we find a date and we can handle however On God I promise to take time out and see about this https://t.co/JDnf1wO39e
— Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) January 21, 2021
People immediately blasted Bryant over his take on Lanez.
You could’ve just not spoken on it at all until all of the facts came out but okay….s/o to a “real one” I guess.
— bay. (@baaaaye) January 21, 2021
What I don’t understand about statements like this is that you can just like not say anything and continue to listen to his music in private but no, you just need to publicly tell us that you still like him for negative attention that you claim you don’t want. https://t.co/2HK7oT01eU
— JT 🤑 (@yes_tojess) January 21, 2021
Spoken like a true @nfl player https://t.co/1hEvWAhfo0
— Neither I, nor the parrot… (@cocoandbax) January 21, 2021
You literally just cheered for dropped charges that wasn’t FACTUAL at all?!?! A whole LIE, but you want us to believe you’re someone who wait for “facts”?!?? You’re a whole dumbass bum who stay in messy shit https://t.co/kgc1B6a2u6
— Riley Freeman (@TrillaryBlinton) January 21, 2021
This is an example of what not to say…. I know you maybe a celebrity but your opinions don't matter as much as you think they do https://t.co/lRVuZwc8oy
— Michael Palomo (@Palomo72) January 21, 2021
This man tripled down on his ignorance you hate to see it https://t.co/FNM0utHp8D
— Prolific Dez 🇯🇲🏁 (@King_dez85) January 21, 2021