Reports say that the Los Angeles D.A.'s office is on the hunt for Megan Thee Stallion's former bodyguard after he skipped out on his scheduled testimony. As previously reported, Justin Edison was supposed to testify on Friday (December 16th) but never showed up.
According to TMZ, sources say that investigators went to his L.A. home yesterday morning (December 19th), but he was nowhere to be found and they still have no clue on his whereabouts.
Megan's attorney Alex Spiro said that the rapper's team was in contact with Edison on Thursday night (December 15th) and he was fully expected to be in court on Friday for testimony that they felt would be devastating to Tory's case. Edison previously provided a witness statement revealing Tory Lanez’s alleged confession. But the bodyguard was suddenly M.I.A. when it came time to testify in the trial. Spiro said Edison’s disappearance was uncharacteristic.
Spiro revealed that he believes there's witness intimidation going on in Tory's trial, and he claims prosecutors have launched an investigation into that.
He said, “These are not the only witnesses who have been compromised or attempted to be compromised that are testifying in this case. This is a pattern of misconduct. It’s clear as day. And after the verdict, the investigation into this conduct is not going to end. And it’s not going to go quietly into the night, and these things are gonna be figured out, and the public will soon learn.”
Spiro continued, “The bodyguard is a very responsible person. He’s always on the grid, always responsive. All of a sudden, the one day he doesn’t show up in all the days of his career and life – and all his working for Meg and others in the entertainment business – is the day he’s set to testify. And he was going to testify that Tory, in fact, confessed to him and said, ‘I shot her. I’m sorry.'”
MEGAN'S FORMER STYLIST TESTIFIES
Meanwhile, Megan Thee Stallion's former stylist EJ took the stand. EJ was at Kylie Jenner's residence where all of the drama began. According to Allhiphop, he testified that at Kylie Jenner's home, Kelsey passed out and Megan was really drunk and making snarky comments to Kylie. In addition, he confirmed that Megan's wig started to slide off.
He also that “no one had ever asked” him to testify. He added that he followed Megan, Tory and Kesley in his own car before turning off to drive home.