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Megan Thee Stallion Megan sits courtside during the Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors game on Christmas Day in San Francisco, California. Thompson only had 7 points that night. Thearon W. Henderson\/Getty Images via CNN Newsource <\/p>\nAlarm and outrage reverberated around the internet Saturday as people across the U.S. tried to process shocking news: Megan Thee Stallion and Klay Thompson were over. And not just over; Megan posted a message on Instagram about the sharpshooting NBA star that opened with the word \u201cCheating.\u201d<\/p>\n
The widely beloved rapper, born Megan Pete, went on to write that Thompson, the four-time NBA champion now playing for the Dallas Mavericks, \u201cgot \u2018cold feet.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cHolding you down through all your HORRIBLE mood swings and treatment towards me during your basketball season now you don\u2019t know if you can be \u2018monogamous\u2019????\u201d Megan wrote. \u201cI need a REAL break after this one .. bye yall.\u201d<\/p>\n
Thompson has not publicly commented and he did not respond to CNN\u2019s requests for comment. In a statement to CNN, Megan confirmed that she \u201cmade the decision to end my relationship\u201d with Thompson.<\/p>\n
\u201cTrust, fidelity and respect are non-negotiable for me in a relationship, and when those values are compromised, there\u2019s no real path forward,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m taking this time to prioritize myself and move ahead with peace and clarity.\u201d<\/p>\n
When Thompson and Megan first announced their relationship last July, many fans were thrilled.<\/p>\n
Throughout her time in the public eye, Megan had gone through serious hardship. Early in her career, her mother and grandmother both died in the same month. <\/p>\n
In 2020, her fellow musician Tory Lanez shot her multiple times in the feet, which led to Lanez\u2019s conviction two years later for assault, and ignited criticism along the way about the ways Black women\u2019s safety is often disregarded.<\/p>\n
There were also legal battles with her old record label, and another relationship with the rapper Pardison Fontaine, who Megan also accused of infidelity. (Pardison Fontaine later admitted to hiding text messages but claimed he never physically cheated.)<\/p>\n
Megan Thee Stallion Megan sits courtside during the Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors game on Christmas Day in San Francisco, California. Thompson only had 7 points that night. Thearon W. Henderson\/Getty Images via CNN Newsource <\/p>\n
All of this adversity led to her 2023 song \u201cCobra,\u201d which begins with: \u201cEvery night I cried, I almost died \/ And nobody close tried to stop it.\u201d<\/p>\n
From the public\u2019s perspective, Thompson was seemingly an answer to her troubles. Megan posted videos of the two working out together, eating catfish and spaghetti, and going fishing \u2014 sweet moments that won the hearts of fans. \u201cI\u2019m so happy for her!\u201d one user wrote on Reddit at the time. \u201cShe\u2019s going to get treated like she deserves!\u201d<\/p>\n
The announcement of the breakup ruined those hopes and reactivated a fanbase sworn to defend Megan. Within an hour, posts on X, Instagram and TikTok defending her and threatening Thompson were everywhere, brimming with the type of vitriol reserved for betrayals of close friends. People made compilations of Thompson\u2019s worst moments on the basketball court, tried to curse his knee, and flooded his Instagram with threats.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m tryna figure out ways to fry Klay Thompson\u2019s ACL like a chicken gizzard,\u201d one popular video went.<\/p>\n
\u201cdefending megan thee stallion on the internet is not enough we need policy change,\u201d one X user wrote. \u201cthe law should protect her against her enemies idk.\u201d<\/p>\n
And above a report about President Donald Trump\u2019s evacuation from the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner, one user responded<\/a>: \u201cnobody gives a sh** rn we\u2019re all concerned about megan.\u201d<\/p>\n Offline, after the breakup announcement, fans cheered extra hard following Megan\u2019s performance in \u201cMoulin Rouge!\u201d on Broadway. As screams of \u201cwe love you\u201d rose from the crowd, the rapper turned to wipe away tears.<\/p>\n For fans who see Megan as a voice of power and possibility, her breakup and the accompanying accusations provided further proof of dating\u2019s futility. If people won\u2019t even treat Megan Thee Stallion right, what chance does anyone else have?<\/p>\n