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Megan Thee Stallion introduces Megan Pete in the Prime Video documentary

Megan Thee Stallion: In her wordsSet to debut on Prime Video on Thursday, it follows the story of the Houston rapper whose path to stardom was marked by great success and much suffering.

In 2019, the self-proclaimed H-town beauty lost her mother and grandmother in the same month, and a year later found herself at the center of both a criminal investigation and character assassination when Tory Lanez was accused of shooting her in the feet. At the documentary's premiere in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Megan once again used her words to explain the purpose of the film, holding back tears as she took the stage at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood.

“I started watching a lot of people dehumanize me and a lot of people trying to take control of my narrative and tell my story, which is why I agreed to do the documentary in the first place,” Megan told the audience. “So let me just speak my truth and put it on the table because y’all respect nothing but rawness and honesty. I tried to be a celebrity for all of you, but it didn't work. I'm a really fucking hot trainer. So you’re going to see Megan Pete for the first time.”

Megan Thee Stallion was born Megan Jovon Ruth Pete in San Antonio, Texas, before her mother Holly Thomas – also a rapper who went by the name Holly-Wood – moved her to Houston. “Without Holly Thomas, I wouldn’t be the woman I am today,” Megan said in her speech. “My mother told me not to tell people about my own business, but I think this was the perfect opportunity to go ahead and tell my business.”

Director Nneka Onuorah is also most excited about bringing Megan Pete to viewers. “Deeply curious, vulnerable, humble little Meg,” Onuorah said The Hollywood Reporter. “I think they'll see that she really is just like everyone else. And it's so beautiful to look at. I’m so excited for people to see the person I actually know.”

Getting Megan to meet them was a process in itself, both women said. “I’ve been giving Nnkea hell for the last three damn years,” Megan admitted in her opening statement. “When they first came to me and said, 'We're about to make a documentary about you,' I said, 'No, we're not.'”

Megan shared how she got the production team to cut the cameras when they first arrived to film, recalling how Onuorah then pulled out her phone and began recording footage herself.

“I gained her trust because I gave her my time and effort. She saw that I wasn’t there for Megan Thee Stallion,” Onuorah said. “I thought, 'We have to finish this movie.' I addressed this very directly. But also, where I usually had a full film crew, a lot of the film that I was shooting…so I stayed with her in her car, in her home, in any intimate setting, and stayed with her throughout the entire process.”

The result is a 112-minute documentary that explores the vulnerable sides of fame, from social media controversies and mental health struggles to the pressure to succeed and, most importantly, the resilience that led to this moment.

“My final message is, everyone, I don’t give a fuck what the hate campaign says,” Megan said, finishing her introduction. “I don’t give a fuck what they talk about on the internet. I don't give a fuck what they tell you that I don't do. You see what I'm doing in real time. I really do shit, and y’all are real people, and I’m a real person, and I’m just grateful to have y’all as my real supporters.”

Megan Thee Stallion: In her words is now streaming on Prime Video.

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