US EditionTory Lanez attacked in prison by fellow inmate, hospitalized
- On May 12, 2025, rapper Tory Lanez was stabbed by a fellow prisoner at California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi and was subsequently transported by ambulance to a medical facility in Bakersfield for treatment.
- In August 2023, Lanez was sentenced to a decade in prison after a court convicted him on three felony charges connected to the 2020 incident in which Megan Thee Stallion was shot.
- The stabbing occurred in the prison yard on a Monday morning, but the motive for the attack remains unknown and is under investigation.
- Law enforcement sources told TMZ that Lanez suffered injuries that are not life-threatening and was taken by ambulance to a nearby civilian hospital, where he remains in good spirits.
- This incident highlights ongoing safety concerns within California prisons and the challenges Lanez faces while serving his sentence for the high-profile shooting case.
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Rapper Tory Lanez who shot Megan Thee Stallion ‘stabbed 14 times’ in prison
RAPPER Tory Lanez has been stabbed 14 times in a frenzied prison attack by a fellow inmate, according to his social media. The Canadian, 32, real name Daystar Peterson, is serving a decade behind bars after being convicted of shooting fellow rapper Megan Thee Stallion in 2020. GettyTory Lanez has been stabbed 14 times in prison[/caption] RexLanez is seeing out a ten-year prison sentence for shooting Megan Thee Stallion[/caption] GettyTop hits in…
Rapper Tory Lanez Attacked in California Prison as He Serves Time for Megan Thee Stallion Shooting
LOS ANGELES—Rapper Tory Lanez was hospitalized after an attack Monday at a California prison where he’s serving a 10-year sentence for shooting hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in the feet, authorities said. Lanez, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, was attacked at a housing unit at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi, at about 7:20 a.m., Pedro Calderon Michel, spokesman for the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitat…
Tony Lanez's Team Says He Was 'Stabbed 14 Times' in Prison But Is 'Pulling Through'
"Despite being in pain, he is talking normally, in good spirits, and deeply thankful to God that he is pulling through," a statement from his team saidCassidy Sparrow/Getty Tory Lanez in June 2018Tory Lanez's team has confirmed that the rapper was stabbed in prison.Hours after TMZ reported on Monday, May 12, that the musician, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, 32, was allegedly stabbed by another prison inmate, Lanez's team confirmed the new…
Rapper Tory Lanez recovering after being ‘stabbed 14 times’ as he serves time for Megan Thee Stallion shooting
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Tory Lanez is “deeply thankful to God” and thanking his supporters after he was attacked Monday at a California prison where he’s serving a 10-year sentence for shooting hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in the feet. A post on his verified social media on Monday shared that Lanez, who was born Daystar Peterson, was “stabbed 14 times- including 7 wounds to his back, 4 to his torso, 2 to the back of his head, and 1 to th…
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