Tory Lanez
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Canadian rapper Tory Lanez was hospitalised Monday after being attacked in the California prison where he is serving a 10-year sentence for shooting hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion, authorities said.
Lanez, 32, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, was attacked by another prisoner Monday morning at a prison in Tehachapi, near Bakersfield, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said in a statement.
Lanez was transported to a medical facility outside the prison, the department said. It did not provide further details about Lanez’s condition, but a statement posted on his Instagram account late Monday said that he had been stabbed 14 times.
“Both of his lungs collapsed, and he was placed on a breathing apparatus,” the statement said. “He is now breathing on his own.” A representative for Lanez said Monday night that he had no updates beyond the statement.
In August 2023, a Los Angeles judge sentenced Lanez to 10 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of shooting Megan Thee Stallion in both her feet following an argument three years earlier. He was convicted on three felony counts, including assault with a semiautomatic handgun.
At the time of the shooting, Megan Thee Stallion had been on a steep trajectory to stardom, thanks in large part to blockbuster collaborations with Beyoncé and Cardi B.
Last year, Megan Thee Stallion asked for a restraining order against Lanez. In court filings, her lawyers accused him of waging a “campaign of harassment” against her from prison, including by employing bloggers to spread defamatory statements about her.
A judge granted a restraining order against Lanez until 2030, The Associated Press reported.