Rapper Tory Lanez was stabbed in jail at California Correctional Establishment in Tehachapi on Monday, regulation enforcement officers affirm.
Lanez, whose actual title is Daystar Peterson, was within the yard outdoors Monday morning when one other inmate stabbed him.
“At roughly 7:20 a.m. right this moment, Daystar Peterson (BW0168) was attacked by one other inmate at a housing unit within the California Correctional Establishment (CCI) in Tehachapi,” California Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation deputy press secretary Pedro Calderón Michel stated in an announcement. “Employees instantly responded, activated 911 and commenced medical assist. Peterson was subsequently transported to an outdoor medical facility for additional therapy.”
Michel confirmed that CCI’s investigative companies unit and the Kern County District Legal professional’s workplace have launched an investigation into the incident. The CDCR didn’t disclose his situation however per TMZ, Peterson’s accidents weren’t thought of life-threatening. Reps for Peterson didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Peterson is at present serving a 10-year sentence for capturing hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion. The 2 acquired right into a heated argument whereas in a automobile outdoors a Hollywood Hills occasion in the course of the summer season of 2020. Meg acquired out of the automobile, and, as prosecutors stated, Lanez yelled “dance, bitch,” and shot at her toes, wounding her. Peterson was charged in 2020 and convicted in 2022 earlier than being sentenced in August of 2023.
Peterson launched the eponymous Peterson, his first album since his 2022 conviction, again in March. He shared a put up on Instagram on Friday confirming a brand new album known as Slutty Bass would additionally launch in some unspecified time in the future this summer season. “Alone at Promenade + Miami Bass + Alvin and the Monk$ + slutty darkish rnb vibes = Slutty Bass,” the rapper wrote.
Peterson’s trial was one of the crucial high-profile authorized circumstances in music in years, drawing media consideration across the globe as on-line followers scrutinized the case and Megan Thee Stallion’s personal claims. Meg has spoken concerning the on-line vitriol, telling Girls’s Well being final yr that “individuals count on me to take the punches, take the beating, take the lashings, and deal with it with grace.
“Lots of people didn’t deal with me like I used to be human for a very long time,” Stallion stated. “I really feel like everyone was all the time used to me being the enjoyable and joyful occasion lady. I watched individuals construct me up, tear me down, and be confused about their expectations of me.”
