Rapper Tory Lanez was stabbed in prison at California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi on Monday, according to several reports.
According to TMZ and the Los Angeles Times, Lanez, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, was in the yard outside Monday morning when another inmate stabbed him. Per TMZ, he was taken to a local hospital in Bakersfield to treat his injuries, which aren’t considered life-threatening, and it’s unclear what had provoked the attack.
Reps for Peterson didn’t immediately respond to request for comment, nor did representatives for the Kern County Sheriff’s Department or the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Peterson is currently serving a 10-year sentence for shooting hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion. The two got into a heated argument while in a car outside a Hollywood hills party during the summer of 2020. Meg got out of the car, and and as prosecutors said, Lanez yelled “dance, bitch,” and shot at her feet, wounding her. Peterson was charged in 2020 and convicted in 2022 before he was sentenced in August of 2023.
Peterson released the eponymous Peterson, his first album since his 2022 conviction, back in March. He shared a post on Instagram Friday confirming a new album called Slutty Bass would also release at some point this summer. “Alone at Prom + Miami Bass + Alvin and the Monk$ + slutty dark rnb vibes = Slutty Bass,” the rapper wrote.
Peterson’s trial was one of the most high-profile legal cases in music in years, drawing media attention around the globe as online fans scrutinized the case and Megan Thee Stallion’s own claims. Meg has spoken about the online vitriol, telling Women’s Health last year that “people expect me to take the punches, take the beating, take the lashings, and handle it with grace.”
“A lot of people didn’t treat me like I was human for a long time,” Stallion said. “I feel like everybody was always used to me being the fun and happy party girl. I watched people build me up, tear me down, and be confused about their expectations of me.”
