Rapper Tory Lanez Stabbed in Jail Whereas Serving Time for Taking pictures Kamala Harris Surrogate Megan Thee Stallion

TEHACHAPI, Calif. (AP) — Rapper Tory Lanez was hospitalized after an assault Monday at a California jail the place he’s serving a 10-year sentence for capturing hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion within the ft, authorities stated.

Lanez, whose authorized identify is Daystar Peterson, was attacked at a housing unit on the California Correctional Establishment in Tehachapi, at about 7:20 a.m., Pedro Calderon Michel, spokesman for the state Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, stated in an e-mail.

Michel didn’t specify how Lanez was attacked, however a number of retailers reported he was stabbed.

Workers instantly gave Lanez medical help and referred to as 911, and he was taken to an outdoor hospital, Michel stated. The jail’s investigative unit and the Kern County District Legal professional’s Workplace are investigating, he stated.

In December 2022, Lanez was convicted of three felonies: assault with a semiautomatic firearm; having a loaded, unregistered firearm in a car and discharging a firearm with gross negligence.

Megan, whose authorized identify is Megan Pete, testified throughout the trial that in July 2020, after they left a celebration at Kylie Jenner’s Hollywood Hills residence, Lanez fired the gun in the back of her ft and shouted for her to bounce as she walked away from an SUV wherein that they had been using.