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| Tory Lanez: Rapper taken to hospital after being stabbed in California prison | Tory Lanez: Rapper taken to hospital after being stabbed in California prison |
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| Rapper Tory Lanez has been taken to hospital after he was stabbed at a California prison, state corrections officials said. | Rapper Tory Lanez has been taken to hospital after he was stabbed at a California prison, state corrections officials said. |
| The Canadian hip-hop artist was attacked by another inmate on Tuesday morning in a housing unit at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi, about 75 miles (120km) north of Los Angeles. | The Canadian hip-hop artist was attacked by another inmate on Tuesday morning in a housing unit at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi, about 75 miles (120km) north of Los Angeles. |
| Prison staff "responded, activated 911 and began medical aid" before Lanez, 31, was taken to a local medical facility for further treatment, said Pedro Calderón Michel of the state's corrections department. | Prison staff "responded, activated 911 and began medical aid" before Lanez, 31, was taken to a local medical facility for further treatment, said Pedro Calderón Michel of the state's corrections department. |
| Lanez, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, is serving a 10-year prison sentence for shooting fellow musician Megan Thee Stallion at a party in 2020. | Lanez, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, is serving a 10-year prison sentence for shooting fellow musician Megan Thee Stallion at a party in 2020. |
| No information was provided on Lanez's condition, but media reports indicate his injuries were non-life threatening. | No information was provided on Lanez's condition, but media reports indicate his injuries were non-life threatening. |
| An investigation is underway into the stabbing, which happened at around 07:20 local time (15:20 GMT), Mr Calderón Michel told the BBC. He did not comment on the attacker's motive. | An investigation is underway into the stabbing, which happened at around 07:20 local time (15:20 GMT), Mr Calderón Michel told the BBC. He did not comment on the attacker's motive. |
| Lanez was sentenced in 2023 for three felony gun-related charges, including assault with a semi-automatic firearm. | Lanez was sentenced in 2023 for three felony gun-related charges, including assault with a semi-automatic firearm. |
| He shot Megan Thee Stallion, whose legal name is Megan Pete, as they were leaving a pool party at reality star Kylie Jenner's Hollywood mansion. | |
| The pair argued inside a vehicle about their previous sexual relationship and insulted each other over their careers, Megan Thee Stallion testified during the trial. | The pair argued inside a vehicle about their previous sexual relationship and insulted each other over their careers, Megan Thee Stallion testified during the trial. |
| She said she had demanded to be let out of the vehicle, at which point Lanez started shooting at the ground and shouted at her to "dance". | She said she had demanded to be let out of the vehicle, at which point Lanez started shooting at the ground and shouted at her to "dance". |
| She required surgery to remove bullet fragments from her foot. | She required surgery to remove bullet fragments from her foot. |
| Lanez refused to apologise and maintained his innocence in the shooting. | Lanez refused to apologise and maintained his innocence in the shooting. |
| The case divided the hip-hop world with rappers - including 50 Cent and Iggy Azalea - appearing to take sides in the conflict. Some of them wrote to the court to ask for leniency in Lanez's sentencing. | The case divided the hip-hop world with rappers - including 50 Cent and Iggy Azalea - appearing to take sides in the conflict. Some of them wrote to the court to ask for leniency in Lanez's sentencing. |
| Lanez had seven US top 10 albums in the seven years before his conviction. He has teased the release of a new upcoming album from prison titled Peterson. | Lanez had seven US top 10 albums in the seven years before his conviction. He has teased the release of a new upcoming album from prison titled Peterson. |