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Tory Lanez Sues Prison for $100M After Stabbing
18 Apr
Summary
- Rapper Tory Lanez seeks $100 million in damages.
- He was allegedly stabbed 16 times by an inmate.
- Lanez claims the prison housed him with a dangerous individual.
Tory Lanez has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, along with prison staff at CCI in Tehachapi.
The rapper alleges he was stabbed 16 times by a fellow inmate in May 2025, resulting in permanent facial scarring and two collapsed lungs. He claims the prison's failure to prevent the attack, by housing him with an inmate possessing a violent history, constitutes deliberate indifference.
Furthermore, Lanez asserts that prison guards were absent during the assault and their response was delayed. His lawsuit also includes claims that his original songbooks containing unpublished lyrics, valued for their commercial potential, were confiscated while he was hospitalized.
