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Updated · abcnews.com · Apr 18
Tory Lanez Sues California Prison for $100m After Inmate Stabbing
Updated
Updated · abcnews.com · Apr 18

Tory Lanez Sues California Prison for $100m After Inmate Stabbing

46 articles · Updated · abcnews.com · Apr 18
  • Rapper Tory Lanez has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the California prison system after being stabbed 16 times by an inmate in 2025.
  • Lanez alleges the prison failed to protect him by housing him with a violent inmate and claims correctional officers responded too slowly to the attack.
  • Currently serving a 10-year sentence for shooting Megan Thee Stallion, Lanez also claims the prison unlawfully seized his valuable songbooks.
Jailed for violence, can Tory Lanez now win a $100 million lawsuit as a victim of it?
Can California's prison system prove it wasn't negligent after a celebrity inmate was stabbed 16 times?
Will the 'qualified immunity' defense shield prison guards from liability for the near-fatal attack on Tory Lanez?
The attacker claimed self-defense; what is the other side of the story behind the brutal prison stabbing?
Beyond the physical attack, how will courts value a rapper's seized songbooks and his creative future?