Overview

Tory Lanez Stabbed in Prison, also known as Tory Lanez Stabbed 14 Times In Prison, refers to the murder attempt against Canadian rapper Tory Lanez by another prisoner in a housing unit at California Correctional Institution (CCI) in mid-May 2025. According to TMZ, Lanez, who is serving a 10-year sentence for the 2020 shooting of Megan Thee Stallion, was stabbed 14 times and rushed to a local medical facility for further treatment. Online, Tory Lanez's stabbing incident gained viral attention on X / Twitter and TikTok, with some netizens celebrating the incident by sharing memes and jokes mocking the rapper.

Background

On May 12th, 2025, Tory Lanez's team posted a statement on Instagram^[1] saying the rapper was stabbed 14 times, including "7 wounds in the back, 4 on his torso, 2 to the back of his head, and 1 to the left side of his face." Lanez's statement amassed more than 626,000 likes in a day.

A representative for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation confirmed to TMZ^[2] the rapper was attacked by "another prisoner in a housing unit at California Correctional Institution (CCI) in Tehachapi around 7:20 this morning."

According to the BBC,^[5] an investigation is underway into the stabbing and "prison staff began first aid before Lanez was taken to a local medical facility for further treatment."

Online Reactions

Online, multiple netizens from X and TikTok shared ironic memes and posts celebrating Tory Lanez getting stabbed 14 times, especially Megan Thee Stallion fans.

For example, on May 12th, 2025, X^[3] user @KingTrillaX posted a video of a group of people dancing, captioning it, "I’m crying at the whole Twitter celebrating Tory Lanez getting stabbed lmfaooo." The video (seen below) amassed more than 1 million views and 63,000 likes in a day.

On the same day, TikTok^[4] user @moonruledmami posted an ironic video inviting people to throw a party after hearing about the rapper's stabbing in prison. The post (seen below) received roughly 451,000 plays and 120,000 likes in a day.

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