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Prison Chaos Disrupts Tory Lanez Phone Recording Session

BY Nii Ogbamey Tetteh February 26, 2025 6:50 PM EDT
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Incarcerated musician, Tory Lanez, reportedly had his recording session cut short when a disturbance occurred inside a part of the California Correctional facility, where he serves jail time.

Excerpts of the video online, show the artiste rapping through the prison telephone when the disturbance occurred behind him. He tried to continue his line but eventually had to stop and leave the scene.

READ ALSO: Megan Thee Stallion Secures Restraining Order Against Tory Lanez

The Canadian artiste announced his Prison Tapes series last year and released two songs titled Cell 245 and Wish I Never Met You, believed to be directed at Megan Thee Stallion.

Tory Lanez had said he and his engineer had found a way to record music over the jail phone and still maintain its quality.

READ ALSO: Tory Lanez Responds To Megan Thee Stallion’s Restraining Order Petition: Here Is What He Said

Last month, Tory Lanez (aka Dayster Peterson) responded to a petition filed by Megan Thee Stallion seeking to place a restraining order on him in prison.

His representatives had said Megan and her legal team were “inappropriately” using the justice system.

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It would be recalled that Megan filed a restraining order on Tuesday, December 17, requesting the Los Angeles Superior Court to prevent Tory Lanez (aka Daystar Peterson) from “orchestrating harassment” against her through third parties while in prison.

Court documents indicated that Tory Lanez had been harassing Megan from prison through social media and utilizing third parties.

READ ALSO: Megan Thee Stallion Petitions Court To Stop Tory Lanez From Harassing Her

However, lawyers for Lanez downplayed the motion, describing it as “a frivolous request” and that Lanez had “zero direct contact” with the Cobra singer.

“When celebrity with millions of dollars and backed by large corporations disagrees with free speech or opinions, they weaponize the justice system, failing to understand that they are public figures, who voluntarily catapulted themselves into the limelight, unable to deal with the controversy and public opinions,” part of the motion cited by some outlets read.

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Tory Lanez was sentenced to ten years in prison after being convicted of shooting Megan Thee Stallion in 2020. He was found guilty of first-degree assault with a firearm, discharge of a firearm with gross negligence, and having a concealed firearm in a vehicle.

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