Tory Lanez continues to be recovering from a brutal jail stabbing and his crew has accused TMZ of selling a false narrative by airing an interview with the person who attacked him.
The artist’s spokesperson, Diana London, blasted the outlet for giving airtime to Santino Casio, the inmate who stabbed Lanez 14 occasions on Might 13 contained in the California Correctional Establishment in Tehachapi.
Casio, who’s serving a life sentence for homicide, claimed in a telephone interview with TMZ that he acted in self-defense after allegedly listening to Lanez had put a bounty on his head.
London known as the interview irresponsible and accused TMZ of enabling a convicted killer to unfold “rumour” whereas Lanez was hospitalized with collapsed lungs.
“TMZ, of all individuals, give this disgusting, vile human being a platform to spew these lies when this man (Tory), at that time, [was] in a mattress within the hospital preventing for his life,” London mentioned. “And now we have to defend, as a substitute of speaking in regards to the well-being of this man who’s harmless already and who’s a sufferer of many individuals within the system who railroaded this man.”
Casio advised TMZ he and Tory Lanez had been on good phrases earlier than issues escalated. He claimed Lanez confirmed him a weapon and threatened him, prompting the stabbing.
He additionally mentioned he was stabbed within the leg through the altercation, which he used to assist his self-defense declare. London dismissed the concept Lanez had any motive to impress violence, particularly along with his authorized crew engaged on his launch.
“Why within the hell would Tory need to kill somebody when he actually may very well be pardoned or get out of jail?” she mentioned. “He has every part to lose at this level.”
Tory Lanez is serving a 10-year sentence after being convicted in 2022 for capturing Megan Thee Stallion in each toes following a Hollywood Hills get together.
His crew has continued to argue his innocence, pointing to inconsistencies within the case and evaluating it to wrongful convictions just like the Central Park 5.
“Tory voluntarily gave his DNA,” London mentioned. “As a result of they have been like, would you are available in and do a swab? And he was like, yeah, completely, as a result of he knew that his fingerprints weren’t on that gun. It wasn’t his gun.”
Final month, Florida Consultant Anna Paulina Luna demanded freedom for Tory Lanez and urged California Governor Gavin Newsom to reexamine the 2020 incident.
Tory Lanez’s crew additionally launched an internet site, 36hourslater.com, that claimed to current new materials proving his innocence. Megan Thee Stallion’s lawyer, Alex Spiro, dismissed the web site as a PR stunt to sway public opinion.
“Tory Lanez’s crew can’t hold a narrative straight,” Spiro mentioned. “Final week, they argued that Kelsey Harris shot Megan and now, they’re claiming that Megan solely stepped on glass. They proceed to rehash previous proof from trial and re-package it as new data to desperately sway public opinion.
“There was no new proof displayed right this moment, merely a tragic try from Tory’s crew to repeat our presentation format to hawk misinformation.”
