An Instagram post on his verified social media account stated Lanez, 32, born Daystar Peterson, was “stabbed 14 times - including seven wounds to his back, four to his torso, two to the back of his head, and one to the left side of his face.”

In a statement posted to his official Instagram page on Monday – hours after TMZ reported that the artist, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, 32, was attacked by another prison inmate – his team revealed that he was stabbed 14 times. The name of the prison inmate who initiated the attack was not released.