The legal team for D4vd—real name David Burke—have been replaced by a public defender after they requested to withdraw from the trial regarding Celeste Hernandez’s murder.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The murder case involving singer D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, will move forward toward a preliminary hearing ...

11:49 AM PT --In addition to D4vd, the Rivas family is suing Josh Marshall, D4vd's manager; Colleen Burke, D4vd's mom; and Sheldon Jacques, D4vd's live-in security guard. D4vd is now facing a fight ...

D4vd (real name David Anthony Burke), the previously rising R&B artist, was arrested in April 2026 in connection with the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. The arrest quickly drew ...

Prosecutors presented what they described as an 18-month text message trail between D4vd and Celeste Rivas … arguing the exchanges documented the progression of their relationship from pregnancy ...

TMZ's got everything you need to know about D4vd and Celeste. Here's how the prosecutors say the timeline breaks down: According to the brief filed by prosecutors on April 29 ... D4vd and Celeste ...

Editor's note: This story contains graphic descriptions that some readers may find disturbing. D4vd's second day in court during a preliminary hearing over his alleged killing of 14-year-old Celeste ...

Los Angeles prosecutors zeroed in Friday on allegations that singer D4vd sexually abused 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez before killing and dismembering her as a four-day preliminary hearing ...