Dr. Dre’s ex-marriage counselor has obtained a restraining order against him – after filing a $10 million lawsuit accusing the rap mogul of threatening him.
The plaintiff is Dr. Charles Sophy, a psychiatrist who said he counseled the Compton, California native, 59, and his ex-wife Nicole Young, 54, during their marriage and as a mediator following their split.
Sophy said in court docs he has been intimated by Dr. Dre’s threats, and has been donning a bulletproof vest as a precautionary measure as a result.
Now he has taken the added step of filing for a temporary restraining order against Dr. Dre, and a judge has approved the request.
Sophy asked the court to ban Dr. Dre from coming within 100 yards of him, his 22-year-old son and his dogs Maxx and Cash, in court documents cited by TMZ.
Dr. Dre’s ex-marriage counselor has obtained a restraining order against him – after filing a $10 million lawsuit accusing the rap mogul of threatening him; Dr. Dre pictured in March
In filing for the restraining order, Sophy also requested that the rapper be prohibited from contacting him via email, text or phone, and pointed out that Dr. Dre has been to his residence and knows where he lives.
In the initial lawsuit, Sophy told the court that in February of 2023 – one year and two months after the acrimonious divorce was finalized in December 2021 – Dr. Dre began inundating him with ‘abusive and threatening text messages,’ according to TMZ.
Sophy said in legal docs that the Beats Electronics founder had falsely accused him of orchestrating a smear campaign against him amid the split with Young, the outlet reported.
Sophy told the court that Dr. Dre falsely claimed Sophy arranged for an outside party to say inflammatory remarks to media outlets about him.
Sophy said in legal docs that Dr. Dre sent texts vowing he would ‘make [Sophy] pay for that,’ calling him a ‘piece of s***’ and a ‘b****’ amid the text tirades.
The Forgot About Dre artist, whose full name is Andre Young, at one point had his associates masquerading as FBI agents to contact him at the gated community where he resides, Sophy claimed in the suit, according to TMZ.
Sophy told the court in the aftermath of the incident – in which he said the associates impersonating federal officials threatened to physically harm him – he has spent additional money on securing his home.
Sophy said that as result of the incident, he has taken to wear bulletproof vests and caps when he departs his house, the outlet reported.
Dr. Charles Sophy, a psychiatrist who said he counseled the Compton, California native and his ex-wife Nicole Young, 54, during their marriage and as a mediator following their split, is suing the rapper. The former pair pictured in 2018 in LA
Sophy said in court docs he has been intimated by Dr. Dre’s threats, and has been donning a bulletproof vest as a precautionary measure as a result; Dr. Dre pictured 2018
Sophy also asked the court to issue a restraining order keeping Dr. Dre at least 100 yards away.
‘Dr. Sophy filed his suit only after he failed to pressure Mr. Young into dropping efforts to get Dr. Sophy punished for dereliction of duties and incredible incompetence,’ Dr. Dre’s attorney Howard King told TMZ.
King said that Dr. Dre in 2023 filed a confidential complaint with the Osteopathic Medical Board of California about his experience with Sophy.
King said Dr. Dre’s complaint was done with the intent so officials would revoke Sophy’s medical license ‘to provide mental health counseling to needy patients’ after the events that took place amid the divorce.
‘In gross violation of all applicable standards of care, Dr. Sophy inserted himself into a contentious divorce while he simultaneously “treated” not only Mr. and Mrs. Young, but their children,’ King told TMZ.
The musical artist on February 13, 2022 headlined the lauded Super Bowl halftime show in LA, which also featured Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent
At the time of his split from Young, Dr. Dre was seen on Instagram posed in front of a balloon decoration that spelled out, ‘DIVORCED AF’
He continued, ‘He was terminated when it was revealed that he was encouraging one of their children to take sides against Mr. Young, even encouraging his son to go to the press with false allegations in order to force a financial settlement that he recommended.’
King said Sophy ‘has consistently rebuffed’ officials attempts to probe the aforementioned allegations, describing his efforts in filing the suit as ‘desperate.’
At the time of his split from Young – who shares son Truice, 26, and daughter Truly, 23, with – Dr. Dre was seen on Instagram posed in front of a balloon decoration that spelled out, ‘DIVORCED AF.’
The musical artist in 2022 headlined the lauded Super Bowl halftime show in Los Angeles, which also featured Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent.
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