Dr. Dre requested for the elimination of a restraining order after a psychiatrist sued him for harassment. Based on court docket paperwork obtained by TMZ, Dr. Dre accused Dr. Charles Sophy of “racist” justifications for the lawsuit and denied threatening the psychiatrist.
Sophy was granted a restraining order in October. Dr. Dre, whose actual title is Andre Younger, claimed there was no “credible menace of future violence.” He mentioned Sophy was “invoking racist caricature that depicts Black males, like [Dr. Dre], as inherently violent.”
Dr. Dre admitted he despatched expletive-laden texts to Sophy, who served as a counselor in the course of the producer’s divorce. Sophy believed he confronted actual hazard.
“Somewhat than treating the mediation course of as a chance for therapeutic, [Dr. Dre] determined to take his frustrations in regards to the mediation out on Dr. Sophy — frustrations that manifested themselves within the type of a virtually year-long sustained marketing campaign of late-night texts, threats of intimidation and violence, and homophobic rhetoric,” Sophy’s lawsuit alleged.
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Sophy accused Dr. Dre of orchestrating a scheme to have faux FBI brokers intimidate the psychiatrist. Sophy mentioned he felt the necessity to enhance his safety and put on a bulletproof menace after the incident.
“It was a calculated, illegal try … to threaten his bodily security and ship the unmistakable message that [Dr. Dre] can attain Dr. Sophy even within the sanctity of his house,” Sophy’s legal professionals wrote.
Howard King, Dr. Dre’s lawyer, described the lawsuit as “determined.” King mentioned Sophy was making an attempt to deflect from issues offered to a medical board.
“Dr. Sophy filed his swimsuit solely after he didn’t stress [Dr. Dre] into dropping efforts to get Dr. Sophy punished for dereliction of duties and unimaginable incompetence,” King instructed TMZ. “These claims are set forth intimately in a confidential criticism Mr. Younger filed in 2023 with the Osteopathic Medical Board of California. “That criticism seeks revocation of Dr. Sophy’s license to offer psychological well being counseling to needy sufferers. In gross violation of all relevant requirements of care, Dr. Sophy inserted himself right into a contentious divorce whereas he concurrently ‘handled’ not solely Mr. and Mrs. Younger, however their youngsters.”
Sophy sought $10 million in damages. Dr. Dre requested the court docket to disclaim future protecting orders.
