Family of Celeste Rivas Hernandez files lawsuit against singer D4vd

Key Points:

• The family of Celeste Rivas Hernandez has filed a civil lawsuit against singer D4vd (David Anthony Burke) and several associates, alleging wrongful death, sexual battery, human trafficking, and other serious claims related to her 2025 murder.
• The lawsuit names D4vd's family members, personal managers, security guard, and his entertainment and publishing companies, seeking damages for Rivas Hernandez's death, abuse, and emotional distress without specifying an amount.
• Rivas Hernandez's dismembered remains were found in the trunk of a Tesla registered to D4vd in September 2025; he was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, sexual abuse of a child, and unlawful mutilation, pleading not guilty.
• Prosecutors allege D4vd began a sexual relationship with Rivas Hernandez when she was 13 and killed her after she threatened to expose the relationship, with the last sighting of her at his Hollywood Hills home in April 2025.
• The civil lawsuit was filed shortly after what would have been Rivas Hernandez's 16th birthday, with a vigil held in her memory on September 7.