4:40 PM PT — Howard King, Dr. Dre‘s legal professional, tells TMZ … “Mr. Sophy bought some textual content messages in 2023 from an offended affected person who had been mistreated, alongside along with his whole household, by a self-proclaimed psychiatric skilled. Nothing has modified since 2023 that will warrant this determined submitting and try for consideration aside from Mr. Younger’s refusal to drop his confidential efforts to have Sophy’s license terminated by the Osteopathic Medical Board.”
4:10 PM PT — The choose has granted the TRO.
Dr. Dre’s former psychiatrist is not simply suing him, he is downright afraid of him — a lot so, he is asking a choose to order the music mogul to remain away … TMZ has realized.
Dr. Charles Sophy filed for a short lived restraining order Friday in L.A. County Court docket … citing the alleged threats he says Dre texted him over the course of 18 months. Sophy, who had served as a wedding counselor for Dre and his now ex-wife Nicole throughout their divorce, desires the court docket to pressure Dre to remain 100 yards away from him and his 22-year-old son.
In line with the docs, obtained by TMZ, he additionally desires Dre to cease contacting him altogether … whether or not by cellphone, textual content or e-mail. Sophy’s worry is clear within the paperwork — he says Dre is aware of the place he lives, and has beforehand been inside his dwelling.
Sophy would not even belief his canine, Maxx and Money, are protected from Dre … he is formally requesting the choose order Dre to keep away from them, too.
As we reported, Sophy’s filed a $10 million lawsuit in opposition to Dre … claiming the “Forgot About Dre” rapper began sending threatening texts in February 2023 — 14 months after Dre and Nicole finalized their divorce.
He claims the texts embody Dre calling him a “bitch” and ominous warnings like, “Don’t fret, I have never forgotten about you.”
The choose has not but granted Sophy’s request.
For his half, Dre, by means of his legal professional Howard King, says Sophy “maliciously” tried to flip Dre’s son in opposition to him through the divorce. He is accusing Sophy of malpractice, and has filed a criticism with the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, searching for to get his medical license revoked.
We have reached out to King concerning the TRO … thus far, no phrase again.
Initially Revealed — 3:44 PM PT
