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D4vd is back in the headlines as his preliminary hearing continues in the case involvingCeleste Rivas Hernandez’s death. A new testimony is shedding light on their alleged relationship. Officials also revealed text messages showing the two discussed pregnancy and abortion before her death.
During D4vd’s hearing on July 24, prosecutors reviewed January 2024 text messages exchanged between him and Celeste Rivas Hernandez. The messages reportedly showed the singer apologizing to Hernandez for “putting her through this” before Hernandez replied, “it’s okay.” Celeste then added, “neither of us are capable of watching and taking care of the baby. It’s for the best no?”D4vd allegedly apologized again before asking whether the pregnancy involved him, to which Celeste replied, “of course its yours.”
Furthermore, prosecutors detailed D4vd and Hernandez’s alleged relationship and presented graphic sexual images they said showed the two together. Authorities reportedly found the images on the musician’s iPhone after searching his home in September 2025. Prosecutors allege D4vd had a sexual relationship with Hernandez when she was 13 and he was 18. They argue that their history played a role in her death after she threatened to expose their relationship.
Investigators launched their case against D4vd in September 2025 after Los Angeles police found human remains in a Tesla registered to him at a Hollywood tow yard.Officers responded to reports of a foul odor coming from the impounded vehicle and later identified the victim as Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who had been missing since April 2024.
Then in April 2026 D4vd was arrested in Hollywood, California. Authorities charged him with lewd and lascivious acts involving a person under 14 years old, mutilation of a human body, and first-degree murder in Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s death. Prosecutors also added special-circumstance allegations, claiming he acted with financial motives, waited to commit the crime, and killed a witness tied to an investigation. Despite the allegations, he pleaded not guilty to Hernandez’s murder in April of this year.
