Dr. Dre Faces $10 Million Harassment Lawsuit Filed by Former Marriage Counselor
Dr. Dre is being sued for harassment by his former marriage counselor.
According to TMZ, the lawsuit was filed by Dr. Charles Sophy, who served as a marriage counselor for Dr. Dre and ex-wife, Nicole Young, during their marriage before acting as a mediator in their divorce.
Sophy alleges Dre started inundating him with abusive and threatening text messages in Feb. 2023, calling him a “bitch” and “piece of shit” and warning that he would “make you pay for that.” The messages started coming in 14 months after the divorce was finalized.
Sophy claims that Dre sent people disguised as FBI agents to his residence in a gated community to threaten him. He allegedly employs an increased security presence around his home and wears a bulletproof vest whenever he goes outside.
“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 tells TMZ. “These claims are set forth in detail in a confidential complaint Mr. Young filed in 2023 with the Osteopathic Medical Board of California.”
“That complaint seeks revocation of Dr. Sophy’s license to provide mental health counseling to needy patients,” King continued. “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.”
“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,” he added. “Dr. Sophy has consistently rebuffed Medical Board attempts to investigate these claims, but has now filed this desperate suit while the noose of the Medical Board is tightening.”
Sophy is seeking $10 million in damages and requesting an order requiring that Dre stays 100 yards away from him.
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