{"id":2378496,"date":"2026-04-18T02:56:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T02:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2378496"},"modified":"2026-04-18T02:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T02:56:12","slug":"d4vds-legal-team-claims-singer-was-not-the-cause-of-celeste-rivas-death-after-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/d4vds-legal-team-claims-singer-was-not-the-cause-of-celeste-rivas-death-after-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"D4vd&#8217;s legal team claims singer &#8216;was not the cause&#8217; of Celeste Rivas&#8217; death after arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_fd7405\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Lawyers representing D4vd, real name David Anthony Burke, insist that the 21-year-old &#8216;was not the cause&#8217; of the death of a teenager found inside a vehicle registered to the singer<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1795925\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"D4vd was arrested on Thursday, April 16\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">D4vd was arrested on Thursday, April 16<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">D4vd&#8217;s lawyers are maintaining his innocence as the 21-year-old singer faces murder charges in connection with the murder of Celeste Rivas, the teenage girl whose body was found in the trunk of a Tesla.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/all-about\/tiktok\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">TikTok<\/a> star&#8217;s legal team is maintaining his innocence, insisting that the singer, whose real name is <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/all-about\/d4vd\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">David Anthony Burke<\/a>, had nothing to do with the death of the 14-year-old girl, whose dismembered remains were found in an abandoned car registered to his name in September 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The statement from D4vd&#8217;s legal team comes after <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/breaking-d4vd-arrested-celeste-rivas-1793964\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">the singer was arrested and held without bail on suspicion of the teenager&#8217;s murder.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_918ad2\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1781521\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" 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Police Department&#8217;s Robbery-Homicide Division on Thursday, April 16, at a home he was renting in the Hollywood Hills.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">D4vd was taken into custody and held without bail. The case will be presented to the District Attorney&#8217;s office on Monday, April 20, for &#8220;filing consideration,&#8221; according to a statement released by the LAPD.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-1795908\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1795908\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"LAPD\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1795908.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_LAPD.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1795908.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/1_LAPD.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1795908.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_LAPD.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1795908.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_LAPD.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"LAPD officers broke into the home by smashing a gate and taking the singer D4vd into custody\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">LAPD officers broke into the home by smashing a gate and taking the singer D4vd into custody<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In response to the arrest, D4vd&#8217;s legal team, Blair Berk, Marilyn Bednarski, and Regina Peter, released a statement to the Daily Mail, insisting their client is innocent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Let us be clear, the actual evidence in this case will show that David Burke did not murder Celeste Rivas Hernandez and he was not the cause of her death,&#8221; the statement began. &#8220;There has been no indictment returned by any grand jury in this case and no criminal complaint filed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">They concluded, &#8220;David has only been detained under suspicion. We will vigorously defend David&#8217;s innocence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-1793981\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1793981\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.24\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Celeste and D4vd\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1793981.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/2_D4vd-13yo-girl-found-in-back-of-his-car.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1793981.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/2_D4vd-13yo-girl-found-in-back-of-his-car.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1793981.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/2_D4vd-13yo-girl-found-in-back-of-his-car.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1793981.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/2_D4vd-13yo-girl-found-in-back-of-his-car.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Celeste's remains were found in a car registered to D4vd\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Celeste&#8217;s remains were found in a car registered to D4vd<cite aria-label=\"Image: Instagram\/\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Instagram\/)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The dismembered remains of 14-year-old Celeste were discovered in the front trunk of a Tesla registered to the singer after it was found abandoned and impounded. After workers at the tow company reported a foul odor coming from the vehicle, police found Celeste&#8217;s body on September 8, the day after what would have been her 15th birthday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">After the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner ruled the manner of death as a homicide, detectives began a months-long investigation centered on D4vd&#8217;s connection to the teen, with whom he was rumored to have been romantically involved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The arrest, which was caught on video, showed heavily armed police wearing protective gear before leading the singer out in handcuffs. The street was blocked off for hours as police searched the home, only allowing other celebrity residents like Jimmy Kimmel through to gain access to their homes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Mirror US has reached out to D4vd&#8217;s lawyers for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><em>Click <\/em><\/strong><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"hereLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMNaI0wswpaTqAw?ceid=GB%3Aen&amp;oc=3\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/em><\/strong><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><em> to follow the Mirror US on Google News to stay up to date with all the latest news, sports, and entertainment stories.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<aside class=\"Factbox_factbox-container__hSMOa\" id=\"factbox\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Entering Factbox content\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"747106\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"factbox\" data-testid=\"factbox\">\n<h3 class=\"HeadingThree_heading-three__PBHLs Factbox_heading-three__NXU52 __className_d4be35\">Sign up to our FREE newsletter and get the top stories to your inbox<\/h3>\n<div class=\"Factbox_content__xdMV8\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">DAILY NEWSLETTER: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=ab05ec34-5eed-44b8-861e-5fa7078535c3&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Sign up here<\/a> to get the latest news and updates from the Mirror US straight to your inbox with our FREE newsletter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.themirror.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lawyers representing D4vd, real name David Anthony Burke, insist that the 21-year-old &#8216;was not the cause&#8217; of the death of a teenager found inside a vehicle registered to the singer D4vd was arrested on Thursday, April 16 D4vd&#8217;s lawyers are maintaining his innocence as the 21-year-old singer faces murder charges in connection with the murder [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2378497,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[363369,22693,354997],"class_list":["post-2378496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-d4vd","tag-los-angeles","tag-murder"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/D4vds-legal-team-claims-singer-was-not-the-cause-of.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2378496"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2378498,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378496\/revisions\/2378498"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2378497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2378496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2378496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2378496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}