4:40 PM PT — Howard King, Dr. Dre‘s lawyer, tells TMZ … “Mr. Sophy purchased some textual content material messages in 2023 from an indignant affected one that had been mistreated, alongside collectively along with his entire family, by a self-proclaimed psychiatric educated. Nothing has modified since 2023 that will warrant this decided submitting and take a look at for consideration except for Mr. Youthful’s refusal to drop his confidential efforts to have Sophy’s license terminated by the Osteopathic Medical Board.”
4:10 PM PT — The resolve has granted the TRO.
Dr. Dre’s former psychiatrist shouldn’t be merely suing him, he’s downright afraid of him — loads so, he’s asking a resolve to order the music mogul to stay away … TMZ has found.
Dr. Charles Sophy filed for a short restraining order Friday in L.A. County Courtroom … citing the alleged threats he says Dre texted him over the course of 18 months. Sophy, who had served as a marriage counselor for Dre and his now ex-wife Nicole all through their divorce, needs the courtroom to drive Dre to stay 100 yards away from him and his 22-year-old son.
In response to the docs, obtained by TMZ, he moreover needs Dre to stop contacting him altogether … whether or not or not by phone, textual content material or email correspondence. Sophy’s concern is apparent inside the paperwork — he says Dre is conscious of the place he lives, and has beforehand been inside his dwelling.
Sophy wouldn’t even perception his canines, Maxx and Cash, are shielded from Dre … he’s formally requesting the resolve order Dre to avoid them, too.
As we reported, Sophy’s filed a $10 million lawsuit in direction of Dre … claiming the “Forgot About Dre” rapper started 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’ve by no means forgotten about you.”
The resolve has not however granted Sophy’s request.
For his half, Dre, by his lawyer Howard King, says Sophy “maliciously” tried to flip Dre’s son in direction of him by way of the divorce. He’s accusing Sophy of malpractice, and has filed a grievance with the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, in search of to get his medical license revoked.
We have now reached out to King regarding the TRO … to date, no phrase once more.
Initially Revealed — 3:44 PM PT
