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Celeste Rivas’ Family Slams Singer Over Claims He’s Broke
D4VD
Celeste Rivas’ Family Calls BS
Over Claims He’s Broke
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Celeste Rivas’ parents are speaking out after D4VD claimed in court that he’s broke and cannot afford his superstar legal team, TMZ has learned.
The family attorney, Patrick Steinfeld, tells TMZ, “The Rivas Hernandez family was shocked to learn that David Anthony Burke claims to be indigent.”
The statement continues, “It is unfathomable that our justice system qualifies David Anthony Burke as indigent when D4VD has 5+ billion streams with 16 million monthly listeners on a single streaming platform, and controls three corporations” — pointing out D4VD Entertainment, Skullrose Merchandising and Headspace Publishing, specifically.
Steinfeld continues to claim “David Anthony Burke is not indigent. His assets are protected by his companies. Perhaps he would have money if he just asked one of his corporations.”
Patrick said the residents of L.A. should be “outraged” because it will be “the taxpayers that are picking the tab to defend this millionaire on charges of murder, continuous sexual assault of a minor under 14 years of age, and unlawful mutilation of human remains.”
As TMZ first reported, D4VD’s powerhouse lawyer, Blair Berk, dropped out of the case Monday after the singer told the court he was indigent … but Celeste’s family isn’t buying it.
Berk, Bednarski and Peter told us … “This morning the court granted our request to withdraw as counsel and appointed the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office, after it was determined David qualified for appointed counsel.”