Dr. Dre‘s former psychiatrist is not simply suing him, he is downright fearful of him — a lot so, he is asking a choose to order the music mogul to remain away … TMZ has discovered.
Dr. Charles Sophy filed for a short lived restraining order Friday in L.A. County Court docket … citing the alleged threats he says Dre texted him over the course of 18 months. Sophy, who had served as a wedding counselor for Dre and his now ex-wife Nicole throughout their divorce, desires the court docket to drive Dre to remain 100 yards away from him and his 22-year-old son.
In response to the docs, obtained by TMZ, he additionally desires Dre to cease contacting him altogether … whether or not by cellphone, textual content or electronic mail. Sophy’s worry is clear within the paperwork — he says Dre is aware of the place he lives, and has beforehand been inside his residence.
Sophy does not even belief his canines, Maxx and Money, are protected from Dre … he is formally requesting the choose order Dre to steer clear of them, too.
As we reported, Sophy’s filed a $10 million lawsuit in opposition to Dre … claiming the “Forgot About Dre” rapper began sending threatening texts in February 2023 — 14 months after Dre and Nicole finalized their divorce.
He claims the texts embrace Dre calling him a “bitch” and ominous warnings like, “Don’t worry, I haven’t forgotten about you.”
The choose has not but granted Sophy’s request.
For his half, Dre, by way of his lawyer Howard King, says Sophy “maliciously” tried to flip Dre’s son in opposition to him in the course of the divorce. He is 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.
