Doja Cat’s mom seeks restraining order towards son
Singer Doja Cat’s mom, Deborah Elizabeth Sawyer, has filed a short lived restraining order towards the singer’s older brother.
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Doja Cat has been named as a sufferer in a home violence restraining order filed towards the rapper’s brother.
Doja Cat’s mom, Deborah Sawyer, filed a request for a restraining order towards her son Raman Dlamini in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Jan. 12, in keeping with courtroom paperwork obtained by USA TODAY on Thursday. Sawyer alleged within the grievance that Dlamini blocked her from getting into her home on Jan. 10 and refused to go away.
“I felt unsafe in his presence,” Sawyer stated within the submitting. “His actions have induced excessive concern whereas sleeping.”
Sawyer went on to explain a historical past of bodily and verbal abuse from Dlamini, together with an incident in November through which the 30-year-old allegedly choked Sawyer and threatened to kill her. She acknowledged within the grievance that she was beforehand granted a restraining order towards him following an escalation of his alleged abuse in 2017.
In addition to the circumstances of her restraining order request, which embrace a no-contact order and a request for Dlamini to remain a minimum of 300 toes away from Sawyer and her home, Sawyer additionally petitioned the courtroom to increase the order’s safety to Doja Cat (actual identify: Amala Dlamini) and Sawyer’s 13-year-old grandson Myles Dlamini.
The rapper’s mom alleged Dlamini has bodily abused Doja, together with “enamel being knocked out and bruises and lacerations,” and verbally abused her with “degrading and demeaning” language.
“Raman has made her really feel unsafe and traumatized,” Sawyer stated within the submitting.
Sawyer’s grandson Myles has additionally allegedly suffered from Dlamini’s verbal abuse by way of “insults, shaming and demeaning slurs.”
USA TODAY has reached out to representatives for Doja Cat for remark.
A listening to within the case is scheduled for Jan. 31 in Van Nuys, California, in keeping with the LA County Court web site.
Sawyer’s authorized motion comes amid a spate of musical success for Doja Cat. The Grammy-winning rapper launched her fourth album “Scarlet” in September, which peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 and boasted the No. 1 single “Paint the Town Red.”
The “Kiss Me More” emcee, who wrapped her U.S. Scarlet Tour in December, was additionally named as a headliner for Coachella 2024 alongside Lana Del Rey and Tyler, the Creator.
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