Dr. Dre slammed with $10 million harassment lawsuit

Dr. Dre is being sued for $10 million (£7.7 million) over claims of a “malicious campaign of harassment” by a psychiatrist who provided marriage counseling and mediation for him and his ex-wife during their divorce.

In a case filed in a Los Angeles court and reported by Billboard, Dr Charles J Sophy claimed Dr. Dre (real name Andre Young) had subjected him to an “ongoing barrage of threats” after he had “worked diligently” to help him resolve his disputes with his then-wife, Nicole Young.

“Rather than treating the mediation process as an opportunity for healing, (Dre) decided to take his frustrations about the mediation out on Dr Sophy – frustrations that manifested themselves in the form of a nearly year-long sustained campaign of late-night texts, threats of intimidation and violence, and homophobic rhetoric,” wrote the doctor’s lawyer, Christopher Frost.

The lawsuit aims to obtain a restraining order to stop the alleged harassment and seek monetary damages of at least $10 million (£7.7 million). Dr. Dre has not yet responded to these allegations.

Following a 24-year marriage, Young filed for divorce from Dr. Dre in 2020, accusing him of abusive behavior, which he denied.

After 18 months of legal battles, they finalized their divorce in December 2021 with a $100 million (£77 million) settlement.