New Death Certificate Suggests Celeste Rivas May Have Been Pregnant

BY Gabriel Bras Nevares
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New Death Certificate Celeste Rivas May Have Been Pregnant
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Earlier this week, prosecutors in the Celeste Rivas case claimed she and D4vd exchanged texts about sex and abortion while she was underage.

New details continue to emerge about the D4vd case from prosecutors and beyond, such as the alleged details of his Celeste Rivas relationship. Authorities accused him of murdering her after she threatened to ruin his career over their alleged romance, and the state's claims don't stop there.

According to ABC7 New York, an updated death certificate for Rivas states it's unclear if she was pregnant in the year before she passed away. Prosecutors alleged her texts with the singer contained references to sexual activity, pregnancy, and abortion, along with claiming there are explicit pictures "documenting and corroborating their sexual relationship."

This claim from prosecutors joins other alleged evidence against D4vd concerning Celeste Rivas. Prosecutors provided an alleged timeline of their relationship, claiming they met when she was 11 and he was 16. They also claimed to have evidence connecting the artist to the crime, such as positive DNA samples in his garage and purchase history of items related to allegedly dismembering and disposing the body.

As for the pregnancy rumors, it's unclear if prosecutors will use this in their arguments or if D4vd's team will push back on this. There are a lot of allegations and alleged pieces of evidence to go through, and the case is growing more complex.

When Did D4vd Meet Celeste Rivas?

The singer is expected to return to court later this month in Los Angeles for a preliminary hearing on May 26, where prosecutors will reportedly present more evidence and witnesses. D4vd pleaded not guilty to the charges against him, which include first-degree murder, lewd sexual acts with someone under 14 years old, and mutilating human remains. Prosecutors also alleged they found over 40 terabytes of child sex abuse material on his devices.

Prosecutors claimed D4vd and Celeste Rivas met in January of 2022, when she was 11 and he was 16. They claim they began a sexual relationship in November of 2023, when she was 13 and he was 18. Despite the artist later allegedly learning of her underage status, he allegedly continued to pursue her. Prosecutors claimed he paid a high school student $1,000 to give her a cellphone so they could keep talking.

About The Author
Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.

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