Dr. Dre filed a $10 million lawsuit from a former divorce counselor

Dr. Dre. Credit: Gari Askew.

LOS ANGELES (Celebrity Access) – Dr. Dre (Andre Young) is facing a $10 million lawsuit accusing him of harassment by Dr. Charles J. Sophya psychiatrist who claims to have served as a marriage counselor and mediator for Dre and his ex-wife, Nicole Young. The lawsuit, filed in a Los Angeles court on October 9, alleges that Dre subjected Sophy to “threats, intimidation and homophobic rhetoric” after the psychiatrist became involved in the couple’s divorce.

Sophy’s lawsuit states that he provided therapy and mediation services to Dre and his wife starting in 2018, and continued through their divorce proceedings, which ended in a $100 million settlement in 2021. However, in February 2023, Dre allegedly started harassing him through a series of threatening text messages. In these messages, Dre reportedly accused the doctor of ethical violations and made threats such as: “You used the wrong one” and “You will have to pay for that.”

The harassment went beyond just text messages, with claims that Dre sent fake FBI agents to Sophy’s home. This incident is said to have prompted Sophy to hire private security and take extreme measures, such as wearing a bulletproof vest. The lawsuit accuses Dre of harassment, emotional distress and violations of California law, including a hate crime statute for alleged homophobic threats.

Dre’s lawyer Howard Kingresponded, accusing Sophy of filing the lawsuit in retaliation after Dre filed a complaint with the California Osteopathic Medical Board, seeking to revoke the doctor’s medical license. King claims that Sophy encouraged one of Dre’s children to turn against him during the divorce proceedings and attempted to force a financial settlement by urging Dre’s son to come forward with false accusations.

The case will now play out in court, with both sides presenting starkly different stories about Sophy’s role in Dre’s high-profile divorce.