Dr. Dre is no longer required to keep his distance from the divorce therapist suing him for $10 million over alleged harassment. A California judge ruled Tuesday that Dr.
Charles Sophy failed to prove that Dre, born Andre Young, poses a threat to his physical safety. The finding meant that a prior restraining order granted on a provisional basis last month was immediately dismissed. “The court finds the party requesting the order of protection did not sustain the applicable burden of proof and accordingly the request is denied.
Any temporary restraining order earlier issued is hereby dissolved,” Los Angeles County Judge Melanie Ochoa ruled Tuesday afternoon, according to a minute order obtained by Rolling Stone . Sophy appeared in person at the hearing and gave live testimony. Dre appeared remotely and testified over video.
In a sworn statement filed Monday, Dre blasted Sophy’s Oct. 9 lawsuit and Oct. 11 restraining order application as elements of “a misguided attempt to undermine” his reputation after Dre filed a complaint against Sophy with California’s medical board last May.
In his own court filings, Sophy claimed that Dre subjected him to a “systematic and malicious” barrage of “unbearable harassment” that left him wearing a bulletproof vest and fearing for his life. He said Dre hired him in 2018 to mediate the breakdown of his decades-long marriage to his now ex-wife, Nicole Young, but then turned on him after the pair reached a settlement in late 2.