D4vd's manager breaks silence on rotting body found in singer's car
The manager of d4vd has spoken out after a decomposing body was found in the trunk of the singer's Tesla.
In the comment section of a TikTok video about the case of teenage girl Celeste Rivas Hernandez, Josh Marshall shut down rumors that his artist has any ties to it.
"I never received any emails. I had zero knowledge of anything and I don’t live in California," he commented. "Also I work remotely 95% of the time and my job doesn’t require me to have much interaction with any of my clients/David, as there are many others that work with him on a day to day capacity, not me."
He said that the news "is tragic for so many and for her family."
"I hope the proper authorities get to the bottom of it soon. Let me remind people a lot of this is speculation and alleged. In the meantime, I am with my family helping them emotionally get through the news of this tragedy. Please report on factual information," he continued.
Marshall confirmed to Los Angeles Magazine that he was the one who made the comment on the TikTok entry.
Hernandez was first reported missing on April 15, 2024 in Lake Elsinore, California.
On Sept. 8 this year, her body was discovered wrapped in plastic in the front trunk of d4vd's car. The vehicle was at a Hollywood impound lot.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office found Hernandez’s body to be “severely decomposed.” It would need more time to determine the cause of her death.
Eerie connections
Since the discovery of her body, connections between her and d4vd—whose legal name is David Anthony Burke—have cropped up.
The case is being investigated as a homicide. According to ABC Los Angeles, police executed a search warrant on Sept. 17 at the Hollywood Hills mansion where d4vd, 20, has been staying.
New York Post reported that in 2023, fan chatrooms were abuzz with rumors about d4vd dating a teenage girl named Celeste. Social media users also said that around the same time, D4vd made a track, unreleased, that includes a mention of the name “Celeste” twice.
According to TMZ, Hernandez’s mother said that before her daughter went missing, the teen had been dating a man named David.
Another connection is a tattoo that reads “Shhh”—both Hernandez and d4vd have it on their right index fingers.
d4vd, whose hit Romantic Homicide was released in 2022, was in the middle of his US tour for his first album Withered when Hernandez’s body was found. He has cancelled some of his shows under his concert tour.
Although he hasn’t released a statement regarding the investigation, his spokesperson has told media that he is “fully cooperating with the authorities.”
