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Doja Cat's brother accused of knocking out her teeth, court filing claims

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Published 09:51 18 Jan 2024 GMT

Doja Cat's brother accused of knocking out her teeth, court filing claims

Doja Cat's mom made a series of allegations about her son in the Los Angeles filing

Emily Brown

Emily Brown

Doja Cat's brother, Raman Dalithando Dlamini, has been accused of knocking out the singer's teeth in a court filing submitted by their mom.

Deborah Elizabeth Sawyer made the shocking claim in the documents filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on January 12, when she requested a temporary restraining order be granted against 30-year-old Dlamini.

Doja Cat is the youngest of her siblings.
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In the legal document obtained by Page Six, Sawyer claimed her daughter, whose real name is Amala Ratna Zadile Dlamini, had also suffered a series of cuts and bruises as a result of her brother's alleged actions.

“Raman has verbally assaulted her in a very degrading and demeaning manor [sic],” the filing claims.

Sawyer also alleged the singer had been made to feel 'unsafe and traumatized', and that she'd had some of her personal belongings stolen and damaged by Dlamini.

As well as alleged violence towards Doja, Sawyer claimed that Dlamini had also been physically abusive towards her personally 'several times' over the past year, including in early January.

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Doja Cat's mom accused her brother of damaging the singer's belongings.
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Her son also allegedly threatened to kill her, according to the document.

This is not the first time Sawyer has requested a temporary restraining order against her son.

The mom has been granted the orders since 2017, but those orders have since expired.

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In response to the filing, a Los Angeles judge granted Sawyer court-ordered protection from Dlamini, pending a hearing for a permanent restraining order.

However, the judge did not grant the order for Doja, instead stating the singer would need to request an order of her own.

Doja is the youngest child of her mom and dad, Dumisani Dlamini, and was born in Los Angeles before moving to New York.

She's previously admitted that she doesn't know her dad 'very well', though described him as an 'incredible dancer and a great actor'.

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Doja Cat grew up mainly with her mother and brother.
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When Doja was still a child, she moved with her mother and brother to an ashram in California headed by Alice Coltrane, the wife of jazz musician John Coltrane.

There, she learned her first dance moves, telling Time Magazine: "I think that helped shape how I emote on stage because it’s a very emotional form of dance."

The family eventually moved back to Los Angeles.

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In 2021, Doja described her mom as a being 'like, a hippie from the '60s'.

"Super, like, chill with most things,” Doja continued, speaking to Billboard. “When it came to music and everything, she wanted to be a part of it. She wanted to hear it.”

UNILAD has contacted representatives for Doja Cat for comment.

If you are experiencing domestic violence, please know that you are not alone. You can talk in to the National Domestic Violence Hotline on 1−800−799−SAFE(7233) or TTY 1−800−787−3224 or (206) 518-9361 (Video Phone Only for Deaf Callers). The Hotline provides service referrals to agencies in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Featured Image Credit: Instagram/@dojacat

Topics: US News, Music, Celebrity

Emily Brown
Emily Brown

Emily Brown is UNILAD Editorial Lead at LADbible Group. She first began delivering news when she was just 11 years old - with a paper route - before graduating with a BA Hons in English Language in the Media from Lancaster University. Emily joined UNILAD in 2018 to cover breaking news, trending stories and longer form features. She went on to become Community Desk Lead, commissioning and writing human interest stories from across the globe, before moving to the role of Editorial Lead. Emily now works alongside the UNILAD Editor to ensure the page delivers accurate, interesting and high quality content.

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