{
  "id": 4687873,
  "title": "D4vd Abruptly Parts Ways With Legal Team in Favor of Public Defenders",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/d4vd-abruptly-parts-ways-with-legal-team-in-favor-of-public-defenders",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-31T17:45:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/music/news/d4vd-abruptly-parts-ways-with-legal-team-public-defenders-1236847525/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Singer D4vd has parted ways with his legal representation in favor of public defenders for his case in which he is accused of allegedly killing and dismembering a 14-year-old girl. The singer, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, appeared in a Los Angeles court earlier this morning and asked to have the public defender’s […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}