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  "title": "Defense lawyers for singer D4vd withdraw from murder case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/defense-lawyers-for-singer-d4vd-withdraw-from-murder-case",
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  "published": "2026-08-31T19:18:42.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/31/d4vd-case-lawyers"
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  "summary": "Singer, accused of murder and sexual abuse of teen Celeste Rivas Hernandez, to be represented by LA public defender Singer D4vd lost his high-profile private lawyers on Monday at a hearing where he entered a new not guilty plea to charges that he killed, sexually abused and dismembered 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. It is not clear why Blair Berk and her colleagues Marilyn Bednarski and…",
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        "title": "US singer D4vd's celebrity lawyers withdraw from murder case",
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        "title": "US singer D4vd’s celebrity lawyers withdraw from murder case",
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        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Singer D4vd’s legal team withdraw from murder case",
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        "published": "2026-08-31T19:38:16.000Z"
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        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "US singer D4vd’s celebrity lawyers withdraw from murder case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/us-singer-d4vds-celebrity-lawyers-withdraw-from-murder-case-4722831",
        "published": "2026-08-31T21:12:10.000Z"
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