Texts reveal 14-year-old allegedly murdered by singer D4vd had pregnancy and abortion

Texts reveal 14-year-old allegedly murdered by singer D4vd had pregnancy and abortionImage source, AFP via Getty ImagesBySareen Habeshian and Sam Mulick, Reporting from court in Los AngelesPublished2 minutes agoTexts between singer D4vd and Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the 14-year-old he is accused of murdering, reveal she was pregnant and had had at least one abortion before her death. The messages were shown during a hearing for a judge to determine if the singer, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, should go on trial for the teen's death last year."What [if] the first abortion didn't work?" Celeste texted Burke in June 2024, according to prosecutors. She was 13 years old at the time and he was 19. Prosecutors say Burke killed her after she threatened to reveal he had been abusing a minor and destroy his career. He has pleaded not guilty to charges of murdering and sexually abusing the girl.In an exchange from January 2024, Burke apologised to the teen for "putting her through this", according to messages shown in the Los Angeles court.She responded, "neither of us are capable of watching and taking care of the baby. it's for the best no?"Burke asked, "also my mother always told me to ask this question if I was ever in this situation … it is mine right?" Celeste replied "of course its yours David", according to testimony from a detective.The court heard that in another text to Celeste, sent in June 2024, Burke wrote: "Let's let this abortion be the last one til we have the real one…" Prosecutors presented iCloud data recovered from the defendant's iPhone, showing texts between him and Celeste dating back to 8 August 2022, when she was 11 years old and Burke was 17.D4vd, who rose to fame on TikTok with the viral hits Romantic Homicide and Here With Me, was on tour when police found Celeste's body in the front truck of his Tesla in September 2025 - the day after she would have...