Singer d4Vd cancels US tour amid investigation into death of teenage girl found in his Tesla
Rising singer d4vd has canceled the rest of his US tour in the middle of an investigation into the death of a 15-year-old girl whose rotting body was found in his car.
NBC News reported that the organizers of his concerts in San Francisco and Los Angeles—which were scheduled on Friday, Sept. 19 at The Warfield and Saturday, Sept. 20 at The Greek Theatre—announced the tour cancellations.
The rapper's website also showed more canceled shows.
The teenager, identified as Celeste Hernandez, was first reported missing on April 15, 2024 in Lake Elsinore, California.
On Sept. 8 this year, her dismembered body was discovered wrapped in plastic in the front trunk of the singer’s Tesla. The vehicle was at a Hollywood impound lot.
Hernandez’s body was discovered when a call was placed to the police regarding foul odors coming from an abandoned Tesla in Hollywood Hills. Investigators later revealed the car had been in the tow yard for several days before the odors were reported.
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 death.
Her family, in a GoFundMe page, mourned the death of Hernandez. “As many of you know, Celeste Rivas Hernandez has been identified as the body found last week. Her family is heartbroken and devastated by this tragic loss.”
Eerie connections
Since the discovery of her body, connections between her and d4vd 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 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.
Although he hasn’t released a statement regarding the investigation, his spokesperson has told the media that he is “fully cooperating with the authorities.”
