- The singer's mother accused her 30-year-old son Raman of “physically and verbally” abusing Doja
- In her filing, she claimed that he once knocked out Doja's teeth, according to TMZ
- The judge granted Deborah court-ordered protection from Raman, but ruled that Doja must file her own request for a restraining order
Doja Cat's mother has filed for a restraining order against her son and Doja's older brother for alleged “physical and verbal” abuse of the singer.
According to TMZ, Deborah Elizabeth Sawyer claimed in her filing that her 30-year-old son Raman Dalithando Dlamini once knocked out the singer's teeth, although it is not clear when the incident occurred.
Her mother also claimed Raman caused 28-year-old Doja “cuts and bruises” and stole and destroyed some of her property.
Deborah claims Raman also insulted his sister “in a very demeaning and demeaning manner.” [sic]' and claims he made her daughter feel unsafe and traumatized.
DailyMail.com has reached out to representatives for Doja for comment.
Doja Cat's mother has filed for a restraining order against her son and Doja's older brother for alleged “physical and verbal” abuse of the singer; Doja seen in 2023
Deborah claims that Raman has also physically abused her and threatened her on several occasions over the past year.
She claims the most recent incident occurred earlier this month.
Although the judge granted Deborah court-ordered protection from her son pending a permanent restraining order hearing, he did not grant it to Doja, ruling that she must file her own request for a restraining order.
In the documents, Doja's mother noted that a restraining order had previously been issued against her son, but that it had since expired.
Doja – real name Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini – was born in Los Angeles to Deborah, an American graphic designer of Jewish descent, and Dumisani Dlamini, a South African artist of Zulu descent.
He is best known for his role as Crocodile in the original Broadway cast of the musical Sarafina! and the 1992 film adaptation.
In a 2021 profile in Rolling Stone magazine, Doja revealed that she and her brother were one of the few biracial children in their neighborhood and had experienced racism.
She said that when she was growing up, most of her friends were white and Jewish and that her brother always made fun of her because she had no black friends.
In the same interview, her former babysitter Alexis Haines revealed that Doja's brother's behavioral issues “took up a lot of space in that household.”
According to TMZ, Deborah Elizabeth Sawyer claimed in her filing that her son Raman, 30, once knocked out the 28-year-old singer's teeth, although it's not clear when the incident occurred. Her mother also claimed that Raman gave Doja cuts, bruises, stole and destroyed some of her property, and made her feel “unsafe and traumatized”; Doja seen in 2023 The judge granted Deborah court-ordered protection from Raman, but ruled that Doja must file her own request for a restraining order. Not much is known about the singer's family, including how many siblings she has in total. She said in an interview with Fader that they were “scattered across different cities.”
“Maybe there wasn’t room for that [Doja’s] feelings. She had other opportunities and ways to get attention, but she was a good kid, a sweet kid.'
Doja has hinted in the past that she is estranged from her father.
It's not clear how many siblings the Streets singer has in total, although she said in an interview with Fader that they are “scattered across different cities.”
In the same interview, she noted that she feels “blessed” despite not having a nuclear family.
“It's always great to have both parents and all your brothers and sisters in your life and everyone loves each other, but sometimes that's just not the case.”
Doja's Scarlet Tour officially kicked off in October on Halloween night in San Francisco and is in support of her fourth studio album, titled “Scarlet,” which was released in September.
She completed the North American leg of the tour on December 13th in Chicago.
The star will continue the rest of the tour on June 11 with a stop in Glasgow, Scotland, before concluding in Liege, Belgium on July 12.
Doja completed the North American leg of her Scarlet Tour tour on December 13 in Chicago; Pictured performing in Brooklyn in November 2023. Last month she announced international dates for the Scarlet Tour, which begins in the UK in June
It's already on track to become the highest-grossing tour by a female rapper in history.
Both Ice Spice – known for hits like Boy's A Liar Pt. 2 – and Persuasive singer Doechii were the support acts for Doja's North American tour.
Unlike other music artists, the rapper wears a completely new look at every concert instead of undergoing various outfit changes throughout a show.
Another option is that instead of purchasing their merchandise such as T-shirts and hoodies directly at the concert halls, fans can purchase them in their free time from the Doja Cat Store on Amazon.