{"id":16357,"date":"2026-07-25T03:18:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T22:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16357"},"modified":"2026-07-25T03:18:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T22:18:37","slug":"private-investigator-kicked-out-of-d4vds-trial-and-celeste-rivas-family-attorney-gets-strict-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16357","title":{"rendered":"Private Investigator Kicked Out Of D4vd&#8217;s Trial &#8211; And Celeste Rivas&#8217; Family Attorney Gets Strict Warning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Things got intense at <strong>D4vd<\/strong>\u2018s preliminary hearing on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s still not been decided just yet if the singer, whose real name is <strong>David Anthony Burke<\/strong>, will go to trial for murder. But if he does, this private investigator could cause a problem for the case! On Thursday, prosecutor <strong>Beth Silverman<\/strong> called out a PI in court, reminding the judge that he was present during the grand jury testimony.<\/p>\n<p>Why does this matter? Well, if D4vd\u00a0<em>does\u00a0<\/em>go to trial <a href=\"https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/d4vd-arrested-allegedly-murdering-celeste-rivas\/\">for the murder of <strong>Celeste Rivas<\/strong><\/a>, then the PI could be used as a witness later in the case. And potential witnesses aren\u2019t allowed at preliminary hearings. So the judge kicked the investigator out!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/celeste-rivas-murder-d4vd-tesla-was-filled-with-air-fresheners-when-decomposing-remains-were-found\/\">Related: Celeste Murder: New Details Reveal What Else Was Found In D4vd\u2019s Tesla<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not only that, Silverman reportedly called out Celeste\u2019s family\u2019s attorney, too. She told the judge that <strong>Patrick Steinfeld<\/strong> did speak to the PI. Steinfeld said he or the PI didn\u2019t realize they were breaking any rules by chatting, and he didn\u2019t know the investigator was a potential witness. Silverman threatened to get him kicked out, too, if he messed up like this again!<\/p>\n<p>Lots of tension in court this week, no doubt. And not the kind of mix-up you want to hear about in such a high-profile, important case. Reactions, Perezcious readers?<\/p>\n<p class=\"image_cite\"><em>[Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/help-celeste-rivas-hernandez-family\">Esmeralda Lozano\/GoFundMe<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">\/<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/wenn.com\">Nicky Nelson\/WENN<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Things got intense at D4vd\u2018s preliminary hearing on Thursday. It\u2019s still not been decided just yet if the singer, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, will go to trial for murder. But if he does, this private investigator could cause a problem for the case! 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