Doja Cat’s mother has filed a temporary restraining order against her son, and Doja’s older brother, for allegedly being ‘physically and verbally’ abusive to the singer.
Deborah Elizabeth Sawyer claimed in her filing that at one point her 30-year-old son Raman Dalithando Dlamini knocked out the singer’s teeth, as per TMZ, though it’s not clear when the incident happened.
Her mom also alleged that Raman has given Doja, 28, ‘cuts and bruises’ and stole and destroyed some of her property.
Deborah claims Raman has also been verbally abusive toward his sister ‘in a very degrading and demeaning manor [sic]’ and claims he made her daughter feel ‘unsafe and traumatized.’
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Doja Cat’s mother has filed a temporary restraining order against her son, and Doja’s older brother, for allegedly being ‘physically and verbally’ abusive to the singer; Doja seen in 2023
Deborah alleges Raman physically abused her as well, and threatened her multiple times in the past year.
She claims the most recent incident happened earlier this month.
Though the judge granted Deborah court-ordered protection from her son, pending a hearing for a permanent restraining order, he did not grant it for Doja, ruling that she would need to file her own request for a restraining order.
In the documents Doja’s mom noted that she previously had a restraining order against her son, but it has since expired.
Doja – real name Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini – was born in Los Angeles to Deborah, an American graphic designer of Jewish heritage, and Dumisani Dlamini, a South African performer of Zulu descent.
He is most known for playing 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 mixed-race kids in their neighborhood and experienced racism.
She shared that most of her friends growing up were white and Jewish, and that her brother used to make fun of her for not having Black friends.
In that same interview her former babysitter, Alexis Haines, revealed that Doja’s brother’s behavioral issues ‘took up a lot of space in that household.’
Deborah Elizabeth Sawyer claimed in her filing that at one point her son Raman, 30, knocked out the singer’s, 28, teeth, as per TMZ, though it’s not clear when the incident happened
Her mom also alleged that Raman has given Doja ‘cuts and 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 would need to file her own request for a restraining order
Not much is know about the singer’s family, including how many siblings in total she has, though she said in an interview with Fader that they are ‘scattered across various cities’
‘There may not have been space for [Doja’s] feelings. She had other outlets and avenues and ways of trying to get attention, but she was a good kid, a sweet kid.’
Doja suggested in the past that she is estranged from her father.
It’s not clear how many siblings in total the Streets singer has, though she said in an interview with Fader that they are ‘scattered across various cities.’
In the same interview she noted that she feels ‘blessed’ despite not having a nuclear family.
‘It’s always great to have both of your parents in your life and all of your brothers and sisters and everybody loves each other, but like, s**t isn’t like that sometimes.’
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 dropped in September.
She completed the North American portion of the tour in Chicago on December 13.
The star will pick up the rest of the tour on June 11 with a stop in Glasgow, Scotland before it concludes in Liège, Belgium on July 12.
Doja completed the North American portion of her Scarlet Tour tour in Chicago on December 13; Pictured performing in Brooklyn in November 2023
Last month she announced international dates for The Scarlet Tour, which kicks off in June in the U.K
It is already on track to become the highest grossing tour by a female rapper ihistory.
Both Ice Spice – who is known for hits including Boy’s A Liar Pt. 2 – and Persuasive singer Doechii were the supporting acts for Doja’s North American tour.
Unlike other music artists, the rapper has been sporting an entirely new look for each concert stop, rather than undergoing various outfit changes during a show.
Another different move is rather than fans purchasing merchandise at the concert venues, such as shirts and hoodies, they can buy items on their own time at the Doja Cat store on Amazon.