Rapper Pleads Not Guilty in Teen's Murder

0:00It's April 20th. Welcome to Entertainment and Celebrity News today, powered by AI and packed with headlines. Singer David, the 21-year-old rapper, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, also just pleaded not guilty to serious charges in the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Prosecutors hit him with first-degree murder, ongoing sexual abuse of a child under 14 and tampering with human remains. This all came out during his first court appearance on Monday, April 20th. He got arrested four days earlier on April 16th around 5 p.m. in Los Angeles and is locked up with no bail. Special factors in the murder charge point to him, lying in wait, doing it for money, or silencing a witness. Cops wrapped up a seven-month probe before filing these. Back in April 23rd of 2025, Celeste was last seen heading to Burke's spot in the Hollywood Hills. She had this alleged relationship with him as a minor while he was grown. Then, over four months later, on September 8th, right after her 15th birthday, her badly

1:03decomposed and cut-up body turned up in the trunk of his, impounded Tesla after a smoke report. Burke's lawyers are pushing back hard, saying real evidence proves he didn't kill her or cause her death. They'll fight it all the way. Police chief noted the body's state slowed down, figuring out exactly how she died. The victim's family wants justice and to keep her story alive through this mess. With the case just starting, we'll see how it unfolds from here.