Caleb, the younger brother of singer D4vd (real name David Anthony Burke), says he’s fed up with the accusations that he’s trying to launch his own music career off the back of the horrific tragedy involving 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
On April 16, 2026, officers from LAPD took D4vd into custody. Facing serious accusations now murder in the first degree plus specific added factors he also stands accused of ongoing harm toward a child younger than 14, along with improper handling of a body after death. According to those pushing for conviction, the motive traces back to Celeste warning others about what she said was a forbidden connection. Not admitting guilt, D4vd insists on innocence; legal representatives beside him predict facts will eventually support that stance. Media attention followed fast, drawing reports from BBC, AP, CNN, and even the LA Times.
In early May, Caleb who performs as Kova or Cara Kova dropped tracks including “Imaginary Love” and “S*x.” TMZ and Daily Mail immediately tied the releases to his brother’s case, pointing out the similar sound to D4vd’s music and questioning the timing. YouTuber TrapLoreRoss and plenty of online voices piled on, accusing him of jumping into the family business at the worst possible moment.
A tweet from X.
Caleb pushed back hard in his Instagram Stories. He says he’s been making music for three or four years already. He even took a deliberate six-month break specifically to stay out of any drama connected to the case, and the new songs had been scheduled long before his brother’s arrest blew up. He added that he wasn’t close to D4vd and is carving out his own lane.
A friend, @spectre0799, backed him up publicly on X (May 7, 2026), calling the backlash “false clickbait” pushed by TMZ, Daily Mail, and commentary channels. The friend described Caleb as a kind person stuck in an impossible situation dealing with what his brother allegedly did while getting harassed online. Caleb had previously condemned sexual predators in another post and unfollowed D4vd on Instagram.
Despite this, there has been a deluge of unfounded allegations and outlandish theories surrounding Caleb and his relatives on TikTok, Reddit, X, and YouTube. This trend appears to be an archetypal example of guilt by association, driven by algorithms that prioritize sensationalism and inflammatory content amid an ongoing criminal investigation.
Out of nowhere, people started talking more about how reporters should act around relatives caught in famous drama. Though anyone can find the song online streaming numbers are out there some say certain websites twisted the story, making it seem dark even though nobody showed actual wrongdoing.
Just when D4vd’s case moves closer to a preliminary hearing, attention swings back to Caleb. It shows how hard it becomes, online, to see someone apart from their relatives’ troubles. No further comments have come from his side since those replies on Instagram.
