The Grammy winner's mother Deborah Elizabeth seeks a restraining order against her 30-year-old son Raman Dalithando Dlamini, whom she accuses of knocking the 'Paint the Town Red' femcee's teeth out.
- Jan 17, 2024
AceShowbiz - Doja Cat has allegedly suffered physical abuse at the hands of her own brother. The singer/rapper's mother Deborah Elizabeth has filed a temporary restraining order against her son Raman Dalithando Dlamini, whom she accuses of being physically and verbally abusive toward his famous sister.
In the new legal documents obtained by TMZ, Deborah makes some serious allegations against her own son. She lists her Grammy Award-winning daughter as another person who needs protection from Raman because her 30-year-old son allegedly knocked her daughter's teeth out.
Deborah also claims that Raman has given Doja cuts and bruises, and destroyed and stolen some of the 28-year-old star's property. She says in the docs that Raman is verbally abusive toward his sister "in a very degrading and demeaning manor [sic]" and that Raman has made Doja feel "unsafe and traumatized."
As for what Raman has allegedly done to her, Deborah says her son physically abused her and threatened her multiple times over the past year, including the most recent incident which happened earlier this month.
Deborah has since been granted court-ordered protection from Raman pending a hearing for a permanent restraining order. The judge, however, did not grant the same protection for Doja, reasoning that the artist would need to file her own request for a restraining order if she fears for her safety.
Doja's mom also says she had a restraining order against her son in the past, but it has since expired.
Doja, who has not been active on X, formerly Twitter, but keeps her presence on Instagram, has not taken to social media to publicly respond to her mother's claims. The raptress, born Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini, and her brother Raman are believed to have been estranged from their father Dumisani Dlamini, who is a South African performer of Zulu descent.
