Earlier this month, a chopped-up, decomposing body was found in a bag in the front trunk of an impounded Tesla registered to the musician D4vd. The Houston singer-songwriter said that he was cooperating with investigators on the matter, and he continued to play shows as part of a North American tour that began on August 1.
Earlier this week, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office identified the body in the Tesla as that of Celeste Rivas, a 15-year-old girl who was reported missing last year. Following the identification of the body, D4vd quietly canceled a concert in Seattle, and he has now canceled the remaining dates of his U.S. tour, according to TMZ and Variety. A deluxe version of his album Withered, which had been promised for September 19, failed to come out today.
D4vd had just two more shows left on the North American leg of his tour, but he is still due to perform in Europe, in October and November, and Australia, in December. The status of the international tour is currently unknown.
Criminal charges have not been filed in connection with Rivas’ death, but brands and fellow artists have begun to distance themselves from D4vd as the investigation continues. Crocs and Hollister removed the 20-year-old born David Anthony Burke from a new campaign, and Kali Uchis has said that she is in the process of pulling a collaborative track she did with D4vd.
Pitchfork has reached out the musician’s representatives for comment and more information.
