Kehlani, the singer known for hits such as “After Hours,” has been granted a temporary restraining order against her ex-partner Javaughn Young-White following allegations of abuse. The restraining order, granted Friday, came amid an ongoing custody battle over their five-year-old daughter Adeya. According to court documents obtained by Page Six, Kehlani filed the motion in Los Angeles Superior Court last week, citing years of alleged physical, verbal and emotional abuse by Young-White.
In her filing, Kehlani, who uses they/them pronouns, claimed that Young-White’s abusive behavior began during her pregnancy and escalated in mid-June when he allegedly became “enraged” and “slammed down her locked bedroom doors in a fit of rage.” Kehlani described Young-White as someone who called her a “bitch” and a “liar” and accused her of luring him into a trap with her child.
Kehlani also claimed that Young-White, who was living on their property at the time, “smoked marijuana all day, every day” and took psychedelic drugs. They also accused him of disappearing for months at a time, neglecting personal hygiene, and returning their daughter “dirty and reeking of marijuana” after visits. “He is not emotionally well and appears to suffer from periods of despair and often tirades of uncontrollable anger and rage,” Kehlani wrote, adding that his behavior “scares” them and “could be very disturbing to a young child.”
The restraining order expires after a hearing scheduled for September 3. In response to the allegations, Young-White shared alleged text messages from Kehlani on social media, claiming they were framing him for abuse. Kehlani responded on Instagram, stating, “What has been published in the media over the past 24 hours is incredibly hurtful, inaccurate, inappropriate and simply untrue.”
Kehlani and Young-White were together from 2018 to 2019 and had their daughter in March 2019.
