When your older brother is facing one of the darkest celebrity scandals on the internet, launching a music career is probably the last thing people expect you to do quietly.
But that’s exactly the conversation surrounding D4vd’s younger brother, Caleb Burke — now making music under the name Kova — after he returned to Instagram this week to clear the air once again about the ongoing Celeste Rivas case.
And honestly? His message could not have been more direct.
After D4vd was arrested last month and charged with murder, mutilation, and sexual abuse of a child under 14 in connection with the death of Celeste Rivas, Caleb first shocked followers with a blunt Instagram statement that basically left zero room for confusion:
All pedophiles and rapists should die. Period.
Whew. Not exactly subtle.
Now Caleb is back with another statement, and this time he’s trying to answer the internet rumors head-on — especially claims that he somehow knew what was happening or is now using the tragedy to promote his music career.
According to Caleb, that couldn’t be further from the truth.
He explained that he and his brother were never especially close and hadn’t lived together in years. In his words, they mostly saw each other during family visits or tour-related moments. He also denied accusations that he helped cover anything up.
Then came another major point people online have been debating for weeks: videos showing Caleb backstage with Celeste at one of D4vd’s concerts in 2024.
Caleb said people completely twisted the story.
According to him, Celeste was already attending the concert, and the backstage clip happened after the show while they were retrieving something from a fan near the stage. He also said he was only 15 at the time and didn’t even know her age.
That alone says a lot about how messy internet investigations can get. One blurry clip online and suddenly everyone becomes a detective with a ring light and Wi-Fi password.
But Caleb seemed especially frustrated by another rumor making the rounds — claims that his new music project under the name Kova is somehow cashing in on the attention surrounding his brother’s arrest.
He shut that down fast.
The 18-year-old explained that he’s actually been making music for years and had already stepped away from it for months because of everything happening behind the scenes. He said the name change from “Cvleb” to “Kova” was intentional because he wanted distance from the situation and didn’t want his identity tied to the scandal.
And in a detail that feels very “receipts folder ready,” Caleb pointed out that his first release under the Kova name had already been planned long before the latest headlines exploded online. In fact, the song reportedly dropped two days before D4vd’s arrest made major news again.
To Caleb, continuing music isn’t about attention. It’s about trying to hold onto the one thing that still feels like his own.
And honestly, that may be the hardest part about stories like this. When someone famous gets accused of something horrifying, the fallout spreads everywhere — family, friends, careers, reputations, even people who were barely connected suddenly get pulled into the storm.
Right now, Caleb seems determined to make one thing crystal clear: he wants justice for Celeste Rivas, and he does not want to be viewed as an extension of his brother’s actions.
Whether the internet believes him, though, is a completely different story, isn’t it?
