Who is Nicole Young, ex-wife of Dr Dre, who’s being sued by his divorce therapist? The mother of the rapper and producer’s children was the beneficiary in one of Hollywood’s messiest divorces

Dr Dre is making headlines again. The rap icon, real name Andre Young, is facing a US$10 million lawsuit taken out by his former therapist, psychiatrist Dr Charles Sophy, accusing him of harassment, intimidation and stalking. According to Entertainment Weekly, Sophy – who once played peacemaker between Dre and now ex-wife Nicole Young – is reportedly so fearful that he won’t leave home without a bulletproof vest. “Nobody, absolutely nobody, should ever be subjected to this type of abusive, tormenting conduct,” Sophy’s legal team shared in a complaint filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court, as reported by ET.

Per TMZ, Dre’s team fired back, claiming the lawsuit came after the rapper, producer and actor, 59, filed a complaint with the Osteopathic Medical Board of California accusing Sophy of unprofessional behaviour. They allege that Sophy encouraged one of Dre’s children to leak family matters for financial gain.

Amid all this drama, Nicole Young’s name surfaces regularly. Dre and Young, 54, were married for 24 years before their split, which has gone down as one of the messiest and most expensive divorces in Hollywood history.

Curious about the woman at the centre of it all? Here’s everything we know.

Nicole Young is a lawyer

Nicole Young (née Plotzker) may be best known as Dr Dre’s ex-wife, but she has had a career of her own. According to Hollywood Life, she worked as a lawyer before meeting Dre, though details of her legal career remain private, with little known about when or where she practised.

She was married to NBA player Sedale Threatt

Per Hollywood Life, before becoming Mrs Dre, Young was married to basketball player Sedale Threatt, now 63. The two tied the knot in 1992, but their marriage ended after four years.