American rapper and YouTuber, DDG, is asking a judge for permission to visit the son he shares with, Halle Bailey, in Rome, where the singer and actress is filming a movie.
The 25-year-old actress has sole custody of the child amid domestic violence claims against her rapper ex-boyfriend.
On Tuesday, June 24, a lawyer for DDG (Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr.) made the request during a hearing in Los Angeles court, where Bailey won temporary sole custody of their 18-month-old son, Halo, last month after accusing the 27-year-old Twitch rapper of physically attacking her multiple times in the child’s presence.
Bailey now has Halo with her in Rome for two months while she films a movie. DDG’s attorney, Larry Bakman, told Judge Latrice A.G. Byrdsong on Tuesday that the rapper wants to go to Italy and see Halo at the end of this month, with his mother supervising the visits.
A lawyer for Bailey, Jeremy Lane, responded that he’s fine with DDG seeing Halo but wants the visits to be supervised by a professional monitor rather than the rapper’s mother. Lane said DDG’s mom has a history of “enabling” his alleged abusive behavior, including incessant posting on social media about Bailey and Halo.
The judge said she thinks it’s “reasonable” for DDG to visit Halo in Italy, but that she’d require an independent monitor due to Bailey’s concerns. The judge also said that if these visits are permitted, she’ll put in place an order barring DDG from posting about the child on social media during that timeframe.
The lawyers are now looking into the availability of professional monitors in Rome, and they’re set to return to court for further discussion of the matter on Thursday, June 26.
DDG has since denied Bailey’s domestic violence claims and has filed a competing custody case of his own, claiming Bailey is actually the abuser in their relationship and has repeatedly threatened self-harm as a means of emotional manipulation.
In her response, Bailey said DDG was exaggerating and that while she has struggled with thoughts of self-harm in the past, her mental health is completely under control.
Bailey has been awarded sole custody of Halo while the case plays out.
A final custody arrangement for the child will be determined after a full hearing on the matter, which is currently on track to take place in late July in Los Angeles family court.
