Celina Powell is reportedly going the cease-and-desist route in response to remarks from Deshae Frost that her lawyer has criticized as “defamatory.”
According to TMZ, Rebecca R. Bordoli, Powell’s attorney, sent the alleged letter in question on Thursday (Feb. 26). In it, Frost is said to be urged to cease making “defamatory, defamatory per se, harmful, and false statements.”
The letter cites Florida state law, per the report, and points to a livestream from Frost during which he’s accused of falsely claiming sexual assault. Frost is also accused of falsely claiming that he was given herpes.
These claims are slammed in the TMZ-reported letter as having “no merit whatsoever,” leading to an effort from Powell’s lawyer to compel Frost to retract them with a formal apology. If this doesn’t happen, a lawsuit could follow, at least according to Thursday’s report.
A cease-and-desist letter, for those unfamiliar, is a formal demand aimed at encouraging a party to cease certain actions before the issue balloons into a full-fledged lawsuit.
Complex has reached out to Bordoli’s office for comment. This story may be updated.
Clips of Frost that have made the rounds in recent days purport to show him with some sort of facial rash or skin breakout, though the veracity of such images and claims has been widely called into question. Amid widespread speculation that the moment was a mere stunt, Frost took to X and Instagram to react to some of the ensuing news coverage, writing in one update, “Dawg lmao. … W viral.”
“Article is crazy,” he wrote in another.
In one clip making the rounds, Frost mentions Powell, describing her as “a great person” while fielding questions from the chat.
“Celina did not do this shit to me, bro,” he said at one point. “I know for sure, bro. She did not do this shit to me. Celina is a great person.”