Ricky Martin has filed a US$20-million lawsuit in opposition to his nephew, who in July accused the singer of sexual abuse.
In keeping with NBC Information, which obtained the courtroom paperwork, Martin is accusing his nephew, Dennis Yadiel Sánchez Martin, of constructing the allegations “with out possible trigger, with critical contempt for the reality and realizing that they had been false.”
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Within the authorized submitting, Martin, 50, alleged his nephew “of authorized age” tried to “assassinate” his profession and status. Martin claimed he has been “persecuted, besieged, harassed, stalked and extorted” by his nephew.
In July, the nephew filed a short lived restraining order in opposition to Martin. He claimed a seven-month-long romantic relationship between him and the Livin’ La Vida Loca singer had turned bitter and brought on him “fears for his security.”
Martin vehemently denied all allegations.
On July 21, the nephew voluntarily withdrew his case in opposition to Martin, inflicting a decide in Puerto Rico to say no the extension of the non permanent restraining order.
“Simply as we had anticipated, the non permanent safety order was not prolonged by the Court docket,” learn an announcement from Martin’s legal professionals on the time. “The accuser confirmed to the courtroom that his choice to dismiss the matter was his alone, with none exterior affect or stress, and the accuser confirmed he was happy together with his authorized illustration within the matter.”
“This was by no means something greater than a troubled particular person making false allegations with completely nothing to substantiate them,” the legal professionals added. “We’re glad that our consumer noticed justice accomplished and may now transfer ahead together with his life and his profession.”
As per the lawsuit in opposition to his nephew, Martin claimed he nonetheless receives messages from his former accuser. Between October 2021 and January 2022, Martin claimed he was receiving greater than 10 messages a day from his nephew.
The lawsuit additionally accuses Sánchez of publishing Martin’s non-public quantity on Instagram, which pressured the singer to alter his quantity.
Martin is suing for at the very least $20 million in damages as a result of a number of “future inventive initiatives” and multimillion-dollar offers had been misplaced because of the allegations, he claimed within the courtroom submitting.
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