EXCLUSIVE:Ricky Martin never had “any kind of sexual or romantic relationship with his nephew,”Lawyer for the singer indicated Friday that his client was facing domestic abuse allegations from a younger family member in Puerto Rico.
“Unfortunately, the person who made this claim is struggling with deep mental health challenges,” Martin’s lawyer Marty Singer told Deadline today. “Ricky Martin has, of course, never been — and would never be– involved in any kind of sexual or romantic relationship with his nephew,”Hollywood’s most powerful litigator was also added. “The idea is not only untrue, it is disgusting.”
“We all hope that this man gets the help he so urgently needs,” Singer said. “But, most of all, we look forward to this awful case being dismissed as soon as a judge gets to look at the facts.”
Martin has been issued a temporary restraint order in recent weeks. Martin is also facing further claims of violence in light of the alleged seven-month-long affair. Puerto Rico has set July 21 as the hearing on these claims. Martin could face a nearly 50 year sentence if he is convicted of domestic abuse with a family member.
Martin, a Grammy-winner and star of The Beatles, claims these new claims from the territory that is not yet incorporated in the U.S. American Crime Story: Gianni Versace’s AssassinationUnpaid commissions are the subject of Drucker’s explosive lawsuit, which he filed against his manager Rebecca Drucker. Drucker and her Venable LLP colleagues seized a sword called Damocles on Martin to speed up matters. “Livin’ la Vida Loca”Singer from a “potentially career-ending allegation in September 2020.”
Since Drucker filed her complaint in Los Angeles Superior Court on June 29, Martin and his Lavely & Singer attorneys have been mostly silent on that matter.
Apple TV+ has also been radio silent about Martin’s presence in its upcoming comedy series Mrs American PieHe stars alongside Kristen Wiig and Allison Janney in the series. Martin, however was reportedly filming in LA today on the Abe Sylvia-penned Tate Taylor-helmed series.
Earlier this month, when the successful application for a TRO against CAA-repped Martin was approved by a Puerto Rican judge, the singer’s camp lambasted the claims of domestic abuse as “completely false and fabricated.” The petition for the restraining order was made under the island’s Law 54, also known as the Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act.