Ricky Martin has filed a $20 million lawsuit towards the nephew who accused him of sexual assault, a rep for the singer and actor confirmed to TheWrap on Wednesday.
The lawsuit, which was filed in San Juan, Puerto Rico, alleges that Dennis Yadiel Sánchez is making an attempt to “assassinate [Martin’s] repute and integrity,” and that the accusations have been made “maliciously, with none possible trigger, with critical disregard for the reality and understanding that they have been false.”
In July, Sánchez filed a restraining order towards Martin, claiming that he’d had a seven-month incestuous relationship along with his Grammy-winning uncle, who he additional claimed was now stalking and harassing him. Martin denied the stunning allegations and his nephew withdrew his claims, “admitt[ing] below oath that he had by no means been sexually assaulted by Plaintiff.”
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Per the lawsuit, Sánchez has continued his marketing campaign of harassment, together with posting Martin’s personal cellphone quantity on social media and creating an Instagram account for certainly one of Martin’s underage youngsters.
The go well with, which refers to Sánchez as a “maladjusted particular person,” is searching for $20 million as recompense for misplaced multi-million offers and harm to Martin’s repute.
Martin, who now feels “unsafe” in his dwelling nation of Puerto Rico, additionally desires Sanchez to be banned from speaking with him and his household, “both personally, by phone and/or by means of social
networks.”
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