Ricky Martin responds to withdrawal of lawsuit by nephew

Ricky Martin has spoken out for the primary time because the withdrawal of a lawsuit by his nephew, which accused him of sexual assault.

Yesterday (July 21), a decide dismissed the short-term restraining order towards Martin after his accuser requested to have the case dropped.

The singer’s 21-year-old nephew, Dennis Yadiel Sanchez, was beforehand granted a restraining order towards Martin after accusing him of sexual abuse. In accordance with attorneys for Martin, Sanchez requested to have the case dismissed in a Puerto Rican court docket at the moment (July 21) and his request was obliged.

“The accuser confirmed he was glad together with his authorized illustration within the matter. The request got here from the accuser asking to dismiss the case,” Martin’s attorneys mentioned. “This was by no means something greater than a troubled particular person making false allegations with completely nothing to substantiate them. We're glad that our shopper noticed justice accomplished and may now transfer ahead together with his life and his profession.”

The allegations first got here to floor on July 1 when a decide granted a restraining order towards Martin below the Home Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act. Puerto Rican authorities revealed that the Latin pop hitmaker had been issued with restraining order which native sources have speculated was an administrative submitting by a former companion. Martin continued to disclaim the allegations that led to the order, calling them “utterly false”.

“The allegations towards Ricky Martin that result in a safety order are utterly false and fabricated,” representatives for Martin mentioned the time. “We're very assured that when the true info come out on this matter our shopper Ricky Martin will probably be absolutely vindicated.”

Now, Martin has spoken out concerning the case, saying it was “devastating for me, for my household, for my pals. I don’t want this upon anyone.”

“Reality prevails,” Martin wrote on Twitter yesterday (July 21) with an connected assertion from his attorneys.

“Simply as we had anticipated, the short-term safety order was not prolonged by the Courtroom,” the assertion started. “The accuser confirmed to the court docket that his choice to dismiss the matter was his alone, with none outdoors affect or stress, and the accuser confirmed he was glad together with his authorized illustration within the matter. The request got here from the accuser asking to dismiss the case. This was by no means something greater than a troubled particular person making false allegations with completely nothing to substantiate them. We're glad that our shopper noticed justice accomplished and may now transfer ahead together with his life and profession.”

Martin additionally shared a video with press shops, saying: “To the person who was claiming this nonsense, I want him the most effective and I want he finds the assistance, so he can begin a brand new life stuffed with love and fact and pleasure, and he doesn’t harm anyone else.”

He concluded: “Now, my precedence is to heal. And, how do I heal? With music. I can’t wait to be again on stage.”

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Reality prevails.

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— Ricky Martin (@ricky_martin) July 21, 2022

Ricky Martin is finest identified for his 1999 hits ‘Livin’ La Vida Loca’ and ‘She’s All I Ever Had’, each of which appeared on his eponymous fifth (and first English-language) studio album (self-titled).

His newest launch was the ‘Pausa EP’, which landed in Might 2020 and is ready to be adopted up with one other EP, ‘Play’, sooner or later this 12 months.