Ricky Martin has sued his nephew Dennis Yadiel Sánchez for $20 million dollars, for the accusations of sexual abuse that the 21-year-old made against him a few weeks ago. Documents obtained by the new york post they assure that the Puerto Rican singer filed legal action against Dennis, claiming his nephew tried to ‘assassinate’ his reputation. TMZwhich was the first media outlet to report the lawsuit, noted that the 50-year-old artist presented the document in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
A month after the young man withdrew his restraining order against the pop star, Ricky claims his nephew started messaging him through Instagram, threatening to “assassinate his reputation and integrity” if he did not give him money. The singer also claims in his lawsuit that Dennis – whom he describes as a “misfit individual” – He bragged about being her nephew and texted her up to 10 times a day for four months.
Ricky alleges that in addition the teenager posted his cell phone number on the Internet and made an Instagram account for one of his childrenputting your integrity at risk. Now the winner of grammys he feels “insecure” in Puerto Rico due to the alleged behavior of his nephew. Martin believes he has also missed out on lucrative business opportunitiesaccording to the lawsuit, for which he asks for $20 million dollars in damages.
Last July, Ricky explained in a video posted on his social media why he hadn’t spoken about Dennis’s incestuous accusations when they first came to light, even though his team had denied them, calling them ” false and invented” at that time. “For two weeks, I was not allowed to defend myself because I was following the procedure in which the law required me not to speak until I was in front of the judge. Thank God these claims were proven to be false, but I will tell the truth, it has been very painful and devastating for me, for my family and for my friends. I don’t wish this on anyone,” he said.
Dennis, son of the singer’s stepsister, vanessa martinpreviously alleged that he and his uncle had a seven-month relationship, claiming that Ricky stalked him after ending their alleged relationship “two months ago.”
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