Ricky Martin files million-dollar lawsuit against his nephew for extortion

• Ricky Martin is not going to sit idly by.
• The Puerto Rican singer filed a million-dollar lawsuit against his nephew for extortion.
• The artist’s reputation was tarnished by the young man’s accusations.

It has not been the best year for Ricky Martin after his nephew accused him of harassment. Although the Puerto Rican singer won the lawsuit against him in the end. Now, the performer has filed a lawsuit against Dennis Yadiel Sánchez for extortion and damages, requesting compensation amounting to at least $30 million.

According to EFE, this lawsuit before the Court of First Instance of the Superior Chamber of San Juan, Puerto Rico, comes after the court dismissed the case against Ricky Martin on July 21 after his nephew asked to annul the requested protection order. Why did he do it?

Ricky Martin has some very particular requests

A protection order weighed against the singer based on Law 54, which protects victims of domestic violence. It had been granted ex parte in early July after Sánchez’s complaint. According to the lawsuit filed today, the artist asks the court to «order the defendant Sánchez to immediately refrain from communicating with the plaintiff and his family, either personally, by phone and / or through social networks.»

Also that the court «orders the defendant to pay for damages, interest, costs and attorney’s fees,» indicates the text released by Perfect Partners, Ricky’s public relations firm in Puerto Rico (Filed as: Ricky Martin files a millionaire lawsuit against his nephew for extortion)

Ricky Martin’s nephew continues to threaten him

«The defendant Sánchez (referring to the Martin’s nephew) has threatened and extorted the plaintiff that unless he is financially compensated, he will continue with his campaign to assassinate his reputation and integrity through false and malicious accusations,» this text adds.

The lawsuit alleges that «Sánchez’s reckless, malicious and negligent actions were motivated by a desire to expose the plaintiff to the hatred and contempt of his fans and to curtail his business opportunities and destroy his reputation.» These actions caused the plaintiff to have million-dollar contracts and present and future artistic projects canceled.

As a result of his nephew’s accusations, Martin has lost at least $10 million

The pecuniary damages (sum of damages) are quantified in a sum of not less than $10 million. In addition, Ricky Martin’s reputation has been damaged and that is quantified at the date of filing of this lawsuit in a sum of not less than $20 million.

The lawsuit describes how Dennis Yadiel Sánchez contacted Enrique Martín Morales, Ricky Martin’s real name, on WhatsApp and Instagram on several occasions and even published his phone number before requesting the aforementioned protection order against him. (Filed as: Ricky Martin files millionaire lawsuit against his nephew for extortion)

«Uncle, I need your help,» the young man wrote to Ricky Martin

In addition, after the case was filed, he threatened him again. According to the suit, less than a month after the court hearing and as recently as August 12 and 14, Sánchez sent messages to the singer on Instagram. These messages said: «Uncle I need your help» and «How are you?» respectively. What the lawsuit describes as a «persecution and stalking that have no other explanation than to do even more damage to the plaintiff.»

Sánchez, 21, alleged at the time that he had a romantic relationship with Ricky Martin for seven months and that, after the breakup, his uncle intimidated him and approached his home on several occasions. The singer always described the allegations as «completely false» (Filed as: Ricky Martin files millionaire lawsuit against his nephew for extortion)