More than a month after his nephew dropped his allegations of incest and harassment, Ricky Martin is not backing down.
After saying in July that he needed time to heal from the scandal, the Puerto Rican superstar now seeks $20 million in damages, according to a new lawsuit filed Wednesday.
The legal document, which lists Martin as the plaintiff and his nephew Dennis Yadiel Sanchez Martin as the defendant, alleges that the “Livin’ la Vida Loca” singer has been “persecuted, besieged, harassed, stalked and extorted by a maladjusted person.”
The suit describes the defendant as someone “whose interest is to obtain an economic benefit or, in the alternative, will continue his eagerness to assassinate the reputation and integrity of the artist.”
Martin, 50, is suing his nephew as a result of his “reckless, malicious and culpable actions.” The suit alleges that the Latin pop artist has had “multimillion dollar-contracts and present and future artistic projects cancelled” since the allegations.
On July 1, an anonymous petitioner filed for a civil protection order against Martin under Act 54, Puerto Rico’s domestic violence law. The petitioner claimed that he and performer engaged in an affair over the course of seven months.
The petitioner also alleged that Martin called him recently and loitered around his residence on three separate occasions upon ending the relationship, causing the petitioner to “fear for his safety.”
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