Martin, for his part, called his 21-year-old family member Dennis Yadiel Sanchez’s allegations “painful and devastating” after the case was dismissed.
Yosef, who shares twins Matteo and Valentino, 13, as well as Lucia and Ren, both 3, with Martin, last posted to social media on July 11.
The singer, for his part, spoke in a video message Thursday about beginning to heal from the “devastating” allegations. “For two weeks, I was not allowed to defend myself because I was following procedure, where the law … obligated me not to talk until I was in front of the judge,” Martin said.Getty Images for The Red Sea Int“Thank God these claims were proven to be false, but I’m going to tell you the truth, it has been so painful … for me, for my family for my friends,” he continued. “I don’t wish this upon anybody.
“Unfortunately, the person who made this claim is struggling with deep mental health challenges,” Ricky’s lawyer, Marty Singer, wrote in a July 15 statement. “Ricky Martin has, of course, never been — and would never be — involved in any kind of sexual or romantic relationship with his nephew.”“I wish he finds the help so he can start a new life filled with love and truth and joy and he doesn’t hurt anybody else,” the songwriter said.
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