Ricky Martin has filed a hardline $30 million extortion lawsuit against the “maladjusted” nephew who publicly accused the superstar musician of sex abuse before withdrawing the claims under oath in July.
“Uncle I need your help,” one of the recent messages reads, according to the complaint filed Wednesday in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The complaint says Sánchez’s false allegations claiming that Martin sexually assaulted him — allegations he voluntarily dropped at a July hearing — caused Martin to suffer at least $10 million worth of economic damages and an additional $20 million worth of damage to his “previously impeccable reputation earned through his long artistic and altruistic career.”
When a “dismayed” Martin started to ignore his distressing messages, Sánchez allegedly published Martins personal cell phone number on social media and then sought a bogus protective order claiming Martin had abused him. Sánchez further alleged that he feared for his safety and claimed that he had seen Martin “prowling” around his residence. At the time, Martin was residing “uninterrupted” in California, thousands of miles away, the lawsuit says.
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