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Did Ricky Martin’s nephew accuse singer of domestic violence? Fans say ‘s**t is made up’

Several outlets reported that the 50-year-old crooner dated the alleged victim for seven months. They reportedly separated only a couple of months ago

Looks like Ricky Martin’s legal troubles don’t seem to be dying down soon as a day after his ex-manager Rebecca Drucker slapped him with a $3 million lawsuit, the award-winning crooner got hit with domestic violence restraining order. According to the Associated Press, the order was issued by a Puerto Rican judge. The identity of the petitioner has not been confirmed yet.
 
Several outlets reported that the 50-year-old crooner dated the alleged victim for seven months. They reportedly separated only a couple of months ago. Ricky Martin, who is married to Syrian-Swedish painter Jwan Yosef since 2017, denied the allegations via his rep saying the accusations were false and fabricated.
 
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Did Ricky Martin’s nephew accuse singer of domestic violence?

A Puerto Rican tabloid sparked a debate on Twitter after claiming that Ricky Martin’s nephew is the one who has slapped the singer with a restraining order. To reiterate, the identity of the petitioner is still under wraps. The loyal fans of the Grammy-winning crooner came to his rescue completely getting disgusted by the idea of him being in a relationship with his nephew.
 
According to Complex, Puerto Rican newspaper El Vocero obtained a copy of the order, which alleged that Ricky Martin did not accept the breakup and has spent the last two months harassing the petitioner.  The order stated, “[Martin] calls him frequently. In addition, the petitioner has seen him hanging around his residence on at least three occasions. The petitioner fears for his safety the petitioning party demonstrated that there is a substantial possibility of immediate risk of abuse.” It was reported that the petitioner did not initially file a police complaint and rather went to court in their own right to request a protection order.

Ricky Martin denies domestic violence allegations

A few hours after the domestic violence restraining order, Ricky Martin, via his team released an official statement to People Magazine saying, “The allegations against Ricky Martin that lead to a protection order are completely false and fabricated”, adding, “We are very confident that when the true facts come out in this matter our client Ricky Martin will be fully vindicated."

‘Pretty sure nephew part of Ricky Martin s**t is made up’

Social media users slammed the rumors of Ricky Martin’s alleged relationship with his nephew. “I HAVE to know what is happening with Ricky Martin, all of the s**t about his nephew seems to be just rumors”, said one user as another stated, “There is literally nothing that says Ricky Martin was with his nephew. Where tf y’all getting these rumors?”  Another posted, “Unless you can cite your sources, stop spreading misinformation abt Ricky Martin. Saying that he abused his minor nephew propagates the rgt wing notion that gay men are pedos and ought to be feared. Stop it.”
 
The next one shared, “Keep seeing people say Ricky Martin was in a relationship w/ his nephew? But the news articles i can find say no more than this. He broke up with someone, they accused him of loitering near their home and filed a restraining order. News says they haven't identified the plantiff.”  One user added, “Y’all got Ricky Martin allegedly having sex with and abusing his nephew from a lone Lipstick Alley comment. The internet is a funny place.” And, another concluded, “I’m pretty sure the nephew part of the Ricky Martin s**t is made up.”