“Unfortunately, the person who made this allegation is struggling with profound mental health challenges,” Martin’s attorney, Marty Singer, told Deadline today. “Ricky Martin, of course, has never – and will never – engage in any kind of sexual or romantic relationship with his nephew,” the Hollywood heavyweight judge added. “The idea is not only untrue, it’s disgusting.” “We all hope this man gets the help he so urgently needs,” Singer said. “But most of all, we look forward to seeing this awful case dismissed once a judge looks at the facts.” Martin has faced a temporary restraining order in recent weeks and more recently further allegations of violence and more fallout from an alleged seven-month affair with the 21-year-old nephew. A hearing is set for July 21 in Puerto Rico on the claims. If domestic abuse with a relative is the felony charge Martin is charged with, he could be looking at nearly 50 years in prison if convicted. These latest claims from the unincorporated US territory and the lawyer’s response come as Martin, a Grammy winner and star of The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, faces an explosive $3 million lawsuit from his manager Rebecca Drucker . over unpaid commissions. Dangling a sword of Damocles over Martin to potentially expedite matters, Drucker and the Venable LLP team further allege that the plaintiff rescued the “Livin’ la Vida Loca” singer’s alleged substance abuse from a “complaint for the end of his career in September 2020”. Since Drucker filed her complaint in Los Angeles Superior Court on June 29, Martin and his Lavely & Singer attorneys have remained mostly silent on the matter. Apple TV+ has also been radio silent about Martin’s appearance in the upcoming sitcom Mrs American Pie, where he stars alongside Carol Burnett, Kristen Wiig, Josh Lucas, Allison Janney and Leslie Bibb. However, Martin was reportedly actually filming the series written by Abe Sylvia and Tate Taylor in Los Angeles. Earlier this month, when a successful CAA-backed petition for a TRO against Martin was granted by a Puerto Rican judge, the singer’s camp dismissed the domestic abuse claims as “totally false and fabricated.” The application for the restraining order was filed under the island’s Act 54, also known as the Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act.
