Thania Garcia The search is on for new members of Menudo, the Latin boy band which helped launch the career of Ricky Martin, its most famous graduate. This latest incarnation returns after a 12-year time-out.
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Whoa. HBO Max’s new four-part docuseries Menudo: Forever Young just dropped on Thursday, and it revealed some shocking new claims about the boy band Menudo.
If you don’t know, Menudo was one of the biggest Latin boy bands in history, featuring 32 different boys throughout its initial 20-year run. That’s because “manager, producer, and father surrogate” Edgardo Díaz, as he’s described in the doc, preferred a “fountain of youth strategy” to the group. Members were kicked out and replaced when they turned 16. They often also came from poor families who signed over most of the boy’s parental authority to the manager.
Former member Ray Acevedo, who was in the group from 1985-88, said the working conditions were not ideal, adding of Menudo’s creator:
It would have been bad enough if it was just to take their money… but it gets worse.
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First there was the usual boy band drama…
One star was supposedly treated better than the rest: Ricky Martin. Obviously the Livin’ La Vida Loca star went on to international superstardom in his solo career. But according to Ray, from the start Ricky was put on a pedestal — and they all saw it:
Sergio Blass, who was in Menudo from 1986 to 1990, had more to say on that, stating:
Ricky joined the musical group in 1984 and quickly became one of its most famous members. He left in 1989. He was not interviewed in the documentary and his representatives did not respond to a request for comment by The New York Post on Thursday.
It wasn’t just that the boys were being treated differently based on their level of fame, but they were also allegedly facing lots of hazing and mistreatment from
Thania Garcia The search is on for new members of Menudo, the Latin boy band which helped launch the career of Ricky Martin, its most famous graduate. This latest incarnation returns after a 12-year time-out.
A judge in Puerto Rico has issued superstar Ricky Martin with a restraining order.Valencia said that under the order, Martin is prohibited from contacting the person that filed it. A judge will then decide whether the order should be lifted.According to Puerto Rico newspaper El Vocero, the order states that Martin and the filer dated for seven months and broke up two months ago. Yet Martin has not accepted the breakup and has been seen near the filer’s house on multiple occasions. In a tweet on July 4, Martin denied the allegations.He wrote, “The protection order entered against me is based on completely false allegations, so I will respond through the judicial process with the facts and the dignity that characterize me.“Because it is an ongoing legal matter, I cannot make detailed statements at this time.
Ricky Martin has issued a response following the news that a domestic abuse restraining order has been filed against him in Puerto Rico.Over the weekend, a judge issued an order against the 50-year-old singer. However, authorities trying to serve the order were unable to find the superstar in the Puerto Rican town of Dorado, where he lives. The order was filed under Puerto Rico’s domestic violence law, but police spokesman Axel Valencia said he could not provide further details, including who filed the order."The allegations against Ricky Martin that lead to a protection order are completely false and fabricated," representatives for the star told People.
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Ricky Martin is going through some MAJOR legal troubles right now…
Thania Garcia A judge in Puerto Rico has issued a restraining order against Ricky Martin, police confirmed on July 2.Law enforcement spokesman Axel Valencia told the Associated Press that authorities visited the singer’s upscale neighborhood in the north coastal town of Dorado to serve the order, however, “police haven’t been able to find him.”Because the request was filed under Puerto Rico’s domestic abuse law, it remains unconfirmed who is behind it. Puerto Rican news outlet, El Vocero, reported that it came from someone Martin had dated for seven months.According to the petitioner, Martin has denied their breakup for two months now and he has been seen wandering near their home at least three times.
reported Saturday that the order states that Martin and the other person dated for seven months. The outlet quotes the order as saying they broke up two months ago — but that the petitioner alleges Martin did not accept the separation, and has loitered near the petitioner’s home at least three times.“The petitioner fears for his safety,” El Vocero quoted the order as saying.Valencia said that the order bars the “Livin’ la Vida Loca” singer from contacting or calling the person who filed it, and that a judge will later decide during a hearing if the order should stay in place or be lifted.Valencia noted that the person who filed for the restraining order did not contact police, which would have involved prosecutors determining if there was enough evidence to file charges.
A restraining order was filed against Ricky Martin in accordance with Puerto Rico’s domestic violence law, though the singer has denied the accusations.
added to People: ‘We are very confident that when the true facts come out in this matter our client Ricky Martin will be fully vindicated. ’Police have reportedly attempted to issue the restraining order in Dorado, Puerto Rico, but have been unable to locate him. Police spokesperson Axel Valencia told AP: ‘Up until now, police haven’t been able to find him.
Ricky Martin has been issued a restraining order.The Associated Press reported earlier today (July 3) that judge Raiza Cajigas Campbell had signed off on the order on Friday (July 1), although police were unable to discern Martin’s whereabouts until a day later. Police spokesman Axel Valencia refused to tell the publication who requested the restraining order, as the party’s anonymity is secured under Puerto Rico’s domestic violence law.Further details came courtesy of Puerto Rican newspaper El Vocero, who reported that, per legal documents obtained from the court, Martin and the petitioner dated for seven months.
Ricky Martin has denied all allegations in a domestic abuse restraining made against him in Puerto Rico over the weekend.
Ricky Martin. According to the news site, the judge signed the order after the alleged victim made the formal request in court.The outlet is also reporting that the singer's husband, Jwan Yosef, is not the person who requested the restraining order stemming from a domestic violence allegation. At this moment, it's unclear who requested the restraining order and under what circumstances the restraining order was requested.
Ricky Martin is speaking out against the allegations in a domestic abuse restraining order filed in Puerto Rico.
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Ricky Martin is being sued for $3 million by his ex-manager, Rebecca Drucker.
including one with Enrique Iglesias), recording contracts, and sponsorships, and helped him to get back on track. Drucker claims she also protected him when he was threatened with ‘career-ending allegations. ’The manager also claimed that when she asked him for the money, he threatened her to stay quiet and demanded she sign a non-disclosure agreement (which she did not do).
Ricky Martin is facing a $3 million lawsuit from his former manager.In new court docs obtained by ET, Rebecca Drucker, who served as Martin's manager in 2014-2018 and again from May 2020 to April 2022, is alleging that she was not paid the money she was owed per the management agreement she says they established, with the suit noting that Martin «maliciously refused to pay Rebecca the millions of dollars in commissions that he owes her under their management agreement.»In the complaint filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Drucker asked for $3 million, «or according to proof, and unpaid commissions are accruing on an ongoing basis.»Drucker claims that she «saved Ricky Martin’s career» and that she «protected» the «Livin' la Vida Loca» singer from «the consequences of his reckless indiscretions.»«Rebecca did so not only because she was his manager, but also because she thought that Martin was her dear friend,» the suit filed by attorneys Joshua M. Rosenberg and Armound Ghoorchian at Venable LLP read.Drucker alleged that she was in «a toxic work environment» and alluded to «a particularly ugly incident in Dubai involving Martin and his representative José Vega» in 2018, which caused her to resign from the role.