Superstar singer Ricky Martin is facing a domestic dispute restraining order in Puerto Rico.
The order was signed Friday. Authorities visited an upscale neighborhood in the north coastal town of Dorado, where Martin lives, to try to serve the order, police spokesman Axel Valencia told The Associated Press on Saturday.
Martin’s representative denied the allegations in a statement to USA TODAY.
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“The allegations against Ricky Martin that lead to a protection order are completely false and fabricated,” the statement said. “We are very confident that when the true facts come out in this matter our client Ricky Martin will be fully vindicated.”
© LOIC VENANCE, AFP via Getty Images Ricky Martin arrives for the screening of “Elvis” at Cannes Film Festival on May 25, 2022.
Martin also addressed the restraining order in a tweet Sunday saying it is based on “completely false” allegations and that he will face the process “with the responsibility that characterizes me.”
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— Ricky Martin (@ricky_martin) July 4, 2022
“I appreciate the innumerable gestures of solidarity and I receive them with all my heart,” he wrote.
He said that since it was an open legal issue, he could not comment further.
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It was not immediately known who requested the restraining order. Valencia said he could not provide further details because the order was filed under Puerto Rico’s domestic violence law.
“Up until now, police haven’t been able to find him,” Valencia noted.
El Vocero, a newspaper in Puerto Rico, said the order states that Martin and the other party dated for seven months. The report quotes the order as saying they broke up two months ago, but the petitioner says Martin did not accept the separation and has been seen loitering near the petitioner’s house at least three times.
“The petitioner fears for his safety,” El Vocero quoted the order as saying.
AP has not obtained a copy of the order.
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Valencia said that the order prohibits Martin from contacting or calling the person who filed it and that a judge will later determine at a hearing whether the order should remain in place or be lifted. He added that usually orders are implemented for at least a month.
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. Rather the request went straight to the court.
In 2018, Martin revealed he had married his longtime boyfriend, artist Jwan Yosef. The couple quarantined together with their four kids and Martin’s mother in the early days of the pandemic.
“Your self-esteem gets so affected when you go on social media and see everybody working out, but the last thing I want to do is pick up a dumbbell,” Martin told USA TODAY in June 2020. “We have a little room where my husband works out, and I pass by, say hi and keep walking. It’s just not where I’m at at this point.”
Last summer, Martin told People the couple hoped to have more children.
Martin’s former manager, Rebecca Drucker, filed suit against the singer last week for $3 million in unpaid commissions, according to legal documents obtained by multiple publications, including Variety and Deadline.
Contributing: Danica Coto, The Associated Press, and Kim Willis, USA TODAY
1/25 SLIDES © Jordan Strauss, Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP A Latin pop sensation, humanitarian and author, Ricky Martin, 48, has lived quite an eventful life. From early performances to international stardom, here’s a look at the “Livin’ La Vida Loca” singer through the years.
2/25 SLIDES © WILFREDO LEE, Associated Press Martin danced on top of a car as he kicked off his Livin’ la Vida Loca Tour in 1999 at the Miami Arena.
3/25 SLIDES © FRANK MICELOTTA, FRANK MICELOTTA/IMAGEDIRECT Martin grooved on stage with music icons Celia Cruz, left, and Gloria Estefan during the first-ever Latin Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in 2000.
4/25 SLIDES © LAURA RAUCH, Associated Press At the 2000 Radio Music Awards in Las Vegas, Martin claimed the trophy for Most Requested Song of the Year.
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5/25 SLIDES © Scott Gries, XXX Getty Images Spiky hair was in 16 years ago, and Martin looked sharp backstage during the 2004 Billboard Latin Music Awards at the Miami Arena.
6/25 SLIDES © Kevin Winter, Getty Images Ricky Martin and Joss Stone presented onstage during the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards in Miami.
7/25 SLIDES © NONE, XXX SONY Martin has come a long way since this 2005 CD cover for his album “Life.”
8/25 SLIDES © Damian Dovarganes, AP Here is Martin celebrating his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007.
9/25 SLIDES © Brennan Linsley, AP Martin performed with traditional, local musicians at the San Sebastian Festival in Old San Juan in 2008.
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10/25 SLIDES © Heng Sinith, AP Music isn’t the only thing Martin cares about. In the early 2000s, the pop star started the Ricky Martin Foundation dedicated to combatting human trafficking. Here is the pop star during a 2008 visit to a shelter for victims of sexual exploitation in Cambodia. During this trip, Martin visited various projects fighting child trafficking and sexual exploitation.
11/25 SLIDES © Mary Altaffer, AP In 2010, Martin published his memoir “Me.”
12/25 SLIDES © Charles Sykes, AP He accepted an award at the 22nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York in 2011.
13/25 SLIDES © Charles Sykes, AP Martin is no stranger to the Broadway stage. Here he is with co-star Elena Roger during a curtain call for “Evita” in 2012.
14/25 SLIDES © Chris Trotman, Getty Images for the USTA Martin holds the championship trophy alongside Serena Williams after her women’s singles final victory on Day 14 of the 2013 U.S. Open.
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15/25 SLIDES © Eduardo Verdugo, AP He even took a red chair on Mexican spinoff of “The Voice” in Mexico City in 2014.
16/25 SLIDES © Ethan Miller, Getty Images Martin kicked off his One World Tour in support of the album “A Quien Quiera Escuchar” in Las Vegas in 2015.
17/25 SLIDES © RONALDO SCHEMIDT, AFP/Getty Images Known for his cool moves, here’s Martin looking suave during a 2017 concert in Mexico City.
18/25 SLIDES © Kevin Winter, Getty Images Martin performed with singer Maluma during Maluma’s “F.A.M.E. Tour” in 2018 in Inglewood, California.
19/25 SLIDES © Jesse Grant, Getty Images Martin accepted the Vanguard Award during the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s 49th Anniversary Gala Vanguard Awards in 2018. Martin publicly came out as gay in 2010.
20/25 SLIDES © Robert Hanashiro, Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY NETWO Martin was joined onstage by Camila Cabello and J Balvin for a performance of “Havana” during the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in 2019.
21/25 SLIDES © Dennis M. Rivera Pichardo, AP Martin joined a march in Puerto Rico against then-governor Ricardo Rosselló in July, 2019. Rosselló resigned the following the month.
22/25 SLIDES © Dan MacMedan, Dan MacMedan-USA TODAY NETWORK Here’s Martin striking a pose with fellow pop icon Lady Gaga at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2019.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Ricky Martin faces domestic dispute restraining order, says claims are ‘completely false’
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