Ricky Martin to appear in Puerto Rico court over restraining order | Inquirer Entertainment

Ricky Martin to appear in Puerto Rico court over restraining order

/ 12:03 PM July 21, 2022

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The 75th Cannes Film Festival screening of the film “Elvis” red carpet arrivals, Cannes, France, May 25, 2022. Ricky Martin poses. Image: Reuters/Sarah Meyssonnier

SAN JUAN — Singer and actor Ricky Martin is scheduled to appear on Thursday in a Puerto Rico court where a judge will decide whether to extend a restraining order taken out by a man who said Martin harassed him, which the pop icon denies.

Judge Raiza Cajigas on July 2 issued the order after the man filed a domestic violence complaint in which he said he feared for his safety because Martin refused to accept his decision to end a seven-month romantic relationship.

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The man said Martin had continued calling him and loitered outside his residence.

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“We’re attending to this issue with diligence, and we will be prepared in court on Thursday,” Joaquin Monserrate, one of Martin’s lawyers, said in a telephone interview.

Monserrate noted that the complaint is a civil one and that no criminal charges have been filed against Martin.

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The man’s name has not been released, in accordance with domestic violence regulations.

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The restraining order is set to expire on July 21.

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Martin, who rose to fame in the 1990s on hits like “Livin’ La Vida Loca,” wrote on Twitter on July 3 that the order had been obtained under “completely false allegations,” adding he could not comment further because it is an ongoing legal matter. AP/JB

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