Ricky Martin never had 'any kind of sexual or romantic relationship with nephew', says his lawyer

Ricky Martin has never been — and would never be – involved in any kind of sexual or romantic relationship with his nephew, the singer’s lawyer said in a new interview. He added that the idea was ‘not only untrue, but disgusting’.

Ricky Martin's lawyer has denied allegations of a romantic relationship between the singer and his nephew after the latter filed a restraining order against Ricky this month. Several media reports said that the Puerto Rican singer had been accused by his sister’s son of domestic violence. As per reports, the 21-year-old said that the two had dated for seven months.

In this file photo taken in 2019 Puerto Rican musician and singer Ricky Martin was seen arriving at the 20th Annual Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas, US. (AFP)

Earlier this month, Ricky, 50, had denied the domestic abuse claims after a complaint was reportedly filed anonymously under Puerto Rico’s Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act. He tweeted that the allegations were ‘completely false and fabricated'. Now, the singer’s lawyer has refused the allegations, weeks after news broke of Ricky facing a temporary restraining order based on his nephew’s complaint.

Ricky’s lawyer Marty Singer told Deadline in a recent interview, “Unfortunately, the person who made this claim is struggling with deep mental health challenges. Ricky Martin has, of course, never been — and would never be– involved in any kind of sexual or romantic relationship with his nephew.” He added, “The idea is not only untrue, it is disgusting… We all hope that this man gets the help he so urgently needs. But, most of all, we look forward to this awful case being dismissed as soon as a judge gets to look at the facts.”