Ricky Martin released his new album a week before the incest trial hearing

In the midst of his nephew’s incest allegation scandal, Ricky Martin surprisingly released a new album of just six songs on Wednesday.

The news comes almost a week after appearing in court for this alleged domestic violence case.

Play is the name of the production, which sees as guest artists the Mexican group Reik and the Colombian artist Keityn.

Ricky on Twitter

“Making music, selecting songs and sharing them with you is wonderful,” said the artist on his Twitter account.

“They have been doing it for 38 years and without a doubt their reaction is the motivation that drives me on this complex journey called life,” said Ricky, 50, who began his musical career with the Menudo group as a teenager.

“I don’t want to wait any longer. Here I leave you this surprise with a lot of love. My new music. I hope you like it as much as I do. We continue strongly my people!”, He highlighted on his social network.

The six themes included in Play I am Sour taste, Amordio, Paris in love, Queen of hearts, with Keithn; Another night in Los Angeles and sometimes good and sometimes badtogether with Reik.

The accusation of incest

Martin was charged in court by his grandson, who claimed to have been in a romantic relationship with the musician for seven months. Due to this allegation, the singer will have to appear on July 21 at the San Juan District Court, Puerto Rico.

The crime he is accused of falls under Law 54, which protects the victims of domestic violence, in which an ex parte protection provision has already been issued. The court order was issued on July 3 by Judge Raiza Cajigas Campbell of that court.

As this is a case under the Domestic Violence Prevention and Intervention Act, the Puerto Rico Police do not disclose the name of the requesting party. However, today it emerged that it is a grandson of the artist.

According to the Puerto Rican newspaper the spokespersonthe ordinance states that the parties were related for seven months and separated two years ago, but Ricky Martin did not accept this separation.

The document claims that the artist often calls the signer and has even wandered around his residence on at least three occasions, for which “the signer fears for his safety”.

That same 3 July, Ricky Martin said that the accusations of domestic violence and for which he faces a protection order, are “totally false”, and assured that he will face this process “with the responsibility” that characterizes him.

Interpreter of great musical hits such as The cup of life, The bite, Livin ‘la Vida Loca Y Mariaamong many others, he added that “because it is an ongoing legal matter” he cannot “make particular expressions”.

The penalty for the crime of incest in Puerto Rico, if proven, is 50 years in prison. The artist’s legal team also assured that the domestic violence allegations are “completely false” after a protection order was issued against him.

The complainant

Enrique Martín Morales, better known as Ricky Martin, has been married since 2017 to the Syrian-born artist Jwan Yosef and is the father of four children, conceived in surrogacy.

Although the identity of the complainant was not known until yesterday, it was a brother of the singer, Eric Martin, who revealed his name, Yaddiel Sanchez Martinin addition, he has assured that the young man who reports him has mental problems.

Yaddiel, 21, accuses his uncle of incest and, in turn, he has a complaint against him, by a woman, for harassment.

In the first hearing on 21 July, the son of Vanessa Martin, the artist’s sister, will have to prove the complaint against the famous uncle.

The singer’s lawyers, for their part, have assured that the complaint is false, without providing further details.

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