Ricky Martin is being sued by his ex-manager, Rebecca Drucker, who says he owes her $3million (£2.4million) in commissions.
Drucker says she initially represented Martin from 2014 to 2018 however stepped again in in 2020 when his ‘private and professional life [were] in absolute turmoil,’ in line with courtroom paperwork.
She says she went on to assist him make hundreds of thousands of dollars via excursions (together with one with Enrique Iglesias), recording contracts, and sponsorships, and helped him to get again on monitor.
Drucker claims she additionally protected him when he was threatened with ‘career-ending allegations.’
The supervisor additionally claimed that when she requested him for the cash, he threatened her to remain quiet and demanded she signal a non-disclosure settlement (which she didn't do).
She alleged that Martin – actual title Enrique Martin Morales – lied to her and manipulated her, which pressured her to stop in April this 12 months.
Drucker is suing for $3million plus punitive damages.
A part of the grievance reads: ‘Rebecca Drucker saved Ricky Martin’s profession […]
‘There is only one drawback: Martin utterly and maliciously refused to pay Rebecca the hundreds of thousands of dollars in commissions that he owes her underneath their administration settlement.’
It provides: ‘By his flagrant breach of contract, Martin betrayed Rebecca and took as a right her loyalty, dedication, and distinctive service to him.
‘What's worse, Martin fostered a poisonous work atmosphere whereby he consistently mistreated, manipulated, and lied to Rebecca, forcing her to resign as his supervisor in April 2022.’
Martin has offered greater than 70million data worldwide, and has two Grammys and 5 Latin Grammys to his title.
He’s seen large success with quite a lot of songs, most notably 1999’s Livin’ La Vida Loca.
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