Ricky Martin has been hit with a $3 million lawsuit from his ex-manager Rebecca Drucker.
Drucker — who labored with Martin from 2014 to 2018 after which once more from 2020 to 2022 — is suing the Latin music icon, 50, for unpaid commissions, in keeping with authorized docs, filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Central District Courtroom, that point out a “probably career-ending allegation.”
Drucker famous that she labored with him on two separate events as a consequence of his “private and professional life [being] in absolute turmoil” and allegedly helped the Puerto Rican singer navigate the world of “recording contracts, touring and sponsorship offers, and different skilled endeavors.”
“Rebecca Drucker saved Ricky Martin’s profession,” the 15-page go well with, seen by The Put up, alleged. “There is only one downside: Martin fully and maliciously refused to pay Rebecca the thousands and thousands of dollars in commissions that he owes her underneath their administration settlement.”
“With Rebecca at his facet, Martin made thousands and thousands of dollars and subsequently owes Rebecca substantial commissions,” the criticism claimed.
The Put up has reached out to Martin’s rep for remark.
Drucker additionally claimed within the go well with that the “Livin’ la Vida Loca” crooner was threatened and intimidated with a “probably career-ending allegation” in September 2020.
“Rebecca has additionally fiercely protected Martin,” she alleged within the go well with, noting that she “suggested him and introduced in prime litigation counsel to deal with the matter.”
Resulting from her assist and information of the music business, she famous, Martin reportedly “emerged unscathed and proceeded along with his skilled resurgence.”
“Now set to play a lead function within the extremely anticipated Apple TV+ collection ‘Mr. and Mrs. American Pie,’ Martin is as soon as once more primed to succeed in the heights of fame and fortune,” Drucker claimed.
The lawsuit additionally accuses Martin of getting “a poisonous work atmosphere” and mentioned “a very ugly incident in Dubai involving Martin and his consultant José Vega” in 2018.
Drucker additionally claimed within the lawsuit that though “Martin’s profession flourished since he rehired Rebecca as his supervisor in Could 2020,” she was “pressured to cope with a litany of Martin’s private points, reminiscent of issues with the nanny he employed to look after his youngsters, Martin’s nonpayment of taxes and his substance abuse.”
The doc then alleged that there was a “pressured” ending of their enterprise relationship and claimed the previous Menudo singer manipulated and lied to her, which led to her departure earlier this yr.
Drucker alleged that Martin has “threatened” her to maintain her mouth shut and keep silent with a nondisclosure settlement. She has refused to signal the NDA and has requested a trial by jury and causes of motion in her file.
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