Ricky Martin Reportedly Cut Ties With His Family After Nephews Claims Of Incest And Abuse

Singer Ricky Martin has allegedly cut ties with his family after being accused of abuse and incest by a nephew. Martin made the difficult decision to protect himself from any more surprise allegations by other family members. The allegations by his nephew, Dennis Yadiel Sanchez became public earlier this year, and he claimed Martin was obsessed and stalked him for months.

Sanchez eventually dismissed his court case against Martin, who then filed a $20 million lawsuit for the loss he'd suffered from the lies. Reports claim that while the new suit goes on, Martin is being careful with other relatives by distancing himself. 

The 21-year-old nephew reportedly confirmed to the court that he alone decided to dismiss the case without any pressure or influence. At the time of the lawsuit, Martin released a statement through his lawyer, Marty Singer. He also put out a message on Twitter, calling the allegations "completely false" and promising to respond through the judicial process.

Read on to find out more.

Earlier this year, Martin's 21-year-old nephew, Dennis Yadiel Sanchez, went public with allegations that they had a secret romantic relationship for seven months. Sanchez claimed that after their relationship ended, Martin became obsessed and stalked him for months.

After the allegations went public, Martin quickly denied them all, claiming his nephew had made them up to extort money out of him. Sanchez subsequently dismissed the court case and withdrew his allegations against Martin.

As reported by The Blast, Martin's lawyers released a statement, saying, "The request came from the accuser asking to dismiss the case. This was never anything more than a troubled individual making false allegations with absolutely nothing to substantiate them. We are glad that our client saw justice done and can now move forward with his life and his career."

Not long after Sanchez withdrew his suit, Martin filed a $20 million lawsuit against him, claiming that the abuse and incest allegations had cost him deals worth millions. Sources close to the singer spoke to RadarOnline and clarified that Martin cut ties with the rest of his family.

The sources explained that while Martin takes Sanchez to Court, he's reducing the possibility of other relatives suing him to extort money out of him. One source said, "Everyone talks about what happens to someone when they become famous. No one talks about what happens to a famous person's family when suddenly one person is a multimillionaire with great power."

They also explained that Martin was always generous to his family members with money and gifts. They also said, "He was the cash cow and made sure everyone benefited from his success. However, after the ugly accusations made by his half-sister's son, Ricky has put up walls. It's awful, but now Ricky can't trust anyone anymore, not even his family!".

Due to Sanchez's suit, a judge granted a temporary restraining order against Martin. RadarOnline also confirmed that after the 21-year-old withdrew his suit, the judge dropped the restraining order against the "Cancion Bonita" singer.

The singer's lawyers spoke to the news outlet, saying, "Just as we had anticipated, the temporary protection order was not extended by the court. The accuser confirmed to the court that his decision to dismiss the matter was his alone, without any outside influence or pressure, and the accuser confirmed he was satisfied with his legal representation in the matter."

Shortly after Sanchez filed his case, Martin released a statement through his lawyer, Marty Singer. The statement outrightly denied all the abuse, stalking, and relationship allegations between the singer and his nephew.

It read, "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."

A rep also spoke to People, saying, "We are very confident that when the true facts come out in this matter our client Ricky Martin will be fully vindicated." Martin later posted another denial statement on his Twitter, calling all the allegations "completely false" and promising to respond "through the judicial process."