SAN JUAN (Reuters) – A Puerto Rico judge has lifted a restraining order against singer and actor Ricky Martin at the request of the man who earlier this month had said the pop icon had harassed him, a lawyer representing Martin said on Thursday.
The man had said in a domestic violence complaint that he feared for his safety because Martin had refused to accept his decision to end a romantic relationship, had continued calling him and had loitered outside his home.
The man’s attorney opened the virtual hearing by requesting that Judge Raiza Cajigas close the case, Martin’s laywer, Joaquin Monserrate, said in a telephone interview.
“The judge asked the pertinent questions – if anyone had threatened him, if anyone had offered him anything in exchange – and (his lawyer) said no, that it was a voluntary decision,” Monserrate said.
Reuters was unable to obtain comment from the attorney for the man, whose name has not been released in accordance with domestic violence regulations.
Martin, who rose to fame in the 1990s on hits like “Livin’ La Vida Loca,” wrote on Twitter on July 3 that the order had been obtained under “completely false allegations.”
(Reporting by Ivelisse Rivera in San Juan and Brian Ellsworth in Miami; Editing by Josie Kao)
