Song of the Day: July 21st, 2022

Song: Living La Vida Loca (1999)
Artist: Ricky Martin
Album: Ricky Martin

Pass the French champagne! Following up on my last blog from Monday, all charges against Ricky Martin have been dropped.

via: People

The court case against Ricky Martin has been dismissed.

Martin's nephew, who'd accused the "Livin' La Vida Loca" singer of sexual abuse, asked to have the case dismissed in a Puerto Rican court on Thursday, and his request was obliged, attorneys for Martin told PEOPLE in a statement.
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"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," the statement read. "The request came from the accuser asking to dismiss the case."

The statement continued: "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."

The allegations emerged on July 1 when a judge granted a restraining order against Martin under Law 54 — also known as the Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act, which he denied.

"The allegations against Ricky Martin that lead to a protection order are completely false and fabricated," representatives for Martin told PEOPLE at the time. "We are very confident that when the true facts come out in this matter our client Ricky Martin will be fully vindicated."

​The song of the summer will NEVER die!!!! I'm so glad this crazy fucking story (no pun intended) wasn't true. No incest for Ricky, hooray! I feel super bad for him; he caught this false allegation and it'll surely stick with some people forever, but luckily, Ricky's not that famous anymore. With the crazy state of the world, maybe some people never even learned of this news? Let's all forget it ever happened and groove to one of the greatest songs of 1999. Livin La Vida Loca, baby!!!