(Miami) An ex-girlfriend of Bad Bunny has filed a lawsuit against the Puerto Rican rapper claiming 40 million dollars from him for having used his voice without his authorization in several of his titles, according to several media.
Carliz De La Cruz Hernandez, who was in a relationship with the rap star from 2011 to 2016, filed a complaint in early March in a court in San Juan, capital of Puerto Rico, the NotiCel site reported on Monday.
In 2015, when Bad Bunny was not yet the prince of reggaeton he is today, the young woman said she recorded herself on her phone saying the phrase “Bad Bunny Baby”, according to the court document.
Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Martínez Ocasio, later used this recording, without authorization, at the beginning of the song, Pa Ti, and a few years later on the title Dos Mil 16 from his album Un Verano Sin Ti, awarded at the Grammy Awards.
For this latest installment, the artist’s team reportedly sent out contracts requesting Ms. De La Cruz Hernandez’s consent a day before the album was released in May 2022, but did not wait to receive a response until to add the voice of the young woman on the title, according to the same source.
Since the track’s release, Carliz De La Cruz Hernandez’s “thousands of people have commented on social media,” which has caused and continues to cause him “concern, anguish, feelings of intimidation, overwhelm and anxiety,” according to the complaint.
