The famous urban artist Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez, better known as Daddy Yankee, has filed a lawsuit against his former wife Mireddys González Castellanos and her sister, Ayeicha González Castellanos.
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In this lawsuit, the artist is requesting the sum of $250 million due to a series of alleged irregularities that, according to him, occurred while they had absolute control of the companies El Cartel Récords and Los Cangris.
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What are the details of the lawsuit?
In the lawsuit, Daddy Yankee’s legal team, under the direction of attorney Carlos Díaz Olivo, states that the González Castellanos sisters carried out numerous actions.
Despite not being mentioned as part of the lawsuit, reference is made to former representative Rafael “Raphy” Pina Nieves due to various decisions that were approved by the musician’s now ex-wife.
“This legal action was filed today in the Carolina Court, in which it had to be alleged that while they exercised absolute control over the companies, finances, and even the income obtained through the effort and skill of Mr. Ramón Ayala, the sisters Mireddys and Ayeicha González breached their fiduciary obligations and caused severe damages,” according to Daddy Yankee’s legal representatives.
According to the legal document, the defendants “concealed information, destroyed evidence, wasted resources, and failed to comply with existing tax obligations, in addition to other fiduciary violations and listed acts.”
Likewise, the González Castellanos sisters are accused of failing to fulfill business responsibilities before the Department of Finance and not implementing an “orderly and reliable” administration and accounting system. They are also criticized for not keeping an adequate record of the income earned by the artist, including those from the most recent concert tour.
In addition, it is reported that they did not cash thousands of dollars in checks that expired, hid documents for four years, and it is also claimed that the defendants deleted emails from important communications.
“The legal resource filed with the Court details how these individuals acted for their own benefit and the benefit of others, violating the law and the interests of an individual who, in addition to being an artist, was a member of their family. The lawsuit filed today is not related to the process of dividing marital assets, about which Mr. Ramón Ayala has been consistent and emphatic that it should be conducted fairly and in accordance with the laws of Puerto Rico, to ensure that his ex-wife receives what she is legally entitled to,” Daddy Yankee’s lawyers stated.
The complaint states that, on December 12, 2024, the accused made transfers of $20 million from the Los Cangris account and $80 million from the El Cartel Records account, despite the court having warned them that they were not authorized to act on behalf of the corporations.
In section 43 of the document, González is accused of “extracting corporate resources with the sole purpose of benefiting personally, without concern for the negative repercussions for the company and the plaintiff.”
In section 80 of the text, it is mentioned that the González sisters granted permission to producer Raphy Pina and his companies Mr. Soldout and World Music Latin to claim a payment of approximately $27 million for generated costs. However, “without verifiable evidence, accounting analysis, or an audit that reliably proves that, in effect, that million-dollar amount was owed for the allegedly incurred expenses” in the urban artist’s concert tour Última Vuelta.
Similarly, the lawsuit indicates that the sisters allowed Pina’s companies to collect a 30% commission from the tour’s profits, despite his absence due to being incarcerated.