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Some exes turn into pals as soon as the romance is over. Some may even work collectively on tasks. The similar can’t be stated about Bad Bunny and his ex-girlfriend, Carliz De La Cruz Hernández. Hernandez filed a lawsuit this month in a Puerto Rican court docket, searching for $40 million in damages over Bunny (Benito Martínez Ocasio, 29) allegedly utilizing her voice and the phrase she got here up with (“Bad Bunny, baby”) in two of his songs with out her permission. The lawsuit — in keeping with the Associated Press and first reported by Puerto Rico information website Noticel — claims De La Cruz’s “distinguishable voice” was utilized in “Pa Ti” and “Dos Mil 16.” The first music has greater than 335 million views on YouTube and 235 million streams on Spotify, whereas the latter has 60 million YouTube views and 280 streams on Spotify.
Her go well with claims that since “Bad Bunny, baby” was utilized in these songs, in addition to information, promotions, worldwide live shows, tv, radio, and social and musical platforms, she has been hounded by the general public. “Thousands of people have commented directly on Carliz’s social media networks, as well as every time she goes to a public place, about the ‘Bad Bunny, baby.’ This has caused, and currently causes, that De La Cruz feels worried, anguished, intimidated, overwhelmed and anxious,” her lawsuit says.
Bad Bunny and his ex-girlfriend first started relationship in 2011 and attended the University of Puerto Rico collectively the next 12 months. She claims that Bunny sought her enter throughout that point interval. She was allegedly “in charge of handling invoices, managing contracts, and scheduling events,” per Pitchfork. The lawsuit alleges that the phrase “Bad Bunny, baby” happened in 2015 and that he requested her to document it. She did so in a toilet at some point and despatched that voice memo to him.
The couple allegedly dated till 2016, when she ended the connection. At the time, he signed with Rimas Entertainment, and she or he obtained into the University of Puerto Rico’s regulation college. The lawsuit alleged they obtained again collectively in 2017 however went their separate methods once more. She claims that in May 2022, a consultant contacted her and that Bunny allegedly provided her $2,000 to purchase the recording. She declined, after which somebody at Rimas Entertainment provided to purchase it, saying it could be used on his album, Un Verano Sin Ti. A deal was apparently by no means reached.
“Since de la Cruz made it clear that she did not consent to its use, its publication constituted an act of gross negligence, bad faith, and, worse still, an attack on their privacy, morals, and dignity since all parties had and still have knowledge of these facts and even so decided to be reckless and break the law,” states a translation of the lawsuit, per Pitchfork. “Likewise, the publication of the song ‘Dos Mil 16’ without the consent of Carliz was carried out intentionally, in bad faith, and for profit.”
Bunny additionally put his different ex-girlfriend Gabriela Berlingeri on one in every of his songs. The pair dueted on “En Casita,” a music on his 2020 compilation album, Las Que No Iban A Salir. The couple seemingly broke up in late 2022. In February 2023, Bunny and Kendall Jenner sparked romance rumors with just a few public sightings, together with one the place they hug and seemingly kiss.