Ricky Martin

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Ricky Martin Calls Former Manager's Suit 'Ridiculous'Latin cross-over Ricky Martin had several huge hits, and his song"She Bangs" was also a hit for unlikely cross-over William Hung. But if you think Martin would want to pursue legal action against the "American Idol" hopeful, think again. "Good for him," Martin said of Hung. "He has to enjoy what he's doing, all the best to William."But Ricky is apparently not wishing his former manager, Angelo Medina, the same. In fact, the two are involved in an ugly legal battle. Martin and Medina parted ways last September, and now Medina has filed a whopping $63.5 million lawsuit in San Juan, Puerto Rico, charging Martin with "breach of contract." This occurred after Ricky filed his own $2.5 million lawsuit in New York, accusing his former manager of pocketing "unearned managing commissions."Martin, who's had hits from eight albums already, is legally bound to produce five more albums for Sony Music, and has received "millions of dollars" in advances -- advances that Ricky's lawyers claim are being held by Medina.Martin's lawyer told "CJ," "This is a tactic by Medina to avoid defending himself in New York. Furthermore, he's suing for a ridiculous sum of $60 million."

[Rebelgirl 1]

http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/s...31694&p=6683y...

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Martin's love for voyeurism

 

 

17/09/2005 - 13:31:40

 

 

Latin love god Ricky Martin lost his virginity during an orgy in Argentina -

aged just 15.

 

 

The She Bangs hitmaker is especially proud of his first intimate experience

and credits it with giving him a taste for voyeurism.

 

 

And he doesn't mind who knows about his exotic sexual tastes.

 

 

Martin says: "I was 15. It was in Argentina to a very beautiful girl. Very

hardcore - that's why I'm a watcher.

 

 

"I don't know if it's about watching people having sex, but it's like go

ahead, I want to see you.

 

 

"Of course (I watch porn). It's a tool that helps you get in touch with

yourself. I like interracial."

[BobbyD 2]

(MSNBC.COM)Living la vida boredomRicky Martin says he turned his back on la vida loca because he was bored.“[T]he crazy thing is nobody else could tell that I was bored. Everybody thought I was having a great time,” the former bon-bon shaking star said, reports the Scottish Daily Record. “I was really concerned about that. I thought, wait a minute, I’m faking my emotion. Everything had become automatic and false.”Martin was in Scotland, fighting against the trafficking of children into slavery and prostitution, and he revealed that he sponsors four girls in India. “Because of trafficking, the adoption of children to foreigners is not legal in India,” he explained. “They control adoption because of the fear of child trafficking, which I think is brilliant of the Indian government. But why not? Maybe some day I will adopt a child.”

[Rebelgirl 1]

J. FREEDOM DU LAC's review in The Washington Times of Ricky Martin's

new album, "Life":

 

 

<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/11/AR200...>

 

 

No more living la vida loca for Ricky Martin. Now, the bon-bon-shaking

pop star is living the thug life.

 

 

Or so we're to believe, based on the cover of Martin's new album,

"Life." There, the once-sprightly Puerto Rican pretty boy is wearing

his tough-guy best: Gloomy expression, jarheadish 'do, at least 28

hours' worth of facial scruff and some sort of big, dumb,

monochromatic tattoo on his left shoulder. It's the hardened look that

one might get by working with the stylists from the International Male

catalog.

 

 

While Martin may indeed be mad as hell -- quite possibly at William

Hung for having turned "She Bangs" into an international punch line --

he hardly sounds it throughout "Life," a just-slightly-above-average

album that manages to come across as predictable and yet adventurous,

at least for a Ricky Martin record. (Fiery Furnaces or Ozomatli, he

ain't.) Think of "Life" as a sampler platter of global music trends

that includes everything from the old sounds of Cairo to the freshest

from Puerto Rico but that features as its centerpiece the sort of

standard-issue pop and R&B that fills the U.S. Top 40.

 

 

No wonder he's getting his brood on in "Life"'s cover photo.

 

 

But don't be fooled by the posturing. On his first English-language

release since 2000's "Sound Loaded," all Martin really wants is to be

wuvved.

 

 

"I just wanna be yours," he bellyaches on "I Don't Care," the

Usheresque, Scott Storch-produced lead single, in which Martin sings

of a cheating fictional fiancee before the rapper Fat Joe and R&B diva

Amerie steal the show with their vocal cameos.

 

 

"I think I love you, and I need you by my side," Martin announces in

the foot-stomping bridge of the funk-lite "It's Alright."

 

 

"I just want to stay with you / For always / Al-wayyyyys," he sings in

the maudlin "Stop Time Tonight."

 

 

The CD's opening track, "Til I Get To You," features Martin telling

his "one and only temptation" about all the things he plans to do to

pass the time "til I find you, feel you, breathe you, touch you, taste

your truth." For those who can't spare 4 minutes 55 seconds -- the

length of the to-do list-cum-Middle Eastern-tinged power ballad --

Martin's self-assigned tasks include: swimming the mountains (huh?),

climbing the sea (double-huh??), passing the smiling faces with the

hidden rage, and making a move with a new intention. "Never gonna

stop," he sings, "til I get to you."

 

 

Unless, that is, the horny bug bites Martin during his journey. At

which point all bets are off. All clothes, too.

 

 

In fact, they may be crumpled up on the bedroom floor already.

Consider the dirty little ditty "I Am," which hints at both crunk and

reggaeton. (Besides discovering the joys of Middle Eastern music

during the making of "Life," which even features the Hossam Ramzy

Egyptian String Ensemble, Martin apparently had a revelation about

reggaeton's global marketability. To wit: The hit single "I Don't

Care" even gets pushed through the reggaeton remix blender at the end

of the album, courtesy of the genre's top hitmakers, the Luny Tunes.)

Anyway, in the midst of cooing an entire lyric sheet's worth of

come-ons during "I Am," Martin blurts, "I like it when you bend like

that." Similarly, on the thumping "Drop It On Me" -- an infectious

club-hit-in-waiting that features a jaw-dropping verse by Daddy Yankee

and one of those delightful, galloping reggaeton rhythms -- Martin

encourages a boricua to "drop it, mami" and "give it all."

 

 

And he really means all -- "wicked, dirty, sticky" inclusive, as per

the multi-culti dance track "This Is Good." Sonically, the up-tempo

song builds on an R&B and hip-hop foundation by adding Latin American

chants, salsa's circular piano loops and some Qawwali-like vocals.

Lyrically? This pretty much sums it up: "I got your salt skin

driipping on the tip of my tongue."

 

 

Maybe that's what the new hard-core image is all about: Ricky Martin,

living libido loco! Maybe he is an answer to a blind item or 2...............

[BobbyD 2]

(MSNBC.COM)Ricky Martin told fans perhaps a little more about his sex life than some wanted to know. “I love giving the golden shower,” he told Blender. “I’ve done it before in the shower. It’s like so sexy, you know, the temperature of your body and the shower water is very different.”

[BobbyD 2]

(NYDailynews.com)Very vocal Ricky kisses and tellsRicky Martin's sex life has long been the subject of speculation. But the loco-living singer offers a little too much information in the new issue of Blender. Martin offers some icky details when he reveals he how he spices up bathtime. (Way too much information, Ricky.)"I'm open to everything," Martin says. "There are moments for soft, gentle sex. And there are moments for a good spank in the butt."Asked about his last one-night stand, he says, "We met, we did it, we left. I don't know if we're going to meet again." What would an ex-lover say about him?"That I'm the love of their life!" says Martin, who hedges his pronouns before becoming more gender-specific. "I'm the best man that they've ever had, a gentleman who treated them like a lady."

[princess 1,712]

Ricky's getting bold these days.

[princess 1,712]

Rickie on vacation.

[cydonia 0]

A couple more of Ricky and "friend". Ricky has good taste

 

 

 

[soho2chelsea 3]

wow. Hot couplealso possibly some of the gayest photos I have ever seen (in a good way)Come out, Ricky.

Edited December 27, 2005 by soho2chelsea

[princess 1,712]

I like his ankle bracelet.

[princess 1,712]

NY Daily NewsRicky Martin is staying buff with a bud on St. Bart's. The supermacho singer was snapped working out with a musclebound young man. The hunky duo, both wearing the tiniest of Speedos, did pushups, played catch, practiced yoga and lit each other's cigarettes. Justjared.com identifies Ricky's pal as half brother Eric, while others call him a "personal trainer" ...

[Hoyaheel 1,874]

Yeah, cigarettes and yoga.....Good combo!Gotta say--the man looks good in a speedo. I don't know HOW that's possible, but it is....

[lovethegossip 0]

I found it quite "interesting" that the tabloid evening show (Extra) only showed photos of Ricky on the beach alone (I saw the photos earlier in the day that included the guy he was with). Hmmm.......I am a bit surprised at that? I thought those type of shows loved to spread the gossip...why would they leave the guy out? So is he Ricky's "personal trainer" or half brother?

[Rebelgirl 1]

That first photo is so funny to me.

[princess 1,712]

Found this on web

[Malibu 0]

LOL, Princess!!!!!!!

[Queen G 0]

Ricky Martin Angered By Backlash From His Sexy 'Blender' Interview01/17/2006 3:00 PM, Yahoo! MusicLAUNCH Radio Networks Ricky Martin has struck back at critics who have attacked his ability to run his humanitarian foundation because of controversial statements the pop star made about his sex life in Blender magazine. In a letter in Spanish posted on Univision.com, Ricky said, "At the time I granted the interview never did it cross my mind that my comments would spark this absurd and sensationalist public discussion. I cannot avoid speculation about my career and life, but I cannot allow those for whom my foundation works to be affected because I am a public figure."The backlash stems from an interview published last month, in which Ricky told Blender, "I love giving the 'golden shower.' I've done it before in the shower. It's like, so sexy, you know, the temperature of your body and the shower water is very different." Ricky went on to say, "I'm open to everything. There are moments for soft, gentle sex. And there are moments for a good spank in the butt."The Ricky Martin Foundation is an advocate for children's rights and is actively involved in the fight against human trafficking. Ricky is also a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF.Ricky kicked of his One Night Only tour in El Paso, Texas on Friday (January 13). The 18-city tour will make stops in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago before wrapping on February 15 in Orlando, Florida.

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IS THIS MAN GOOD FOR KIDS?Page SixRICKY Martin wants you to know that he can enjoy what most people regard as a deviant sexual thrill in the shower and be a humanitarian activist at the same time. The singer's children's rights charity, the Ricky Martin Foundation, has been under fire since Martin recently gave a racy interview about his sex life to Blender magazine. In it, he talked about how much he enjoyed an activity that repulses most people of every sexual orientation - and can't be discussed in a family newspaper. He went on to say, "I'm open to everything." After his statements went around the world, Martin released this statement to Univision.com: "At the time I granted the interview, never did it cross my mind that my comments would spark this absurd and sensationalist public discussion. I cannot avoid speculation about my career and life, but I cannot allow those for whom my foundation works to be affected because I am a public figure." The "Livin' La Vida Loca" crooner has had a hard time reining in his antics lately. Last month, pictures of the Speedo-clad superstar performing sweaty calisthenics on a beach with an unidentified, banana-hammocked hunk were the buzz of the blogosphere.

[princess 1,712]

Ricky got his belly button pierced!

[princess 1,712]

Has any straight man every gotten his belly piereced?!?!

[abomb 0]

I guess he has given up fighting those gay "rumors", huh?

 

 

Look at that toupee, I mean hair!!!! :ph34r:

 

[soho2chelsea 3]

What is this bangs thing going on with these guys lately? SO NOT HOT

[Cutielb99 0]

SINGING HIS PRAISES

 

Jennifer Lopez and hubby Marc Anthony gather round to toast Ricky Martin, who was named Person of the Year by the Latin Recording Academy, in New York on Wednesday.

 

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Ricky Martin Gets “Hollywood Walk of Fame” Star

 

 

Ricky Martin lays himself down alongside his star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame on Tuesday in Hollywood, Calif.

 

Johnny Grant, the Honorary Mayor of Hollywood, congratulated Ricky on selling 55 million records worldwide. Ricky is the 2351st person to get one — how special!