Daddy Yankee Sues His Wife & Her Sister for Unauthorized Transactions – Here’s What We Know
TAMPA, FL - JANUARY 01: Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez, known professionally as Daddy Yankee and Mireddys González pose before the regular season game between the Carolina Panthers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on January 01, 2023 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Following the news of his divorce, Daddy Yankee is suing his ex-wife, Mireddys González, for unauthorized transactions, allegedly trying to withdraw a total of $100 million from his business accounts without his consent. According to reports, the lawsuit is against González and her sister, Ayeicha González Castellano, who allegedly tried to withdraw money from the Puerto Rican icon’s record companies El Cartel Records and El Cangris. The lawsuit involves two injunction claims.
In a press statement published on Dec. 14, DY’s lawyer Carlos E. Díaz Olivo reportedly wrote: “Today, my client filed before the Court of First Instance some claims for injunctions. This is in response to actions by Ms. Mireddys González and her sister, Ms. Ayeicha González. Yesterday, it was also learned that transfers totaling $100 million were made from the corporate bank accounts of El Cartel Records and Los Cangris to be deposited in the personal accounts of each party without the knowledge or authorization of my client.” According to the lawsuit, the sisters were allegedly trying to withdraw $80 million from El Cartel Records and $20 million from El Cangris.
The statement also states that for the past year and a half, Daddy Yankee has been asking the sisters for access to his companies and their financial statuses in “good faith” without being attended.
The court papers are now circulating online, detailing that the sisters’ alleged actions took place after being warned by Daddy Yankee. It also reiterates that they had already been removed from their administrative roles when it occurred. However, the details also say that the withdrawal wasn’t successful: “Although the timely and diligent efforts of the plaintiff were successful in stopping the transfer, the actions of the defendants illustrate the imminent risk of major irreparable damage to which the plaintiff and the entity are exposed in the immediate future.”
Moreover, another part of the lawsuit claims that DY’s musical catalog was sold for undervalue and that he doesn’t have a copy of the official contracts. The legal document states: “Despite the plaintiff having signed the agreement, under the advice of that third party and the defendants, the plaintiff was not provided with a copy of all the contract documents, and to this day is unaware of the actual scope of the transaction, nor does he have detailed knowledge of what was or was not sold, nor the limitations he may have on the use of his musical creations.”
The lawsuit says that Daddy Yankee wants the Honorable Tribunal to issue an order asking Mireddys and Ayeicha González Castellanos to refrain in any way from making decisions and making “disbursements, drawing or disposing” in any way of rights, patrimony assets, or resources from companies without Ramón L. Ayala Rodríguez’s – Daddy Yankee’s real name – participation and approval.
In response, Mireddys wrote on her social media: “I have been committed as Ramón Ayala’s wife for over 30 years and as his work partner. I want to inform you with the honesty and truth that I live each day on the path of God that, due to irreconcilable differences with Ramón, we are in the process of divorce.” She also asked for privacy and wrote that she would not allow defamation against her name.
Mireddys was known to be Daddy Yankee’s manager and CEO of El Cartel Records. Ayeicha served as a secretary and treasurer.