The artist has initiated legal action in the Supreme Court against the Deputy Prime Minister, claiming infringement of his honour rights and seeking €50,000 in damages linked to comments she made regarding sexual abuse accusations from two former staff members.
Julio Iglesias, the Spanish singer, has filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court against Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Díaz, charging her with «unlawful interference with his honour and privacy» following allegations of sexual abuse brought forward by two ex-employees in January.
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Iglesias is demanding that the court orders the Sumar leader to compensate him with €50,000 for statements made on her Bluesky profile and during the RTVE programme ‘La Hora de la 1’ earlier this year, which he claims constituted “unlawful infringements on his right to honour”. Additionally, the lawsuit requests a formal public apology from the deputy prime minister.
In Iglesias’s legal complaint, he asserts that Díaz expressed “obvious biases,” alleging “sexual abuse occurred at his residence, employees endured conditions comparable to slavery, and their fundamental rights were systematically violated.”
The Deputy Prime Minister previously dismissed an attempt at conciliation, maintaining that her comments did not damage the singer’s reputation. This refusal led Iglesias to pursue the matter in the Supreme Court through civil litigation.
Beyond this, Iglesias also lodged a criminal complaint in a Madrid court against several Diario.es journalists, the outlet that initially reported the ex-employees’ accusations, accusing them of insult, defamation, and violation of his moral integrity.
The artist’s defense maintains that the publication’s editor, Ignacio Escolar, along with some journalists, issued “false and damaging” claims intending to “harm” his public standing.
In January, two women formerly employed by Iglesias at his estates in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, and Lyford Cay, Bahamas, accused the singer of sexual assault.
Investigations conducted by Diario.es in partnership with Univisión over three years, supported by additional testimonies and documentation, claim one complainant was coerced into sexual encounters with Iglesias, alleging that during these acts he slapped her and engaged in non-consensual penetration.
Following these accusations, journalist Paloma García-Pelayo, known for her close ties to Iglesias, stated the singer was “concerned,” convinced that his public image had “completely collapsed.” She added he was enduring the situation “as though his international reputation had been destroyed.”
Ultimately, the National Court prosecutor’s office decided to discontinue proceedings related to the alleged sexual assaults against Iglesias, citing “lack of jurisdiction” due to the incidents occurring in the artist’s Caribbean properties.