and Jwan Yosef are divorcing after nearly six years of marriage, the couple announced Thursday.
鈥淔or some time, we have considered transforming our relationship, and it is after careful consideration that we have decided to end our marriage with love, respect and dignity for our children,鈥� the couple wrote in an Instagram post, shared in Spanish on Martin鈥檚 profile and in English on Yosef鈥檚.
Martin鈥檚 publicity team confirmed the accuracy of the post to The Associated Press. No other details were provided. People magazine the news.
Martin, singer of such Spanish-language and English-language hits like 鈥淟ivin鈥� la Vida Loca,鈥� 鈥淪he Bangs,鈥� 鈥淟a copa de la vida鈥� and 鈥淰ente pa鈥� ca,鈥� has won two Grammys and four Latin Grammys Yosef is a Swedish artist of Syrian origin.
鈥淥ur greatest desire now is to continue having a healthy family dynamic and a relationship centered on our genuine friendship as we continue the joint upbringing of our children,鈥� Martin and Yosef wrote in the statement. 鈥淲e are united in nurturing this new chapter of our lives.鈥�
Martin, 51, and Yosef, 38, were married at the end of 2017. By then, the Puerto Rican singer was already the father of twins Matteo and Valentino, who will turn 15 in August and born via surrogate. Yosef and Martin had two other children together: and Renn, now 3.
Last September, over the fallout of sex abuse allegations the nephew recanted. Arguing that the claims cost him millions of dollars in lost income, Martin said he had been 鈥減ersecuted, besieged, harassed, stalked and extorted鈥� by his 鈥渢roubled鈥� nephew for economic reasons. The AP confirmed that, days later, Martin declined to comment at the time.
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