In the midst of the repercussion generated by the complaints of sexual abuse made by two former employees, Julio Iglesias decided to break the silence through a public statement and denied the accusations. In addition, he expressed the personal impact that the situation caused him.
“With deep regret, I respond to the accusations made by two people who previously worked in my house,” began the message that the singer spread in the last few hours. In that same text, he was categorical in rejecting any type of improper conduct: “I deny having abused, coerced or disrespected any woman”.
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Iglesias described the allegations as “absolutely false” and maintained that they cause him “great sadness.”
The release of Julio Iglesias after the accusations of his former employees. (Photo: Instagram / julioiglesias)
On the other hand, he said he was going through one of the hardest moments of his life: “I have never felt so much evil, but I still have strength so that people know the whole truth and defend my dignity in the face of such a serious grievance.”
The interpreter of “I forgot to live” thanked the support received in the midst of the scandal. “I cannot forget so many dear people who have sent me messages of affection and loyalty; I have felt a lot of comfort in them,” he concluded.
The testimonies of the two women who accused Julio Iglesias
Two women who worked for Julio Iglesias in their residences in the Caribbean they reported having been victims of sexual assaultabuse and humiliation by the Spanish artist.
The accusations were published by elDiario.es y Univision News after a journalistic investigation which lasted for three years and included interviews with 15 former employees of the singeras well as documents, messages and medical records.
According to the testimonies that were known, these episodes occurred in 2021 in the properties that Julio has in Punta Cana and Lyford Cay. One of the complainants was 22 years old at the time.while the musician 77.
One of the most disturbing points that stands out in the investigation is that those in charge of hiring and supervising the staff not only organized domestic tasks: they coordinated the presence of some employees in Iglesias’ room at the end of the work day.
In this context, as has been reported in the last few hours, several former employees They described situations of isolation, control and a tense work environment crossed by repeated episodes of abuse y sexual assaults both at the properties that the artist has in the Caribbean and in Europe.
The testimonies of Julio Iglesias’ former employees
One of the women, identified in the investigation with her fictitious name Cardiganreported that Iglesias made her go to his room after finishing his work day. According to her testimony, there he subjected her to vaginal and anal penetrations with fingersslaps and physical and verbal abuse without their consent.
“He used me almost every night. “I felt like an object, like a slave,” she said in her interview with elDiario.es y Univision. He also assured that many of these episodes occurred in the presence of another employee who had a higher hierarchical position.
The other complainant, Laura – also a fictitious name – said that the artist kissed her and touched her breasts without her consent. “We were on the beach and he came up and touched my nipples”he recalled. He indicated that a similar event also occurred in the pool of the Punta Cana villa.
Julio Iglesias could face serious charges before the Spanish justice system for the accusation of two former employees. (Photo: Instagram / julioiglesias)
Laura related that what at first seemed like “a dream house” ended up being revealed as a place crossed by a climate of almost daily fights and anger when something was not done according to Julio Iglesias’ taste or criteria.
This former employee maintained that the artist is “a very controlling person” and that He exercised his power “through fear”. According to his testimony, the singer threatened to fire the staff and repeated to them that working for him was the best thing that could happen to them. This control manifested itself in extreme situations such as monitoring what and how much they ate, ask them about their menstruation or set limits on what they could or could not do.
Rebeca was even cruder when she defined those mansions as “the house of terror”and described the experience as “a drama, a horrible thing”. In the house in Punta Cana, according to the investigation, about a dozen domestic employees lived together, and a document from August 2023 to which they accessed elDiario.es y Univision indicates that the artist’s total workforce reached 16 people.
For her part, Rebeca added that, in her case, control was exercised by arbitrarily checking the phone. “I didn’t leave my phone with anything visible because I knew he was going to do it,” he explained, and assured that I had to hide chats and photossince taking images was prohibited in the town.
