Julio Iglesias accused by former employees of sexual and physical abuse
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Spanish singer-songwriter Julio Iglesias has been accused of sexual and physical assault by two women who previously worked for him.
The results of a joint investigation by elDiario.es and Univision Noticias were published on Tuesday, detailing the allegations from both anonymous women.
After three years of reporting, the outlets gathered that the women experienced sexual assault, workplace harassment and verbal and physical abuse while working for Iglesias at his homes in 2021.
The publications also note that the claims are supported by evidence, including photographs, phone records, text messages and medical records.
Represented by Women’s Link Worldwide, the two women went public under the pseudonyms Rebeca and Laura.
While Iglesias has yet to comment publicly, both women released statements on the organization’s website.
“I am doing this to get justice for three reasons. The first is for myself: for how difficult this process has been and for everything I have had to face in order to overcome it,” Rebeca wrote. “The second is for the women who work in his homes: I want to tell them to be strong, to raise their voices, to remember that he is not invincible. And the third, for my country so that something like this never happens again and so that he understands that he cannot come and do whatever he wants without facing the consequences.”
Laura’s statement read, “My goal is to ensure that no woman ever suffers this kind of abuse from him again. I want to send the message that women are victims and survivors, not perpetrators or guilty parties.”
Laura also said that Iglesias regularly threatened to fire her and dictated how much food she was allowed to eat.
“He always said I was fat and had to lose weight,” Laura explained, describing the environment as “normalised abuse.”
A bestselling musical icon, Iglesias has won two Grammy Awards and been inducted into the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is also the father of Enrique Iglesias.
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