Bad Bunny Reportedly Sued for $1 Million by Puerto Rican Homeowner

Bad Bunny is reportedly being sued for at least $1 million by a Puerto Rican resident whose home was used in the star’s short film and summer residency, the Associated Press reported. 

Román Carrasco Delgado, an 84-year-old widower, filed a lawsuit against the Puerto Rican superstar on Wednesday, Sept. 17, according to the outlet. 

The homeowner’s salmon-colored house – located on the southeastern coast of the main island in the town of Humacao — was featured in Bad Bunny’s Debí Tirar Más Fotos short film released in January.

It later inspired one of the stages at the star’s 31-day “No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí” residency at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan. The real-size replica of the home, dubbed “La Casita,” has become an iconic symbol of the residency, as well as a place where celebrities have been invited to watch the show.

Carrasco claims that the use of his home for both of Bad Bunny’s projects has caused him “emotional distress,” as a “large number of people” now visit his property every day to take pictures and videos, turning it into a tourist attraction, per the AP.

He now feels like he lacks privacy in his own home since it has been featured in “dozens or hundreds of social media posts and product sales,” and he claims he hasn’t received any benefits from it, the outlet reports. 

The lawsuit also reportedly states that Carrasco is now “the subject of malicious comments and insinuations that did not occur prior to the publication of the aforementioned video.”

PEOPLE has reached out to representatives for both Bad Bunny and Carrasco but did not receive an immediate response. 

While the homeowner states he did allow a scout to use his house for the video, he alleges in the lawsuit that he had no “detailed knowledge of the form and manner in which the Casita would be used,” the outlet reports. 

The lawsuit also states that Carrasco doesn’t know how to read or write but can sign his name, and that the officials who asked for permission to use his home for the video “fraudulently” transferred his signatures to “two different contracts.”

“Initially, these contracts were not delivered to Don Román, nor were their contents explained to him or read to him. The plaintiff was also unable to read them because he lacks such ability,” the document states, per the outlet. As a result, Carrasco is alleging that these contracts should be void.  

For the use of his home in the video, Carrasco claims he received two checks totaling $5,200. However, the short film featuring his home now has 22 million views. He also alleges that he wasn’t asked permission for the home to be used as a replica at the residency. 

“In grave disregard for Don Román’s interests, and without his permission, the co-defendants used the measurements and photos taken of Don Román’s Casita to construct an exact copy of it inside the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum of Puerto Rico, to be used in Bad Bunny’s concert series…” the document states, per AP. 

Carrasco also told the outlet in a phone interview that the three-bedroom house holds great sentimental value for him as he built it for his late wife, who wanted to go back to her hometown. He spent about four to five years building it with his family. 

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According to The New York Times, the designer of La Casita, Mayna Magruder Ortiz, said the replica of the home in the concert arena varies from the original in order to match its new function. Spaces like the kitchen kept its original layout, however, it was converted into a bar where guests could hang out during the show. 

Bad Bunny released his sixth solo studio album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos, on Jan. 5, and announced his Puerto Rico residency shortly after. The record-breaking concert series has generated at least $200 million toward the local economy so far, CNN reported.