Bad Bunny’s former girlfriend can continue with part of her lawsuit over a voice recording used on his 2022 song “Dos Mil 16,” according to Rolling Stone. The Puerto Rico Supreme Court ruled that Carliz De La Cruz Hernández presented enough facts to support her claim that the recording was used without her permission.
De La Cruz Hernández says she recorded the phrase “Bad Bunny baby” at the artist’s request in 2015. In her filings, she claims the couple began dating in 2011, later split, reconciled in 2017, and separated again, though they remained in intermittent contact until 2019.
She alleges that neither Bad Bunny nor his company, Rimas Entertainment, had permission to use the recording on “Pa Ti” in 2015 or on “Dos Mil 16,” which appeared on the album Un Verano Sin Ti. According to her complaint, the voice memo was used across streaming services, social media, television, radio, and promotional efforts, and helped market the songs and the relationship between the two.
The court said she can proceed with the claim tied to “Dos Mil 16,” but it also found that her request for damages over “Pa Ti” came too late under the statute of limitations. In the same ruling, the majority revived her copyright claim, saying she could pursue the argument that the recording of her voice may be protected by copyright.
Attorneys for both sides had not responded immediately to requests for comment, Rolling Stone reported. A dissenting judge said he would have dismissed both claims.
