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Puerto Rican star Ozuna has confirmed he was the victim of a blackmail scheme involving an explicit video filmed when he was 16 years old.
“Ozuna was extorted through an intimate video filmed when he was a minor,” said a statement from the singer’s label and management firm, Dimelo Vi.
“This video was edited with the objective of causing even more damage.”
The reggaeton singer is believed to have paid $50,000 (£38,000) to his extorter before approaching the FBI.
His label said “all the legal measures” were being pursued “as sending and publishing videos of minors is a state and federal offence”. Read more