Daddy Yankee, the rapper featured in the song ‘Despacito’ has been robbed of $2M in jewelry by an impersonator in a Spain hotel room.
The Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee, famous for his 2017 hit “Despacito” was robbed of $2.3-million worth of jewels after a man posing as the performer had hotel staff in Spain open the room’s safe.
The robbery was confirmed by the Daddy Yankee’s press office in a tweet Thursday. The translated Tweet read:
“The press office @daddy_yankee confirms that the artist has been a victim of robbery while he was outside his hotel in Valencia, Spain. A law firm has already been hired and no further declarations will be given so as not to hinder the investigation in any way,”
Local media said that a man posing as Daddy Yankee asked staff at the Meliá Valencia Hotel, where the real Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez — Daddy Yankee’s real name — was staying, to open the room’s safe.
The rapper reportedly discovered the missing jewels Tuesday night and contacted authorities. The BBC reported that two rooms were robbed — one with the safe containing the jewels and the other with thousands of dollars in cash.
Local media said that a man posing as Daddy Yankee asked staff at the Meliá Valencia Hotel, where the real Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez — Daddy Yankee’s real name — was staying, to open the room’s safe.
Daddy Yankee currently is on the road in Europe and will continue his tour, despite the theft.
