The star wanted reimbursement after beating a sample lawsuit he said "should never have been brought," but a judge says he'll have to foot his own bill.
Bad Bunny performs during a concert on June 20, 2026 in Duesseldorf, Germany.
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A federal judge says Bad Bunny doesn’t deserve to be reimbursed nearly $500,000 he spent defeating a copyright lawsuit over an allegedly uncleared sample on Un Verano Sin Ti, ruling that such a penalty “would send the wrong message.”
Bunny (Benito Martínez Ocasio) demanded Empawa Africa repay his hefty legal bill after it dropped a case he said “should never have been brought.” His lawyers said the sample was obviously cleared and that Empawa just wanted “an undeserved, multimillion-dollar settlement.”
