In August of this year, a lawsuit was announced that accuses Karol G of plagiarism. After several months, the plaintiff offered new details in this regard.
In an interview for the program ‘Lo Sé Todo TV’, the Cuban-American flautist René Lorente explained in detail the apparent similarities between his melody ‘Something different’ (composed in 1998 and recorded in 2000) and the famous song ‘Don’ t Be Shy’, which he recorded with the famous DJ Tiësto.
“It has the same harmony, the same way of interpreting the notes, the melody and it is a hook that sticks,” he said, accompanied by his legal representative, and hinted that the singer’s team could find her music on the internet or somewhere. distributed copy.
For his part, the musician’s lawyer explained that the lawsuit was filed before the Puerto Rican courts, as it was one of the first places where the reggaeton singer sang ‘Don’t Be Shy’.
Although the legal representative confirmed that the lawsuit was formally filed, he said that they are willing to reach an out-of-court agreement, thus avoiding a trial.
“We have attested to communicating with them to try to establish some type of communication to see if there is at this stage any possibility of resolving the case,” said René’s lawyer.
In August it was learned that Lorente requested three million dollars for “damage to his reputation and shame.” However, the ‘Cuban Newspaper’ reported that the amount in dispute amounts to 52 million dollars.
Until now, the celebrity and the DJ have not spoken publicly about it.