Before breaking into the music world, Bad Bunny dated Carliz De La Cruz. The couple got together in 2011 when they both were studying at the University of Puerto Rico and had jobs at a local grocery store. The couple were so serious that they got engaged in 2016; however, they seemingly drifted apart once their lives began going in separate directions. They officially broke up in 2017.
More than five years after calling it quits, Puerto Rico's NotiCel reported in March that De La Cruz was suing Bad Bunny for allegedly using her voice in his music without her permission. The rapper included audio of De La Cruz saying "Bad Bunny, baby" in two of his songs: "Pa Ti" and "Dos Mil 16." According to the lawsuit, De La Cruz recorded the line in 2015 after Bad Bunny asked her to do it. In May 2022, a rep for the star reached out to De La Cruz to buy the recording from her for $2,000, but she declined. Since Bad Bunny still used the recording, De La Cruz is now suing him and his manager, Noah Kamil Assad Byrne, for $40 million.
