Latin legend Luis Miguel faces suit from snapper who claims the singer ordered his bodyguard to beat him up

By Bobbie Whiteman For Dailymail.com

Published: 21:27 EST, 31 July 2015 | Updated: 03:04 EST, 1 August 2015

Luis Miguel is being sued by a photographer who alleged the Latin legend ordered his bodyguard to beat him up at an airport.

Tony Echevarria claimed he was filming the singer on April 19, the star's 45th birthday, when the bodyguard pushed him to the ground and battered him.

The snapper alleged the heavy was instructed by Puerto Rico born Luis to attack any member of the paparazzi who tried to take his picture, TMZ reported on Friday.

Latin legend: Luis Miguel,  pictured performing at Mexico City's National Auditorium on February 12, is being sued  by a photographer who alleged the singing star ordered his bodyguard to beat him up at an airport

Latin legend: Luis Miguel,  pictured performing at Mexico City's National Auditorium on February 12, is being sued  by a photographer who alleged the singing star ordered his bodyguard to beat him up at an airport

Tony hasn't revealed how much he is suing for but the crooner has a reported fortune of $45 million, according to website richestcelebrities.org

Luis, whose nickname is El Sol De México - The Son Of Mexico, has sold 100 million records and won five Grammys and four Latin Grammys in his three decade career. 

His first album, Un Sol, debuted in 1981 when he was just 11 years old.

Belting it out: Photographer Tony Echevarria claimed he was filming the singer on April 19, the star's 45th birthday, when the heavy pushed him to the ground and battered him, according to TMZ
Belting it out: Photographer Tony Echevarria claimed he was filming the singer on April 19, the star's 45th birthday, when the heavy pushed him to the ground and battered him, according to TMZ

Belting it out: Photographer Tony Echevarria claimed he was filming the singer on April 19, the star's 45th birthday, when the heavy pushed him to the ground and battered him, according to TMZ

The star, whose full name is Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri, is about to embark on a mini US tour.

Luis will play seven cities, kicking off with Salt Lake City, Utah on September 11, followed by Las Vegas; Anaheim, California; El Paso, Texas; Phoenix, Arizona and Indio, California, before wrapping on September 19 in Reno, Nevada. 

Meanwhile, his ex, telenovela actress and model Aracely Arámbula revealed in an interview on Spanish-language program Ventaneando that Luis rarely sees their two young sons, eight-year-old Miguel and Daniel, seven, according to the Latin Post.

Giving it his all: Luis, who is worth a reported $45 million, is due to start a seven-date tour in the US at Salt Lake City, Utah on September 11

Giving it his all: Luis, who is worth a reported $45 million, is due to start a seven-date tour in the US at Salt Lake City, Utah on September 11

The couple, who dated for a few years, ended their relationship in 2009.

The 40-year-old said:'To the father of my children, the only thing I want to ask of him, wherever he is, is that he spend more time with our children. Miguel and Daniel miss him.'

He also has a 26-year-old daughter, Michelle Salas, from his relationship with 45-year-old Mexican singer-actress Stephanie Salas. 

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Single mum: Telenovela star Aracely Arámbula, pictured at an NBC Telemundo event in New York in May, revealed in an interview in June that Luis rarely sees their two sons, eight-year-old Miguel and Daniel, seven

Single mum: Telenovela star Aracely Arámbula, pictured at an NBC Telemundo event in New York in May, revealed in an interview in June that Luis rarely sees their two sons, eight-year-old Miguel and Daniel, seven

 

 

 

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