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Ricky Martin ties the knot with partner Jwan Yosef


LOS ANGELES — Singer Ricky Martin of "Livin' la Vida Loca" fame announced Wednesday he has married his partner of two years, Jwan Yosef.

Ricky Martin and husband Jwan Yosef attend the premiere of FX's
Ricky Martin and husband Jwan Yosef attend the premiere of FX's "The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story" at ArcLight Hollywood on January 8, 2018 in Hollywood, California. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images/AFP

"I'm a husband," the Puerto Rican singer told E! television without specifying the date of the wedding. "We're doing a heavy party in a couple of months."

The 46-year-old singer began going out with Yosef, 33, a Syrian-born Swedish artist, in 2016.

The couple announced their engagement in November and have been living in Los Angeles for the past few months.

"We exchanged vows, and we've swear [sic] everything, and we've signed all the papers that we needed to sign, prenups and everything," E! quoted Martin as saying.

Martin has won two Grammys and is one of Latin America's most popular entertainers.

He confirmed the news on the red carpet for the premiere of "The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story," in which Martin plays Versace's boyfriend Antonio D'Amico.

The singer, who shot to fame as a member of the Puerto Rican boy band Menudo in the mid-80s, is also the father of 8-year-old twins born to a surrogate mother. — Agence France-Presse

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