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Pilot sued by Luis Miguel denies speaking ill of singer

Pilot sued by Luis Miguel denies speaking ill of singer

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Pilot Raúl Aldana is being sued by Luis Miguel's legal team for alleged moral damages after claiming the singer owes him for flight hours.
  • Aldana maintains he never spoke ill of the singer and only stated facts about the unpaid hours.
  • The pilot plans to take legal action against Grupo Lauman, his former employer, for a promised commission.

Pilot Raúl Aldana finds himself in a legal dispute with the legal team of Mexican superstar Luis Miguel, who has filed a lawsuit for alleged moral damages. The case stems from Aldana's public statements claiming that the singer, known as "El Sol de México," owes him and the airline he worked for payment for flight hours.

My lawyers have already checked it, there is no moral damage in any of the situations. I, simply, all the time pointed out that there were a certain number of flight hours that were owed, period. I never said 'Luis Miguel owes me,' 'Luis Miguel has to deposit me,' 'Luis Miguel is a bad guy,' 'Luis Miguel this...' I never damaged his image morally.

— Raúl AldanaAldana explained his position regarding the lawsuit filed by Luis Miguel's legal team.

Aldana, also known as "The Pilot of the Stars," asserts that he has grounds to contest the lawsuit. He explained that he never spoke negatively about the singer, "Micky." Instead, he claims he merely pointed out the outstanding payment for 33 flight hours accumulated during one of Luis Miguel's past tours. "My lawyers have already checked it, there is no moral damage in any of the situations. I, simply, all the time pointed out that there were a certain number of flight hours that were owed, period," Aldana stated.

He suggested that media interpretations might have distorted his words, leading to the current legal entanglement. "Sometimes, the media takes some information and it starts to get distorted; I have never really spoken ill of Mr. Luis Miguel, I just did my job," he added.

Sometimes, the media takes some information and it starts to get distorted; I have never really spoken ill of Mr. Luis Miguel, I just did my job.

— Raúl AldanaThe pilot suggested that media coverage may have misrepresented his statements.

While dismissing the idea of a countersuit against Luis Miguel, Aldana revealed his intention to pursue legal action against Grupo Lauman, the company he worked for while flying Luis Miguel and other prominent figures. Aldana alleges that Grupo Lauman promised him a commission for facilitating the payment of outstanding hours from another client, similar to the situation with Luis Miguel's debt.

I don't just do it as a pilot, I don't just fly; the corporation sought me out because I managed to get another client to pay, similar to what Luis Miguel's office owed, or owes, or owed at the time.

— Raúl AldanaAldana detailed his role in securing payments for Grupo Lauman.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.