Puerto Rican Day Parade Loses Ricky Martin

The New York Post reports Ricky Martin refused to perform for the Puerto Rican Day Parade Sunday. The singer informed them his travel and accommodations would cost a whopping $30,000 and insisted the organizers pay the tab. “At first, the organizers said no way, but later on they reconsidered,” a source revealed. “They wanted a big name, and not just [golfer] Chi Chi Rodriguez. But then Ricky told them he’d already made other plans.” The event’s organizer Mike Garcia said Martin cancelled at the last minute but “didn’t give us any reason.”