Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee Slam Venezuelan President for Using 'Despacito' as Political Propaganda
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The pair have voiced their protests against Nicolas Maduro, who used the smash hit song to promote his dictatorial politics in Venezuela.

AceShowbiz - Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee have stood up for citizens in Venezuela who have been struggling to be free from president Nicolas Maduro's government. Maduro, who wants to establish a dictatorship in the country with a new constitution, recently used global hit "Despacito" by altering the lyrics for his political ends, and the Puerto Rican singers couldn't just sit in silence and watch it happen.

Fonsi has taken to Instagram to state that he doesn't allow Maduro to use "Despacito" for his "deplorable" purposes. "At no time I've been consulted, nor I've authorized the use or change of 'Despacito' lyrics for political purposes, much less in the deplorable situation that a country that I love as much as Venezuela is in," he wrote. "My music is for all those who want to listen to it and enjoy it, not to be used as propaganda that tries to manipulate the will of people who are crying out for their freedom."

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Similarly, Yankee condemned Maduro's action of illegally using his song as a political propaganda. "What can you expect? Of a person who has stolen so many lives from young dreamers and people that what they are looking for is a better future for their children," the rapper shared.

"That you illegally appropriated a song ('Despacito'), does not compare with the crime you commit and have committed in Venezuela," he continued. "It is a mockery, not only for my Venezuelan brothers and sisters, but for the whole world its dictatorial regime. With that nefarious marketing plan, you will only continue to highlight your fascist ideal, which has killed hundreds of heroes and injured more than 2,000."

¿Qué se puede esperar? de una persona que le ha robado tantas vidas a jóvenes soñadores y a un pueblo que lo que busca es un mejor futuro para sus hijos. Que te apropies ilegalmente de una canción (Despacito), no se compara con el crimen que cometes y has cometido en Venezuela. Es una burla, no tan solo para mis hermanos venezolanos, sino para el mundo entero su régimen dictatorial. Con ese nefasto plan de mercadeo, usted solo continuará poniendo en evidencia su ideal fascista, que ha matado a cientos de héroes y más de 2000 heridos. Como co-autor del tema, también me uno a las expresiones de la co-autora de la canción "Despacito" @erikaender. #NoAprobado #BastaYa #venezuelalibre 🇻🇪

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On Sunday, July 23, Maduro took advantage of "Despacito" popularity to promote a new controversial constitution. He altered the lyrics to tell opponents that the constitution is going to happen, regardless of all the objections. Millions of Venezuelans have been staging months of protests against Maduro, a former bus driver and union leader who was narrowly elected to replace the late Hugo Chavez in 2013.

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