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Miami-based Venezuelan influencer Isabella Ladera has accused her ex-partner, Colombian singer Beéle, of leaking a private sex video without her consent. The clip began circulating late on September 7, sparking online speculation over whether it was fake or AI-altered. But on Monday, September 8, Ladera appeared to confirm its authenticity in a statement she posted to Instagram. A week later, on September 15, she filed a complaint and demand for a jury trial against Beéle in Miami-Dade.
“I am profoundly devastated. An intimate and private moment was leaked without my consent, an act that represents one of the cruelest betrayals I’ve lived,” Ladera wrote on her initial Instagram post. “That video was only in the hands of two people: the other person and me. A person who lied to me from the start, who saw how I suffered painful consequences because of him, and still never stepped up to protect me.”
In the days following her initial statement, the second half of the leaked tape surfaced online, intensifying the controversy.
On September 9, law firms Víctor Mosquera Marín Abogados (Colombia) and DMR Law LLC (United States) issued a joint statement on Instagram that was later deleted. According to Billboard, the statement said that client Beéle, whose real name is Brandon de Jesús López Orozco, “did not leak said material nor participate in its dissemination” and noted that “his artistic career and international reputation rule out any motive or interest in engaging in such actions.”
Ladera, meanwhile, posted a brief Instagram Story assuring her followers that “todo va estar bien” (“everything will be okay”), signaling resilience in the face of the continued invasion of her privacy.
She alleges that Beéle intentionally leaked the video at a time when she was “stable and in the process of reconstruction” following their split. “This act doesn’t just put my privacy at risk, it also goes against my dignity and has caused immense pain to me and my family,” she added, describing the leak as a form of violence against women.
Ladera said the hardest part has been receiving “mockery, hate, and judgment while the real person responsible remains silent.” She emphasized that she will not let the incident destroy her: “I am not the first, nor the only one. I am not the one to be ashamed in this story. The shame falls on the person who betrayed me. I am here, standing tall, with my head held high. For me. For my family. And for all the women who have been victims of a narcissist.”
Late Monday, September 8, Ladera’s legal team, SONUS, issued a formal statement on Instagram. Writing in Spanish, the attorneys emphasized that Ladera did not release the content herself, nor was it part of a marketing strategy, calling any suggestion to the contrary “completely false” and “a direct attack against her.”
The lawyers characterized the leak as a “grave violation” of Ladera’s fundamental rights to privacy, honor, and dignity, emphasizing the deep psychological, social, and professional harm caused by the nonconsensual distribution of intimate material.
“Isabella Ladera, through her legal team, will pursue all appropriate legal and criminal actions to ensure that the events are investigated, those responsible are identified, and the corresponding penalties are imposed,” the statement reads in part. SONUS also urged media outlets and digital platforms to refrain from spreading the video or sensationalizing the situation, warning that doing so could carry legal consequences.
Honoring what was said in that initial Instagram post, the lawsuit was filed on September 15, 2025.
Editor’s Note: This story was originally shared on September 9 and updated on September 17.
