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Since the death of Jenni Rivera in a tragic plane crash along with six other people there have been countless stories about the latin singer from rumors that she was still alive but being held for ransom and then came the accusations about the accident from the pilot having a heart attack to a plane malfunction. A new report claims the Rivera had connections to drug cartels. A witness by the name of ‘Jennifer’ claims Rivera was contacted by alleged drug cartel leader Édgar “La Barbie” Valdez Villarreal for parties and Valdez had humiliated the deceased singer. There are also allegations of drug use. Although Rivera previously denied having connection to the cartel she once told Hola! “Yes, it is true that at times you are not aware of who contracts you [for a show]. They tell you that you will sing at a certain place and that they will pay you a certain amount of money.
A protected witness identified by the alias “Jennifer” told Mexican daily Reforma that alleged drug cartel kingpin Édgar “La Barbie” Valdez Villarreal contracted Rivera for parties. The witness “Jennifer” worked as a lawyer for the Beltrán Leyva cartel, according to Reforma.
The lawyer also said “La Barbie” once kicked Rivera in order to humiliate her and that she snorted cocaine at cartel parties.
The allegations had originally surfaced in 2009, according to Fox News Latino. Rivera denied being contracted for parties by drug lords at the time.
While Rivera denied connections to drug traffickers, her family helped popularize the controversial genre known as “narcocorridos” — border ballads that tell the stories of the larger-than-life figures that dominate the drug trade.
Jenni’s father Pedro Rivera, a music producer, was the first to release records by Chalino Sanchez, who became known as the “godfather of the Mexican narcocorrido,” according to The Los Angeles Times.
A favorable narcocorrido can fetch anywhere from $5,000 to $10,000, according to Edmundo Pérez, author of “May They Bury Me With Narcocorridos.” But it’s not a safe way to make a living. Pérez’s research turned up some 50 narcorrido musicians who had died in circumstances that led the author to suspect the involvement of drug cartels.
The families of the other passengers on the doomed plane are suing Rivera’s company and the owner of the plane.
Via Huffinton Post
Photo from Telemundo
