Current:Home > MySelena Quintanilla's Husband Chris Perez Reunites With Her Family After Resolving Legal Dispute -Apex Capital Strategies
Selena Quintanilla's Husband Chris Perez Reunites With Her Family After Resolving Legal Dispute
View
Date:2025-04-26 06:52:08
The husband of the late Selena Quintanilla has reunited with her family.
Chris Perez, who was married to the Tejano singer for three years before her murder, revealed that he recently spent time with his late wife's father Abraham Quintanilla Jr. and sister Suzette Quintanilla. The reunion comes more two years after Chris and Abraham settled a years-long legal dispute.
"Made a drive to Corpus today. Guess where I ended up?" Chris, 53, wrote on Instagram July 12 during a visit to Abraham's office. "It was so good to see everyone and see the amazing operations of Q. Productions but, more importantly, catching up with Suzette and Abraham. Can't wait to come back and visit with the fam! Good times!"
Suzette also shared the pic of herself with Chris on her Instagram Stories, writing, "Great time catching up @chrispereznow."
Selena and Chris, a former guitarist in her band, eloped in 1992 after dating in secret. In 1995, Yolanda Saldivar, the president of the singer's fan club, shot and killed her. Selena was 23.
The legal turmoil between Chris and members of Selena's family stem from her husband's plans to adapt his 2012 memoir To Selena, With Love into a miniseries.
Ultimately, such a project was never produced. In December 2016, Abraham sued Chris in a Texas court, alleging that by writing the book and signing the TV production deal, he had breached an estate agreement he had signed after Selena's 1995 death that stipulates that her dad holds the exclusive rights to his daughter's name, voice, photographs, her story and other rights in perpetuity, Forbes reported.
Five years later, in September 2021, Chris and Abraham filed a joint motion to dismiss the lawsuit.
"Good news! I wanted to give everyone an update to let you know that I have amicably resolved my legal dispute with Abraham Quintanilla, Jr. and the entire Quintanilla family," Selena's husband tweeted at the time. "Now that these issues are behind us, going forward, my hope, and the hope of the Quintanilla family, is for us to work together to continue to honor and celebrate the legacy of Selena."
Abraham released a similar statement on Facebook, which has since been deleted, the Corpus Christi Caller-Times reported.
Chris, Selena's dad and other members of her family had last reunited publicly almost a year after the lawsuit was filed, posing for photos together at a ceremony unveiling the singer's new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in November 2017.
Despite the lawsuit, Selena's story did end up making it to the small screen, with her family authorizing Selena: The Series, which ended its two-season run on Netflix in May 2021.
Look back at photos of Selena throughout her life:
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (5)
Related
- NFL Week 15 picks straight up and against spread: Bills, Lions put No. 1 seed hopes on line
- Father of Georgia high school shooting suspect charged with murder, child cruelty
- 'National Geographic at my front door': Watch runaway emu stroll through neighborhood
- Sting talks upcoming tour, friendship with Billy Joel and loving Austin Butler in 'Dune'
- This was the average Social Security benefit in 2004, and here's what it is now
- Noah Cyrus Channels Sister Miley Cyrus With Must-See New Look
- Police say 2 children were found dead inside a vehicle in Oklahoma
- Dye in Doritos used in experiment that, like a 'magic trick,' created see-through mice
- Backstage at New York's Jingle Ball with Jimmy Fallon, 'Queer Eye' and Meghan Trainor
- LL Flooring, formerly Lumber Liquidators, is going out of business and closing all of its stores
Ranking
- Questlove charts 50 years of SNL musical hits (and misses)
- You Have 1 Day To Get 50% Off the Viral Peter Thomas Roth Firmx Exfoliating Peeling Gel & More Ulta Deals
- Linkin Park Reunites With New Members 7 Years After Chester Bennington’s Death
- Here’s What Leah Remini and Angelo Pagán Are Seeking in Their Divorce
- House passes bill to add 66 new federal judgeships, but prospects murky after Biden veto threat
- Unstoppable Director Addresses Awkwardness Ahead of Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck Film Premiere
- Dating apps are tough. Is there a better way to find a match today? | The Excerpt
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Green Peas
Recommendation
Pregnant Kylie Kelce Shares Hilarious Question Her Daughter Asked Jason Kelce Amid Rising Fame
Apple juice sold at Walmart, Aldi, Walgreens, BJ's, more recalled over arsenic levels
Selena Gomez Is Officially a Billionaire
Phoenix police officer dies after being shot earlier in the week, suspect arrested after shooting
North Carolina trustees approve Bill Belichick’s deal ahead of introductory news conference
A US mother accused of killing 2 of her children fights extradition in London
Father of Georgia high school shooting suspect charged with murder, child cruelty
Detroit Lions host Los Angeles Rams in first Sunday Night Football game of 2024 NFL season