Quintanilla siblings feud over alleged lawsuit: 'It comes from years'

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Set us as preferred The Quintanilla family is taking their personal disputes to the public.On Tuesday, A.B.Quintanilla III — brother of the late Tejana singer Selena Quintanilla — uploaded a statement to Instagram claiming that there is a lawsuit involving Suzette Quintanilla Arriaga, as well as “facts and circumstances” related to their father, Abraham Quintanilla Jr.According to the Latin Grammy-winning producer and songwriter, the lawsuit began a “few months ago,” but he shared that the circumstances surrounding the case have been simmering for years.“What led me to this point did not start a few months ago.

It comes from years,” stated A.B.“Years of accumulated situations, decisions and circumstances that for a long time I chose to keep silent out of respect, out of loyalty, and above all, because it involved my own family.”While no clear wrongdoing was presented in his statement, the Kumbia Kings musician shared that, when the time is right, he will disclose his side of the story.

“I was never the type to wait for the paycheck from someone else’s hard work to come to my door,” he added.After his post, Suzette and Marcella Quintanilla, their mother, published a joint statement Wednesday morning on the official Selena Instagram account, claiming that the parties involved were not served a lawsuit, nor have they been able to locate the alleged lawsuit in public records.“[Suzette] has received no court-filed complaint, summons, petition, or other legal pleading concerning the allegations A.B.is describing,” read their statement.

“So, we ask a simple question: What lawsuit? Where was it filed? What is the case number?”In a subsequent Instagram post uploaded Wednesday by A.B., he alleged that Suzette and her lawyers were notified with the corresponding documents via mail and electronic mail; ...