Spain's Ministry for Social Rights has called for an investigation into a party thrown by Barcelona prodigy Lamine Yamal in celebration of his 18th birthday on July 13.

The Ministry wants the Public Prosecutor's Office, the Spanish Ombudsman and the Office for Combating Hate Crimes to probe whether laws which prohibit shows that mock or denigrate people with disabilities were violated at the party.

“ADEE has filed a legal complaint. Therefore, this Directorate General has asked the Prosecutor’s Office to investigate to determine whether the law and, therefore, the rights of people with disabilities have been violated.”

It is reported that, at the party, taking videos or pictures was prohibited; however, some people still managed to take them.

Some of these pictures surfaced online, attracting the discontent of the Association of People with Achondroplasia and Other Skeletal Dysplasias (ADEE).

ADEE filed a legal complaint against Lamine Yamal, accusing him of hiring individuals with dwarfism as entertainers at his birthday party.

In a statement, the ADEE said the act "violates current laws and fundamental ethical values" and that they would take "legal and social action to protect the dignity of people with disabilities."

However, one of the performers at the party is unhappy about ADEE's move slamming the Association of making a fuss about nothing.

He said the suit is unnecessary, they only attended the party as they were invited as entertainers and there, they were treated well just like other people. there were no instances of disrespect to himself or any member of his crew.

"No one disrespected us, we were allowed to work in peace," they told RAC1 in an interview in Catalan. "I don't understand why it's become such a big deal. We're normal people who dedicate ourselves to what we love doing in an absolutely legal way.

He went on to accuse ADEE of trying to harm them over the years. According to him, the Association for sometime, has tried to prevent them from working as entertainers, slamming them for making a big deal out of nothing.

"All this fuss has come about purely because it was Lamine Yamal's party."

"For a couple of years these people [the ADEE] have wanted to harm us, the want to prevent us from doing what we like, but they have not offered any work or training to those who are affected.

"We work as entertainers. Why can't we do what we do? We dance, we do magic, and there are all types of shows. We were treated like anyone else [at the party], and everyone had a good time.

Yamal returned to preseason training with Barça on Sunday, the day after the party, after around a month off following the end of the 2024-25 campaign.