Juventus and Portugal footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has denied, via an Instagram video he posted on Sunday (30th September), a rape allegation made against him by an American woman.
Juventus and Portugal footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has denied raping an American woman – and described the allegation as “fake news”.
In an Instagram video on Sunday (30th September), Ronaldo addressed the accusations made by Kathryn Mayorga.
Ms Mayorga, 34, had told German weekly news magazine Der Spiegel that Ronaldo raped her in June 2009 in a Las Vegas hotel room.
The magazine reported that the two reached an out-of-court agreement which involved her remaining silent on the alleged rape and him paying her 375,000 US dollars (322,678 Euros).
In his Instagram Live video, Ronaldo answered a question from a fan and said: “No, no, no, no, no – what they said today is fake, fake news.
“They wanna promote by my name, it’s normal.
“They wanna be famous to say my name, yeah, but it’s part of the job.
“I’m a happy man and all good.”
Der Spiegel reported that Ms Mayorga’s lawyer, Leslie Mark Stovall, has filed a civil complaint to declare the non-disclosure agreement void.
Ronaldo’s lawyer Christian Schertz has since disputed the claims, and said the reporting in Spiegel is illegal and that he had been instructed to seek compensation for moral damages. SNTV
