In mid-April, German newspaper Der Spiegel brought up the story of a rape allegation that was thrown at Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009.
The alleged incident was claimed to have taken place in Las Vegas, but Cristiano Ronaldo denied the allegation and was cleared of any wrongdoing.
Eight years after the event, Der Spiegel reported that Ronaldo paid “hush money” to make the rape allegation go away, claiming he paid 258,000 euros to have the matter settled out of court.
In response, Ronaldo’s representatives Gestifute, led by super agent Jorge Mendes, vociferously defended their man, saying the story was “complete fiction”.
it’s reported text messages provide evidence the Portugal captain was involved in negotiating that figure down.
German newspaper Der Spiegel reported Thursday the sum was paid to silence “Susan K.,” whose name has been hidden.
The report, using information from website Football Leaks, surmises that a firm called Tollin, based in the British Virgin Islands, was authorised by Ronaldo’s lawyers to make the $375,000 payment, while invoices were issued to Multisports & Image Management (MIM). Both companies have handled Ronaldo’s advertising and sponsorship deals for some years.
Der Spiegel obtained texts said to have been exchanged between Ronaldo and his Portuguese lawyer, Carlos Osorio de Castro, who ensured his client was kept in the loop as to what transpired during the negotiations.
In those texts, Osorio de Castro is said to have informed Ronaldo the woman was seeking a $950,000 payment—at the time €660,000. When Osorio advised his client a deal could likely be done for less, Ronaldo allegedly replied: “It has to be less!”
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