Cristiano Ronaldo threatens to sue magazine over sexual assault accusations

Monday, October 1, 2018
Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo is threatening to sue a German magazine after it reported he sexually assaulted a woman in 2009.

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In the report, the woman says the attack happened in a Las Vegas hotel room. The report says Ronaldo paid her $375,000 to sign a non-disclosure agreement and stay silent.
Ronaldo has denied all of what his lawyers called "blatantly illegal" accusations.

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