Cristiano Ronaldo's lawyers have revealed for the first time in court documents that the superstar footballer paid money to settle allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman in a hotel in 2009.
According to a CNN report, Kathryn Mayorga said Ronaldo paid $375,000 in a settlement and confidentiality agreement after she accused him of sexual assault.
Ronaldo's legal team acknowledged that the Juventus forward paid $375,000 “to maintain the confidentiality of their dispute” in a motion filed on Friday asking to dismiss Mayorga's lawsuit.
Earlier, Mayorga had claimed to have reached an out-of-court settlement with the star in 2010, and revealed that she had chosen to speak out against Ronaldo after being inspired by the #MeToo movement.
Ronaldo has always maintained that the encounter was consensual.
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