Kylian Mbappé’s representative says legal action ‘will be taken’ against Swedish media over rape allegations

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A consultant for Kylian Mbappé has denounced reporting within the Swedish press concerning the French soccer star as “completely false and irresponsible.”

A number of Swedish retailers – together with Swedish public broadcaster SVT, who cite “paperwork obtained,” and CNN affiliate Expressen, who cite a police report – reported that Mbappé is “suspected on affordable grounds of rape” after visiting a nightclub and staying at a resort in Stockholm on October 10.

In accordance with Swedish police, suspicion on affordable grounds means “that there are particular circumstances that point out, to some extent, that the particular person in query has dedicated the act.”

Swedish prosecutors introduced Tuesday {that a} felony report had been submitted to the police following media studies a few suspected rape in Stockholm on Thursday.

The press launch offered by the Swedish prosecutors didn’t determine any particular people, and prosecutors mentioned that they might not present any additional particulars when contacted by CNN.

The 25-year-old Mbappé referred to as the media studies “FAKE NEWS” in a publish on X, previously referred to as Twitter, in response to the same story posted by French outlet RMC Sport. RMC Sport later deleted its authentic social media publish.

“A brand new slanderous rumor is beginning to set the online ablaze, originating from the Swedish media AFTONBLADET and EXPRESSEN,” Mbappé’s consultant instructed CNN on Tuesday by a public relations agency.

“These accusations are completely false and irresponsible, and their unfold is unacceptable. Kylian Mbappé is not going to tolerate below any circumstances that his integrity, repute and honor be tarnished by unfounded insinuations.

“In an effort to put an finish to this methodical destruction of his picture, all crucial authorized actions can be taken to re-establish the reality and pursue any particular person or media concerned within the ethical harassment and defamatory remedy that Kylian Mbappé repeatedly suffers.”

Mbappé’s lawyer Marie-Alix Canu-Bernard appeared on French TV’s TF1 Tuesday night time to defend her consumer, calling the studies a “slanderous denunciation.”

She mentioned he went to coaching on Tuesday and described Mbappé as being “completely calm” regardless of the accusations.

Nonetheless, Canu-Bernard mentioned, “He’s utterly flabbergasted from this sort of media frenzy and he doesn’t perceive what could possibly be held towards him from afar or up shut.”

Then on Wednesday, Canu-Bernard mentioned in an interview with French outlet BFMTV that the media studies have had “an affect” and have been “sophisticated” for Mbappé to stay with.

“I want him each success in scoring as many objectives as doable in his subsequent match,” she mentioned. “Sooner or later, if this media frenzy and these thinly-veiled accusations persist and light-weight just isn’t shed rapidly, he can be heard by the investigators.”

The Actual Madrid ahead didn’t play in France’s previous two UEFA Nations League video games – victories over Israel and Belgium. The ahead’s subsequent doable look on the pitch can be with Los Blancos as they tackle Celta de Vigo in La Liga on Saturday.

CNN has reached out to Actual Madrid for remark.

In accordance with AFP, Mbappé traveled to Stockholm final week and spent Thursday and Friday within the Swedish capital.