Kylian Mbappe to take legal action for libel over rape claims - Lawyer
The lawyer said the France captain had "asked my office not to leave things as they are because it is impossible to allow yourself to be slandered and defamed in this way."
16 Oct 2024 07:46am
France's forward #10 Kylian Mbappe looks on during the UEFA Nations League, League A - Group 2 first leg football match between France and Belgium at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Lyon on Sept 9, 2024. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)
PARIS - Kylian Mbappe is to take legal action for libel after he was linked to a Swedish rape investigation, his lawyer Marie-Alix Canu-Bernard said Tuesday.
France captain Mbappe, the lawyer said, had "asked my office not to leave things as they are because it is impossible to allow yourself to be slandered and defamed in this way."
"This is why we are going to file a complaint for libel," the lawyer said. - AFP
