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Kylian Mbappe's representatives say reports footballer faces rape probe are 'false' and a 'slanderous rumour'

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STOCKHOLM/PARIS : Allegations of rape against French footballer Kylian Mbappe are "totally false" and "a slanderous rumour", his representatives said on Tuesday, following media reports that he was the subject of an investigation over an incident in a Stockholm hotel on Oct.

10.Swedish prosecutors confirmed in a statement in response to the media coverage that a probe into an alleged rape at a hotel in central Stockholm had been opened, but did not identify a suspect.Swedish public broadcaster SVT and dailies Expressen and Aftonbladet, citing unnamed sources, reported that Mbappe, 25, was a suspect in the case."A new slanderous rumour is starting to ignite the web," a statement sent to Reuters by Mbappe's representatives at PR firm Patricia Goldman said. "These accusations are totally false and irresponsible, and their propagation is unacceptable."Kylian Mbappe will under no circumstances tolerate his integrity, reputation and honour being sullied by unfounded insinuations."Mbappe posted a link to a French media story on the matter on X and wrote: "Fake News!!!!"The France national team captain and Real Madrid forward had been on a private trip to the Nordic country's capital last week with a group of friends, Swedish media reported.Mbappe and his friends left Sweden on Friday Oct.

11. A report of the allegations against Mbappe was made to police by an unidentified victim the following day, Expressen and daily Aftonbladet reported."In response to media reports about a suspected rape in Stockholm, the prosecutor can confirm that a criminal report has been submitted to the police," the Swedish Prosecution Authority said in a statement on Tuesday.Reuters could not independently confirm the identity of the alleged victim or

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