
Cristiano Ronaldo will likely receive a severe penalty for kissing and hugging an Iranian painter. According to TMZ, the soccer player might receive 99 lashes for the kind act.
On September 19, Al-Nassr’s Asian Champions League match versus Persepolis took place in Iran, and Ronaldo traveled there with his club.
The star player was met and showered with presents by supporters prior to the game.
According to TMZ, one of the gifts came from painter Fatima Hamimi, who uses her feet to create art due to a disability.
Ronaldo was really grateful to Hamimi for creating two beautiful portraits of him by kissing her on the forehead.
Although the gesture seemed innocent, Iran considers touching another woman while in a relationship to be adultery. According to TMZ, Ronaldo is dating longtime partner Georgina Rodriguez.
The 38-year-old actor was the target of many lawsuits following the event, according to The New York Post.
According to rumors from Iran, a judge can pardon him “if Ronaldo shows remorse or the acts are not punishable,” according to the New York Post.
Ronaldo is currently struggling with legal issues, which led to the most recent incident.
In a court case involving hush money that Ronaldo paid to a lady in 2010 after she accused him of raping her in Las Vegas, attorneys for Ronaldo were back in court last week on October 4.
The woman’s attorneys claim Ronaldo owes her millions of dollars over than the $370,000 he previously paid because someone in his entourage violated the confidentiality agreement, according to the Associated Press. The soccer player’s attorneys contend that the relationship is still valid, the sex was consensual, and the details should be kept private.