5 ridiculous stories related to Cristiano Ronaldo

#4 He was in a homosexual relationship with Badr Hari

Tabloids alleged that Ronaldo and kickboxer Badr Hari were in a relationship

Despite rumours linking CR7 with numerous models and beauties over the years – as well as a couple of sleazy kiss-and-tell stories leaking out into the media – there are still people who believe that the Portuguese star is a closet homosexual.

While this is most likely nonsense driven by Ronaldo’s flamboyant dress sense and “metrosexual” grooming habits, late 2015 saw one of the most ridiculous stories yet leak into the media.

British tabloids reported via a French television show that Ronaldo was apparently in a homosexual relationship with infamous Moroccan kickboxing champion Badr Hari, who once starred in the K-1 promotion in Japan.

Granted, there’s no denying the friendship between the two – they’ve been photographed together on numerous occasions – but quite where the idea that they were in a relationship came from is a mystery – particularly given Hari is married.

Despite being called a “gay icon” in the past, Ronaldo has always stated that he’s straight and is “at ease” with his sexuality, although he was a big supporter of the legalisation of gay marriage in Portugal.

At any rate, by 2017 – when Hari was jailed for aggravated assault in the Netherlands – the tabloids gave up on the story and simply referred to the kickboxer as a “friend” of Ronaldo’s, which makes a lot more sense.