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A representative of Kylian Mbappé has labeled the Swedish press reporting on the French football star as ‘completely false and irresponsible’.

Several Swedish channels, including Swedish public broadcaster SVT, citing “obtained documents,” and CNN affiliate Expressen, citing a police report, reported that Mbappé is “reasonably suspected of rape” after visiting a nightclub and in a hotel had stayed. Stockholm on October 10.

According to the Swedish police, suspicion on reasonable grounds “means that there are specific circumstances that indicate to some extent that the person in question committed the act.”

Swedish prosecutors announced on Tuesday that a criminal report had been filed with police following media reports of a suspected rape on Thursday in Stockholm.

The Swedish prosecutors’ press release did not identify any specific individuals.

Prosecutors said they could not provide further details when contacted by CNN.

The 25-year-old called these reports “FAKE NEWS” in a post on X, formerly Twitter, in response to a similar story posted by French outlet RMC Sport. RMC Sport later deleted its original post on social media.

“A new defamatory rumor is starting to set the internet on fire, coming from Swedish media AFTONBLADET and EXPRESSEN,” Mbappé’s representative told CNN on Tuesday through a PR agency.

“These allegations are completely false and irresponsible, and their spread is unacceptable. Under no circumstances will Kylian Mbappé tolerate his integrity, reputation and honor being tarnished by unfounded insinuations.

“To put an end to this methodical destruction of his image, all necessary legal steps will be taken to restore the truth and prosecute any person or media involved in the moral harassment and defamatory treatment that Kylian Mbappé repeatedly suffers .”

Mbappé’s lawyer Marie-Alix Canu-Bernard appeared on French TV’s TF1 on Tuesday evening to defend her client.

Canu-Bernard called the reports a “defamatory indictment” against Mbappé.

She said he had attended training on Tuesday and described the Frenchman as “absolutely calm” despite the allegations.

However, Canu-Bernard said: “He is completely baffled by this kind of media frenzy and he does not understand what can be blamed on him from far or near.”

She continued: “We are talking about a complaint, a complaint filed, but at the moment we don’t know against whom. A complaint does not make the truth.”

The Real Madrid striker has not featured in France’s last two UEFA Nations League matches – a win against Israel and a victory over Belgium.

CNN has contacted Real Madrid for comment.

According to AFP, Mbappé traveled to Stockholm last week and spent Thursday and Friday in the Swedish capital.

CNN’s Henrik Pettersson, Jill Martin, David Close and Patrick Sung contributed to this report