CR7 crossed paths with Fatemeh Hamami, an Iranian woman who has 85% of her body paralyzed and paints pictures with her feet. The artist offered Ronaldo a painting and the Portuguese thanked him with a hug and a kiss on the cheek.
Now, this gesture is prohibited in Iran and considered an act of adultery, since Cristiano Ronaldo is married to Georgina Rodríguez and the penalty in that country is 100 lashes.
What makes this case more surreal, at least for Western parameters, is that Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina are not married, at least as publicly known in the Portuguese civil registry. In fact, in March, in the documentary “Soy Georgina”, the Argentine stated that she “feels married” to CR7, but that they never celebrated the wedding.
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