It was June 2009, and Cristiano Ronaldo had just signed with Real Madrid. Before settling in Spain, the footballer was seen partying several nights in Los Angeles with Paris Hilton, then 28, which quickly sparked rumors of a possible romance between them. 🎉
But the story took another turn when British tabloids claimed that Paris had ruled him out because she supposedly found him “too effeminate” for her taste and preferred more “macho” men. The phrase was never directly confirmed by her, but it became a headline and traveled halfway around the world. 😳
Some time later, Paris came out to deny the versions on social media, saying that the media had invented a romantic show where there was only friendship, and she described the rumors as “ridiculous” and “hurtful”. Cristiano, for his part, avoided fueling the controversy and only said that Paris seemed “cool” to him and that they had simply had a good time.