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Cristiano Ronaldo Facing '99 Lashes’ For Hugging Iranian Painter
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A severe beating could be
in Cristiano Ronaldo's future ... and it's reportedly all because he hugged and kissed a female painter in Iran last month.
Here's the deal ... Ronaldo was in the country to play in Al-Nassr's Asian Champions League game against Persepolis on Sept. 19 -- but before the match happened, he was greeted by several fans who show- ered him with gifts.
One of them included
painter Fatima Hamimi, who cre- ates art with her feet due to a dis- ability.
She handed over two ultra-realistic drawings of the 38-year-old ... and as a thank you, Ronaldo embraced her and gave her a peck on the fore- head.
It all seemed quite innocuous, but according to multi- ple reports in Iran, Ronaldo is now in hot water over it all -- because in the country, it's report- edly considered adultery to touch another woman while in a relation- ship. The soccer player, of course, has been in a longtime partner- ship with Georgina Rodriguez.
Multiple outlets reported this week that Ronaldo's
actually been sen- tenced to 99 lash- es over it all. However, at least one report said he can escape the punishment if he shows remorse for his actions.
Ronaldo is not cur- rently slated to return to Iran for an Al-Nassr game again ... although one could be scheduled at a later date if the team makes it to the knockout stages of the Asian Champions League tourna- ment.
So far, Ronaldo -- who joined Al- Nassr last year -- has yet to com- ment on the mat- ter.
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