Ronaldo lawyers want arbitration for rape case

Cristiano Ronaldo's lawyers are trying to push a lawsuit by a Nevada woman who alleges the football star raped her out of U.S. court and into private arbitration. Court documents filed in Las Vegas ask a judge to declare a confidentiality agreement and $375,000 hush-money settlement stemming from the 2009 encounter are still in effect with plaintiff Kathryn Mayorga. Mayorga's lawyers didn't immediately respond Wednesday to messages. Ronaldo's attorney, Peter Christiansen, declined comment. He has...

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