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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

The Brazilian

posted by on April 30 at 10:01 AM

Poor Ronaldo
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Having dropped off his girlfriend at her house in Rio de Janeiro on Monday night, the 2002 World Cup winner picked up three prostitutes.

When they all booked into a motel, the AC Milan striker discovered that the prostitutes were in fact men.

According to Rio police, he alleges that the transvestites then tried to extort money from him.

Local press reports quoted one of the prostitutes, Andreia Albertine - otherwise known as Andre Luiz Ribeiro Albertino - as saying that Ronaldo had threatened to hit him, on discovering that he was a transvestite.

This is Andreia Albertine (SFW). This is Ronaldo’s girlfriend (NSFW).

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1

what an asshole.

Posted by tiffany | April 30, 2008 10:12 AM
2

being a transvestite allows you a free pass to fool a straight john then try extortion on him?

WTF??

Posted by unPC | April 30, 2008 10:16 AM
3

Yeah, poor, poor Ronaldo, reportedly reacting with a threat of violence when he decides he doesn't want to pay a scary trannie or three for her services.

Posted by greendyke | April 30, 2008 10:18 AM
4

If I had a nickel for every time that happened to me...

Posted by Gurldoggie | April 30, 2008 10:21 AM
5

huh? the comments in this thread are weird.

ronaldo might be an asshole if he and gf don't have an understanding that we are unaware of. cheaters are assholes.

but the transvestite is an asshole first for the bait and switch, second for attempting to blackmail ronaldo, and third for giving the press a statement before* giving the police her full statement.

this isn't a case of he didn't want to pay for services. i'm having a hard time feeling sorry for the cody sex workers of the world who are more than willing to take advantage of people.

Posted by infrequent | April 30, 2008 10:23 AM
6

He needs braces: that gap in his front teeth is SO third world dental!

Posted by Andrew | April 30, 2008 10:24 AM
7

So what's the Slog verdict. Did he know they were trannies or did he assume they were just unattractive women? I'm having a hard time buying the second option.

Posted by keshmeshi | April 30, 2008 10:27 AM
8

@5

allow me to clarify. ronaldo is 99.9% an asshole. even if he and his girlfriend do have an open relationship, which is doubtful, having intercourse with multiple prostitutes simultaneously is a dangerous and potentially harmful act. any self respecting woman would object.

Posted by tiffany | April 30, 2008 10:31 AM
9

Why on earth would anyone's first assumption be that the transvestites had tricked him?

Posted by Kiru Banzai | April 30, 2008 10:32 AM
10

Take a walk on the wild side, Ronaldo.

Posted by Porkchop Sandwiches! | April 30, 2008 10:32 AM
11

From the stories I read yesterday, it's highly possible that the hooker is lying about the threatened violence. He paid the other 2 $600 to leave after finding out they were men, but the third one asked for $30,000 to keep quiet. Ronaldo went directly to the police to report the blackmail.

Posted by DJSauvage | April 30, 2008 10:34 AM
12

thanks for clarifying, tiffany. i think in most cases i would agree entirely. cheating is lame, end of story. cheating with multiple prostitutes and potentially giving your partner an std? super lame.

but... but... this guy was just in an equally as lame situation. he was just deceived by a transvestite who then tried to blackmail him, followed by a very public embarrassment. it's not like the tranny had the GF's interest at heart. in fact, just the opposite. the tranny wanted rolando to pay and go back to her.

so, in my mind, it's seems a little strange to hear this story and then someone point out that just ronaldo is an asshole. my first reaction was, what a bunch of assholes. and to be honest, i thought the lying, blackmailing, presshappy hooker was the lower of the two. but maybe that says something about me.

Posted by infrequent | April 30, 2008 10:39 AM
13

When I first saw this story last night, half-asleep and airplane-grumpy as I was, I thought it was about Christiano Ronaldo. And then I was disappointed. This Ronaldo is enough of a tradgedy at the moment without transvestite hookers and blackmail involved.

Christiano Ronaldo would have been a much better story.

Posted by Abby | April 30, 2008 10:47 AM
14

Tiffany - Do yourself and the rest of us a favor by turning off your laptop and going back to fourth period math class. You've got a lot to learn as you clearly have no idea how the real world works.

Posted by I weep for our future | April 30, 2008 10:47 AM
15

yeah, judging by that pic, she could have fooled anyone. (snicker)

Posted by Mike in MO | April 30, 2008 10:48 AM
16

par for the course to me. i don't think he deserves any sympathy for getting himself into a jam, and it seems like he got exactly what he deserved.

Posted by tiffany | April 30, 2008 10:49 AM
17

@ 14

why don't you print out this blog comment page and shove it up your ass.

i'm entitled to an opinion and for you to attack me for expressing my viewpoint is the real show of immaturity.

Posted by tiffany | April 30, 2008 10:53 AM
18

how much ya wanna bet the girlfriend won't give up her ass to ronaldo, and he hired the trannies for a bit o' butt sex? i mean, what man DOESN'T like anal sex? it's his girlfriend's fault for not being anal sex-positive!

tiffany: tweety-bird!

Posted by scary tyler moore | April 30, 2008 11:01 AM
19

In Rio, I think $30,000 would be more than enough to make a transvestite prostitute "disappear."

Posted by NapoleonXIV | April 30, 2008 11:05 AM
20

God damn, that girlfriend is hot. What's he need hookers for?

Posted by Fnarf | April 30, 2008 11:16 AM
21

he's a dumbshit...I'm not Brazilian and never been there, but even I know that Brazil has a LOT of trannie hookers. Brazil is the plastic surgery capitol of the world and you can get boob jobs for a very affordable price.

Besides, everyone knows you take a peek under the hood, before you buy the car...

Posted by michael strangeways | April 30, 2008 11:19 AM
22

@21: maybe he was a bit too medicated? He did have a severe (probably career-ending at this stage) knee injury not long ago, so...

Or maybe it was just very, very dark and he's not too bright.

Posted by Abby | April 30, 2008 11:26 AM
23

what man DOESN'T like anal sex?

I don't. I'd much rather fuck a mouth than an asshole. Something about the real possibility of feces is not hot.

Posted by Mike in MO | April 30, 2008 11:26 AM
24

tiffany @16 (not @17). i didn't say rolando deserves any sympathy, nor imply it. or, as a caustic poster might put it, did you even read my what i wrote?

i said, "so, in my mind, it's seems a little strange to hear this story and then someone point out that just ronaldo is an asshole." which is very different. i simply maintain that the blackmailers were the worse party between two evils, and it struck me as odd to just have the lesser of the two evils reproached. but perhaps you see rolando as the far worse character in this story. since that is very different from my reaction, i found it strange. the reason behind it might be interesting... maybe?

the only person i have any significant amount of sympathy for is the gf -- whether an open relationship or not. and, as fnarf points out, she is hot. we'll see if she meets your definition of self-respecting soon enough...

Posted by infrequent | April 30, 2008 11:26 AM
25

There’s only one Ronaldo!

Posted by BB | April 30, 2008 12:02 PM
26

the prostitute in question seemed to commit a crime of opportunity when he blackmailed ronaldo. i guess i don't hold them to as high a standard because their business ethics are obviously questionable since the act itself is illegal.

i find ronaldo's the worse of two parties, simply because he was fucking his girlfriend over hardcore. and what i meant in my prior post is that there are risks involved with this kind of activity, so there should be no surprise in the fact that they took advantage of the situation.

p.s.
ronaldo is worth a considerable amount of power/money so i wouldn't be shocked to find that his girlfriend looks the other way.

Posted by tiffany | April 30, 2008 12:21 PM
27

@26, You're an idiot (in so many different ways). Prostitution is not illegal in Brazil. Of course, I wouldn't expect you to know that - because I read your earlier posts and I guess I hold you to a much lower standard.

Posted by Downtown Chaz | April 30, 2008 12:37 PM
28

Attention, women who consent to their partners being with prostitutes or who enjoy engaging i such activities themselves, you have no respect for yourself! Stop having fun and forcing the rest of us to look down on you.

Posted by Gloria | April 30, 2008 12:44 PM
29

@26...

(AGI) - Rio de Janeiro, apr. 30 - His girlfriend dumped him and his sponsor might soon follow suit. Ronaldo is paying a heavy price for his xxx adventure in Rio with 3 transvestites, one of whom tried to blackmail him. According to Brazilian paper "Extra", Maria Beatriz Antony, who lived with Ronaldo up to a few days ago, returned to her parents in Brasilia. Friends told the paper that she repeatedly complained about Ronaldo's type of nightlife in Brazil since the player's return because of an injured knee. So his latest escapade may only be the final straw that tipped the balance against him. "Extra" claims that Nike is considering unilateral termination of his contract and a request for damages as provided in a clause. "We are still collecting information, there is nothing official yet" is what spokesperson David Grinberg said on behalf of Nike's brazil office.

Posted by charles mudede | April 30, 2008 12:59 PM
30

@ 27

http://www.dlisted.com/node/25572

i read about this story a few days ago, and it actually states in the blog posting that prostitution is illegal in brazil.

also, you're implying that i'm stupid because i think ronaldo is a jerk. well apparently his girlfriend and sponsors do as well. so you can go fuck yourself.

Posted by tiffany | April 30, 2008 1:08 PM
31

This is a common practice in Brazil, which is home to many transvestite prostitutes, called travesti (who, though they sometimes alter their bodies physically, generally identify as male). Their clients generally pay to give them oral sex or to receive anal sex; Ronaldo would have to be unspeakably naïve not to have known that the prostitutes were biologically male. If the travesti object to something about the transaction, they will "dar un escándalo" ("do/give a scandal") by publicly revealing their genitals, shaming their clients. This is a way of protecting themselves and ensuring that they make enough money to support themselves.

Posted by Em | April 30, 2008 1:24 PM
32

@30, No, you're stupid for not being able to read. Before subjecting us to your inane, vapid comments, why not try looking at the linked article that your commenting on (that Charles was so kind to provide in his post).

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7374317.stm

As others have noted above (@24), you don't bother reading what others have wrote. You obviously don't bother reading the post itself. And you clearly don't think about what you write.

So yes, you are stupid. Of course, that's only my opinion - although it seems to be shared by more than a few on this thread.

Posted by Downtown Chaz | April 30, 2008 1:42 PM
33

i knew it i knew it i knew it! ronaldo wanted butt sex with tranny hookers!

and how 'bout downtown chaz and tiffany coming to the next slog happy hour for some ultimate fighting? winner gets a slog t-shirt.

Posted by scary tyler moore | April 30, 2008 2:08 PM
34

ultimate fighting would be great! but i think they might argue over the rules...

Posted by infrequent | April 30, 2008 2:38 PM
35

More importantly, who's the blond?

Posted by elswinger | April 30, 2008 3:56 PM
36

@35, she is Milene Domingues, a soccer player and his ex-wife.

Posted by El Seven | April 30, 2008 6:12 PM
37

Tiffany ... YOU don't have to date Ronaldo. But for every rightfully self-rightious loyalist woman, there are three women that have sold their soul to be with a celebrity, athlete, etc. etc.

And well, infidelity of men can be a little different outside of the U.S. (rumor is that Italians are notorious). My mothers friend was taken aback when she was asked by her aruban husband if he could have a mistress. He had no clue, his father had one.

You know, Ronaldo and his gf might have an arrangement on this one ... you may not like it, but it's also not your life or your choice.

Posted by OR Matt | April 30, 2008 6:24 PM
38

Anyone who has spent WAY too much time partying with the football team is aware what these guys get away with ... holy crap. It's not so much that they are ill hearted people, it's simple economics of supply and demand.

Posted by OR Matt | April 30, 2008 6:30 PM
39

I agree that he's a jerk.

But, for all we know, other than exposing his gf to a real risk of HIV/AIDS and other STDs, he might be a nice person at other times.

But still a jerk.

Posted by Will in Seattle | April 30, 2008 11:22 PM
40

His ex-wife is hot.

Posted by Greg | May 1, 2008 10:42 AM
41

Wait--Ronaldo was once married to Alicia Silverstone?

Posted by My Other Car's the Tardis | May 2, 2008 2:32 PM

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