(CNN) Brazilian football star Neymar da Silva denied rape allegations Sunday, publishing texts and photos he said prove he was set up, and his representative claimed he was the victim of attempted extortion. "I'm being accused of rape," the Paris Saint-Germain player said in a video published on his Instagram account . Neymar "invited her to meet him in Paris," then "supplied her with plane tickets and accommodation." She told police she arrived in Paris May 15, staying at the Hotel Sofitel Paris Arc Du Triomphe. "The victim states that on that day, Neymar showed up at the hotel" about 8 p.m., "apparently drunk," according to the police report.

Source: CNN June 02, 2019 19:14 UTC