Diego Maradona denies ripping off journalist's dress during hotel interview

DIEGO Maradona has been accused of tearing off a journalist's clothes as she interviewed him in private, according to reports.

Posted Wednesday, July 05, 2017 by Dailystar.co.uk

Diego Maradona denies ripping off journalist's dress during hotel interview
ST PETERSBURG: Russian Ekaterina Nadolskaya said Diego Maradona stripped her down to her smalls

Russian broadcaster Ekaterina Nadolskaya claims the footie legend left her “in her underwear” in an unwanted sexual play.

But Maradona denies any wrongdoing, saying the woman undressed herself.

The 30-year-old said she felt “scared” and told the retired Argentinian ace she would call the cops after the alleged incident.

Diego Maradona denies ripping off journalist's dress during hotel interview
ACCUSED: Diego Maradona (R) allegedly forced Ms Nadolskaya (L) out of her dress in a hotel room

No criminal case has been brought, but Ms Nadolskaya has filed an official complaint with the Russian Investigative Committee – an equivalent of the FBI.

Saying the encounter left her “stressed out”, the journalist said: "I asked him for an interview.

"He invited me to his room.

"Maradona shut the door, and first starting answering my questions and then began harassing me."

She claims Maradona "tried to take her dress off, and actually managed to do so,” reported Russian newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda.

The local source added Ms Nadolskaya "managed to stop the harassment only when she was in her underwear”.

The ex-Barcelona midfielder then phoned hotel security to the St Petersburg bedroom, said the paper.

A few hours after hotel security escorted her out of the bedroom, an assistant of Maradona's "threw $500 US dollars" at her, she claims.

Maradona denies doing anything untoward.

Diego Maradona denies ripping off journalist's dress during hotel interview
REPORTER: Ms Nadolskaya says she went to Maradona's room for a press interview