Paraguayan Senator, Celeste Amarilla
Paraguayan Senator, Celeste Amarilla, has published an open letter to Kylian Mbappé, demanding that the France captain retract his criticism of her and apologise or face possible legal action over what she described as “gender-based violence.”
The letter comes hours after the pair exchanged words following the 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 clash between France and Paraguay, during which Amarilla made remarks about Mbappé’s African heritage that drew widespread condemnation.
In the letter, Amarilla insisted her dispute was with Mbappé and not France, describing herself as a longtime admirer of the country and its culture.
“The problem is between you and me. I have never said anything against France. On the contrary, I stand with France,” she wrote in a letter issued on Tuesday.
