Ester Expósito has decided to publicly address the numerous rumors circulating about her private life and her relationship with Kylian Mbappé. In a statement published on Instagram on Thursday, July 30, the Spanish actress claims to be the target of false content intended to tarnish her image. She has now announced her intention to take legal action against those responsible.
"This information has nothing to do with reality."
Followed by nearly 25 million people on Instagram, Ester Expósito explains that she let several posts go by before deciding to speak out. According to her, the proliferation of rumors in recent days has reached a new level.
"In recent months, and particularly in recent days, false and defamatory headlines and information about me and my personal life, which have nothing to do with reality or who I am, have been circulating on social media.", writes the 26-year-old actress.
The star of the series Elite She specifically denounces publications designed, according to her, to attack her reputation and disrupt a private relationship.. "Absurd rumors, created with the aim of tarnishing a relationship between two people and damaging my dignity."she continued. This reference to a "A story between two people" is widely interpreted as a direct allusion to Kylian Mbappé, even though the actress does not explicitly mention the French national team captain in her message.
A relationship never officially announced
For several months, Kylian Mbappé and Ester Expósito have been regularly photographed together. The first rumors gained traction in the spring, after images surfaced showing the footballer and the actress on private outings. The two celebrities were subsequently spotted on several occasions between Madrid, Paris, the United States, and Sardinia. On July 24, they were notably photographed holding hands during a shopping spree at several luxury boutiques on Avenue Montaigne in Paris. Despite these public appearances, neither Kylian Mbappé nor Ester Expósito has issued a statement officially announcing their relationship. However, their closeness no longer seems to warrant any special precautions when they travel together.
A story from Mbappé was deleted after a few minutes
On July 19, a few hours after France's match against England in the World Cup, Kylian Mbappé posted a photograph of Ester Expósito on his Instagram story. In the picture, the actress was wearing a French national team jersey with Mbappé's number 10. The post was deleted a few minutes later without explanation. Screenshots had already been taken and widely shared on social media. Some internet users interpreted the photo as the first public acknowledgment of their close relationship. The Real Madrid player, however, added no comment and did not respond to the interpretations sparked by this ephemeral post.
Fake images circulating on social media
Ester Expósito's anger stems from the circulation of numerous claims about the couple, as well as images presented as authentic when they were allegedly created using artificial intelligence software. Photographs showing Kylian Mbappé in an intimate pose with another woman on a yacht were notably shared on TikTok and X. Several technical elements present in these images allowed authorities to establish that they had been artificially generated or modified. These edited images then fueled rumors of infidelity, a breakup, or conflict between the footballer and the actress. Other publications also attributed financial or property-related demands to Ester Expósito from her past relationships, without providing any evidence.
Ester Expósito announces legal action
Faced with this accumulation of content, the actress says she no longer wants to remain silent. She warns that the authors and distributors of information she considers defamatory can now be prosecuted. "Not everything is acceptable, and this time, I am forced to set limits and take legal action against those responsible."she concludes.
Ester Expósito has not yet specified which publications will be targeted or whether a complaint has already been filed. Her statement does, however, confirm that she intends to entrust the continuation of this matter to her legal representatives and to publicly defend her privacy against the rumors and fabricated images circulating on the internet.
