This Monday, November 7, for the first time since the start of his trial, Benjamin Mendy was called to the bar to speak and defend himself from the rape charges against him.
He notably declared, in remarks relayed by RMC Sport, about his new popularity from the moment he joined Manchester City: “
I started to receive lots of messages on Instagram.
I received ten times more than before.
I know I'm not Brad Pitt and I know women didn't come to me for what I look like.
“Before adding:”
The way I spoke to women was direct.
Similarly, when a woman told me no, I stopped.
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