Lamine Yamal Breaks Silence on 18th Birthday Party after 'Dwarves Exploited'
Lamine Yamal has finally broken his silence on his 18th birthday party after suggestions that dwarves were 'exploited' during celebrations.
The Barcelona and Spain star has quickly established himself as one of the brightest young players in the world.
At just 18, he is already being compared to the best attackers in Europe and is a contender for the Ballon d'Or later this month.
He has started this season well, scoring two goals in Barcelona's first three games this campaign.
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But, away from the pitch, the Barcelona star found himself in trouble this summer after details emerged about his birthday celebrations.
Yamal invited players, models and rappers to the event, where he also allegedly paid 'women with certain breast sizes' and people with Dwarfism to attend.
The event received public backlash and condemnation from the Spanish government, who swiftly launched a probe into the party.
Shortly after, a mural in Barcelona depicting Yamal as Superman was defaced with seven dwarves by graffiti artists.
Until now, Yamal had chosen to remain silent, but he has finally given his thoughts on the party in an interview with the Spanish programme Resonancia de Corazon,
Yamal said: "I wasn't mad. I found it funny.
"They tried to smear it in many ways. A woman said I chose the girls one way or another, and it was all a lie.
"Then there was the thing about the waiters, who were working there."
The Spanish government's General Director of Disability was among those who condemned the party.
The Association of People with Achondroplasia and Other Skeletal Dysplasias with Dwarfism (ADEE) even threatened to take legal action over the hiring of the waiters.
Martin told Marca, in quotes carried by Mail Online: "'We are concerned that people with money, people with power, believe themselves to be unpunished.
"The law is for everyone, for the humble and for the powerful."
Despite the criticism, Yamal has continued to impress on the field and has made a strong start to the season with Barcelona.
He was instrumental in Barcelona's 3-0 win over Mallorca on the opening weekend, scoring one and setting up Raphinha.
He then set up the decisive injury-time own goal in a thrilling 3-2 victory against Levante, before bagging a penalty in a 1-1 draw at Rayo Vallecano.
Topics: Lamine Yamal, Football, La Liga, Spain, FC Barcelona
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