Courier accuses John Kennedy of threats after app row | OneFootball

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·11 September 2026

Courier accuses John Kennedy of threats after app row

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An app delivery worker filed a police report against John Kennedy, Fluminense’s striker, over an alleged threat during an argument related to a delivery. The incident happened last Monday (7) at a private hospital in Copacabana, in Rio de Janeiro’s South Zone, where the player was hospitalized after undergoing surgery on his right knee.According to the delivery worker’s statement to police, she arrived at the hospital to deliver an ice cream order and tried to contact the customer after getting no response. According to Samantha Guzman, about 15 minutes later, John Kennedy allegedly started an argument through the app’s chat.Still according to her statement, the player allegedly insulted the delivery worker and sent messages such as “I’ll deal with you another way” and “Get out of there, you sick b******.” The woman also said he called her “morta de fome,” a Brazilian expression used as an insult toward someone seen as desperately needy. This last expression does not appear in the screenshots she posted on social media, but it is included in the police report.The situation allegedly continued at the hospital entrance. Samantha said she met a friend of John Kennedy there to complete the delivery and that she was also insulted by him. The Military Police were called to contain the argument.The case took a new turn two days later. According to the statement given to police, the same man allegedly went to the delivery worker’s father’s shop, also in Copacabana. He allegedly pointed a finger at an employee and made a threat related to the couple. According to the statement, John Kennedy was not present during this second incident.The report was filed on Thursday afternoon (10) at the 12th Police Precinct in Copacabana. The only direct contact reported between the delivery worker and the player took place through the app’s chat.John Kennedy denies threatTo ge, John Kennedy’s staff confirmed that there was an argument related to the delivery, but denied that the striker made any threats.In a statement sent to ge, the player’s press office said that John Kennedy had no face-to-face contact with the delivery worker and that the incident was limited to an argument on the app. The statement also says that the striker is continuing his recovery process from knee surgery as normal.The defense also stated that any issues related to the case will be handled through the appropriate channels and that measures will be taken against people who, according to the press office, use the player’s name to defame him.

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