HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - Gisele Bündchen insists there's no controversy when it comes to being paid.
The Brazilian supermodel, who is currently dating New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, has been accused of shunning the weak U.S. dollar in favor of European currency.
Bündchen, however, has been attempting to put an end to reports for months that she insists on being paid in euros, which have been rising against the dollar.
"The story of the euro is a lie," she told the Brazilian newspaper O Globo in comments published yesterday. "I work with many international companies, I earn salaries in different currencies, that's all."
Frustration has been running high in Brazil over the weak dollar and its harm to South America's largest economy. The Brazilian real has nearly doubled in value against the dollar over the past five years, making local exports more expensive to Americans.
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