Revealed: Karim Benzema’s statement in the Valbuena sextape hearing…

New information from the Mathieu Valbuena sextape blackmail plot court case has been uncovered by a French newspaper.

Le Monde have somehow managed to obtain statements given by Benzema to French police and, once again, it doesn't exactly paint him in the best light. Benzema maintains he is still friends with his compatriot and described the situation of his involvement in an alleged blackmail involving a sextape as a “misunderstanding”. Meanwhile, the French PM has said Benzema should be dropped from the national team during the investigation. This might be a long thread, but it's a fascinating read from Le Monde... https://twitter.com/mohammedali_93/status/671941929945440256 https://twitter.com/mohammedali_93/status/671942921613139968 https://twitter.com/mohammedali_93/status/671943794997264384 https://twitter.com/mohammedali_93/status/671944228554018816 https://twitter.com/mohammedali_93/status/671944595257823232 https://twitter.com/mohammedali_93/status/671945207294894080 https://twitter.com/mohammedali_93/status/671945733562593280 https://twitter.com/mohammedali_93/status/671946102405505024 https://twitter.com/UltraSuristic/status/671948366037807104 https://twitter.com/UltraSuristic/status/671948738747899904 https://twitter.com/UltraSuristic/status/671950861556387840 https://twitter.com/UltraSuristic/status/671953121103450112 https://twitter.com/UltraSuristic/status/671953462809206788 https://twitter.com/UltraSuristic/status/671954090142900224 https://twitter.com/UltraSuristic/status/671954397035945984 https://twitter.com/UltraSuristic/status/671954737986670592 https://twitter.com/UltraSuristic/status/671955129604681728 https://twitter.com/UltraSuristic/status/671955693411434497 https://twitter.com/UltraSuristic/status/671956030251749376 https://twitter.com/UltraSuristic/status/671956426714193920 https://twitter.com/UltraSuristic/status/671956704792309760 https://twitter.com/UltraSuristic/status/671957211938164736