He has been given a one-year suspended jail term Real Madrid and France striker Karim Benzema has been found guilty of conspiring to blackmail a fellow French footballer with a sex tape. Benzema was given a one-year suspended jail term and ordered him to pay a €75,000 (£63,000) fine. The 33-year-old was one of five […]

4 years ago

The trial began on Wednesday A prosecutor involved in the trial of Real Madrid star Karim Benzema is seeking a 10-month suspended prison sentence and a €75,000 fine for the Frenchman. It comes after the trial of the forward began on Wednesday 20 October where he was accused of being allegedly involved in an attempt […]

4 years ago

Benzema maintains that he played no part in the attempted blackmail Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema is to face trial over his alleged involvement in an attempted blackmail case, linked to a sex tape featuring former teammate, Mathieu Valbuena. The 33-year-old is accused of paying individuals to extort money from Valbuena by threatening to release […]

5 years ago

‘Disgraceful and inhumane acts’.

10 years ago

French international Karim Benzema has broken his silence on the sextape blackmail case involving international team-mate Mathieu Valbuena. Benzema has been charged in relation to the case, and could potentially face jail time for his involvement. French prime minister Manuel Valls has called for the Real Madrid man to be dropped from the country’s international […]

11 years ago

Benzema says it’s all one big misunderstanding

11 years ago