What happened between Mathieu Valbuena and Karim Benzema?
Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema has been found guilty of complicity in the attempted blackmail of former France team-mate Mathieu Valbuena over a sex tape and sentenced to a one-year suspended jail term by a court in Versailles. He was also fined 75,000 euros (£63,000).
How much did Benzema blackmail Valbuena?
In a hearing last month, Versailles criminal court was told that Benzema had “behaved like a [mafia] godfather” by putting pressure on Valbuena to pay €25,000 being demanded by blackmailers to suppress a sex tape that they had found on his smartphone.
Who is Valbuena?
Mathieu Valbuena (born 28 September 1984) is a French professional footballer who plays for Greek Super League club Olympiacos. He plays as an attacking midfielder and a winger and is known for his pace, technical ability, and tenacious style of play.
What is the Benzema Valbuena case?
The controversial trial surrounded Benzema’s former national team colleague Valbuena, who was allegedly blackmailed after a sex tape featuring Valbuena fell into unwanted hands.
What is Valbuena scandal?
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has gone on trial in France accused of complicity in an attempt to blackmail fellow footballer Mathieu Valbuena over a sex tape found on his phone. He has ridiculed the charge against him as a “masquerade” and did not appear at the court in Versailles.
What was Benzema’s offence?
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France and Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has been found guilty of conspiring to blackmail a fellow French footballer with a sex tape. A judge handed Benzema a one-year suspended jail term and ordered him to pay a €75,000 (£63,000; $84,000) fine.
How tall is Valbuena?
5′ 6″Mathieu Valbuena / Height
Did Benzema actually blackmail?
Benzema’s lawyer denied in court that he was complicit in blackmail, saying he had intervened only to try to help his teammate find a solution, not to blackmail him. The court found Benzema guilty of complicity in targeting Valbuena, who now plays for the Greek club Olympiakos.
When did Benzema blackmail Valbuena?
June 2015
The case dates back to June 2015, when the two footballers were at a French training camp. At the camp, Benzema put pressure on Valbuena to pay off the blackmailers, whom he had conspired with to act as an intermediary, prosecutors said.
Will Benzema get jail time?
Karim Benzema given one-year suspended prison sentence after being found guilty of complicity in blackmail trial. Karim Benzema has been handed a one-year suspended prison sentence after being found guilty of complicity in the attempted blackmail of his former France team-mate Mathieu Valbuena.
Is the Valbuena picture real?
The guy in blue is French forward Mathieu Valbuena. While he’s one of the smaller players in elite European soccer at 5’6″, he’s not that small. As Deadspin pointed at yesterday, the fact that Valbuena is leaning way back creates an optical illusion, resulting in him looking roughly four-feet tall.