Several associations, including the SPA and the 30 Million Friends Foundation, filed a complaint after watching the video, posted by the rapper, in which we see him giving kick his pet.
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Timal in turmoil. The Guadeloupean rapper was placed in police custody on Wednesday August 31 in Noisiel (Seine-et-Marne) for “acts of cruelty to a domestic animal”, announced the Meaux prosecutor’s office. Ruben Louis, whose real name is, posted a video on Tuesday of him kicking one of his two dogs three times in the head, with the inscription “asshole go”. The 25-year-old artist was arrested Wednesday morning in Champs-sur-Marne. Several associations, including the SPA and the 30 Million Friends Foundation, have filed a complaint.
The rapper #Timal films himself kicking his dog who has just urinated on the ground and publishes the footage on #Snapchat. The foundation #30millionfriends lodged a complaint and asked for the safety of the animal. https://t.co/bweN3rirz4
— 30 Million Friends Foundation (@30millionsdamis) August 31, 2022
The two animals were taken from him and an animal protection association filed a complaint, the prosecution said. Bmany Internet users are calling for his boycott, as are defenders of the animal cause, like the journalist Hugo Clement or the Brigitte Bardot Foundation.
End of career for Timal
— RapAtlas (@RapAtlas_) August 30, 2022
Timal, who just released the title Chameleonfeaturing Booba, became known to the general public in February, with the single Filtered, where he collaborates with rapper Gazo. This case echoes Kurt Zouma, a French international defender sentenced in June by British justice to 180 hours of community service for having mistreated his cat, after the broadcast of a video that went viral which had provoked indignant reactions.