The controversy around Karim Benzema that Gérald Darmanin created never stops getting people talking… While the Republican senator Valérie Boyer was the guest of Do not touch My TV to comment on her press release in which she called for the footballer’s Golden Ball to be withdrawn and to strip him of his French nationality, Laurent Ruquier and Julie Hammett received criminal lawyer Nabil Boudi on BFMTV. The man wanted to defend the international footballer, targeted by strong diplomatic accusations made by the Minister of the Interior, who accused him of maintaining relations with small Islamist groups, and more specifically the Brotherhood. Accusations that the guest lawyer of 8 p.m. from Ruquier commented forcefully, but slipping a little…
Indeed, by wanting to defend Karim Benzema, Nabil Boudi has perhaps said a little too much about his private life… According to him, the footballer who has been playing for several months in the United Arab Emirates maintains a good relationship with the singer Rihanna, whom he regularly visits in Miami: “It’s a fabricated controversy (…) Karim Benzema and the Muslim Brotherhood? Let me laugh for just a second. He spends his time in Miami with Rihanna listening to Tupac Karim Benzema. And today we equate it with terrorist organizations, we must be consistent” he said. A statement that did not go unnoticed, even though Karim Benzema has been married to Cora Gauthier for seven years.
Recall of facts
As a reminder, this Tuesday, October 17, 2023, the Ministry of the Interior Gérald Darmanin made serious accusations against international footballer Karim Benzema, stating on the set of Time for the pros on CNEWS that the latter was in contact with the Muslim Brotherhooda small Islamist group from which Hamas arises : “Mr. Benzema has a notorious connection, as we all know, with the Muslim Brotherhood… We are attacking a hydra that is the Muslim Brotherhood because they create an atmosphere of jihadism” denounced the politician. Senator LR Valérie Boyer called this Wednesday to strip Karim Benzema of his French nationality, and to withdraw his Ballon d’Or obtained last year. Nearby Parisianthe footballer’s entourage announced that the latter formally denied the accusations against him, and that he was considering legal action jointly targeting Gérald Darmanin and Valérie Boyer.