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Benzema files complaint over French sex tape probe

PARIS (Reuters) - Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema will lodge a complaint for violation of judicial confidentiality after French radio Europe 1 published extracts of phone taps that could incriminate the France international, his lawyer said on Tuesday.

Benzema files complaint over French sex tape probe
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Benzema was placed under formal judicial investigation last week in connection with an alleged attempt to blackmail fellow French football international Mathieu Valbuena using a sex video.

"Which extracts were chosen? The worst," Sylvain Cormier told Europe 1.

"We're done playing now and we are announcing that we will file a complaint for violation of judicial confidentiality."

Cormier has previously said that Benzema was "totally innocent" and "played no part in any blackmail or attempted blackmail".

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Benzema has been ordered to not make contact with others linked to the affair.

(Reporting by Chine Labbe, writing by Julien Pretot; Editing by Justin Palmer)


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