Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema has been arrested by French authorities based on allegations of a plot to blackmail international team-mate Mathieu Valbuena over a sex tape.
According to sources cited by the news agency AFP (h/t Tom Adams of Eurosport), the France international forward was placed into custody after visiting the judicial police on Wednesday morning. Adams noted Benzema has been connected with the process previously by Le Parisien, although only as a peripheral figure.
AFP (h/t Yahoo) note "investigators are trying determine the extent to which Benzema was aware of the intimate video featuring Valbuena, which found its way into the hands of blackmailers.