Real Madrid and France striker Karim Benzema has seemingly got himself deep into the mire after his defense appeared weak and unconvincing in the courtroom testimony in the Mathieu Valbuena sex-tape blackmail scandal which was leaked by French publication Le Monde.
The paper acquired a transcript of Benzema’s judicial hearing where he was first charged for his alleged involvement in conspiracy to blackmail relating to an extortion scam over a sex tape featuring Lyon midfielder Valbuena.
The transcript was published before Benzema was due to appear in France channel TF1 to speak on his own defense for the first time in public since being embroiled in the controversy.