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Real Madrid striker and Arsenal target in custody over sex tape blackmail
FRANCE striker Karim Benzema will remain in custody overnight after being questioned as part of an investigation into a blackmail case over a sex tape involving another player.
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Benzema, who denies any wrongdoing, was placed in custody after being summoned yesterday morning to the police station in Versailles, Paris.
Investigators are trying to find out if the Real Madrid forward played a role in the extortion attempt targeting France midfielder Mathieu Valbuena and if he actually tried to blackmail the Lyon player.
Karim Benzema has been kept in custody overnight in relation to a blackmail case
Karim Benzema is taken into custody
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