according to his lawyer Sylvain Cormier, as reports in
France claim he will spend the night in custody while
investigations into the alleged blackmail of Mathieu
Valbuena continue.
The 27-year-old was brought in by French police in
Versailles on Wednesday for questioning believed to be
around his knowledge of a group accused of blackmailing
Lyon star Valbuena with a sex tape.
Benzema's lawyer Sylvain Cormier told Agence France-
Presse his client "played no part whatsoever" in the alleged
extortion.
"His mood is calm," Cormier later told reporters.
"My client answers the questions. I recall that it was he who
took the initiative to make himself available to the judges."
Benzema is the second high-profile footballer to report to the
police over the case, with former France international
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