Real Madrid striker, Karim Benzema will face trial for his alleged involvement in blackmailing former France teammate Matthieu Valbuena in a 'sex tape' scandal, the Versailles prosecutor's office said on Thursday.
The 33-year-old, who is of Algerian descent, is accused of having pressured his former national team teammate to pay blackmailers who threatened to reveal an intimate video in which Valbuena featured.
The prosecutor's office has now announced in a statement to The Associated Press that he will stand trial on the charge of conspiracy to attempt blackmail. A date for the trial has yet to be set.
Following his suspected involvement in the scandal, Benzema was banned from the national team in November 2015.
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A royal expert has claimed that Kate Middleton wants to make peace with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for the sake of Archie's relationship with his cousins.
Royal commentator Camilla Tominey said Kate Middleton "remained keen to bury the hatchet" with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex despite their controversial Oprah Winfrey interview, Daily Express reports.
Highlighting how close Kate is with her sister Pippa and brother James, Ms Tominey added that the Duchess of Cambridge appears to want to patch things up with Harry and Meghan for the sake of young Archie's relationship with his cousins.
Writing in the Telegraph, the royal expert said: "Having grown up being close to her own siblings, Pippa, 37, and James, 34, the Duchess remained keen to...
