Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema arrested in sex tape blackmail case
French football star Karim Benzema has been arrested as part of an investigation into a blackmail case over a sex tape involving another player.
A police official said Benzema was taken into custody after being summoned to a Versailles police station.
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