Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has opened up about his alleged involvement in the blackmail plot of Mathieu Valbuena's sex tape scandal, and describe it as a big misunderstanding.
The French International has been accused of blackmailing his national teammate Mathieu Valbuena for extorting money from him, and allegedly threaten him to leak his sex tape if he refuse to pay. Karim Benzema gave an interview to TF1, in which he said:
"I think this is a big misunderstanding. At first, I just wanted Mathieu to be aware of the story and to help him. This is a teammate in the France team. He’s a friend.
[I had it confirmed] that the video was serious and that’s what I told