Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has admitted involvement in an alleged extortion case over a sex tape featuring fellow French international Mathieu Valbuena and appeared before judge Thursday, legal sources said.
The 27-year-old star told investigators he approached Valbuena about the tape on behalf of “a childhood friend.”
Benzema spent the night in custody after being arrested on Wednesday.
A source close to the investigation said the player had admitted while he was in custody that he had spoken to Lyon midfielder Valbuena about the sex tape.
