SUMMARY
- A viral Instagram post is making headlines of Speed calling out the name of soccer star Karim Benzema's name when the number 15 is mentioned.
- The YouTuber is seen talking to an underage girl on Omegle where he asks the girl her age, she replies with 15 and Speed screams "Benzemaaaa".
Darren American YouTuber and internet streamer Jason Watkins Jr. goes by the handle IShowSpeed. His diverse live streams, whereby he mainly plays video games like Roblox, Fortnite, and FIFA, are what made him most famous. In 2017, Watkins created the “IShowSpeed” channel, where he mostly posted video games.
However, recently he has been in the headlines due to a viral Instagram post of him calling out the name of soccer star Karim Benzema’s name when the number 15 is mentioned. In the post, the YouTuber is seen talking to an underage girl on Omegle( a website for talking to strangers on video) where he asks the girl her age, she replies with 15 and Speed screams “Benzemaaaa”.
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This is mainly because, In 2014, Karim Benzema was charged with sexually abusing a fifteen-year-old. At the time, the Frenchman was a player for Real Madrid. The striker had faced a lot of backlash from the soccer community back in 2014 and was even kicked out from the national side.
However, Speed was seen making light fun of it and has seen his fans making edits over the particular clip. However, no such action has been taken against him by Benzema or his camp as of yet. It remains to be seen whether Benzema will respond to this matter shortly.
The truth behind ‘Benzema 15’
In 2014, Karim Benzema was charged with sexually abusing a fifteen-year-old. At the time, the Frenchman was a player for Real Madrid. Zahia Dehar, who was 21 at the time of the accusation, is said to have been the victim of the crime in 2009. Karim Benzema was charged with knowing that he was paying for a lady who was younger than eighteen to have sex but the Frenchman refuted the incident’s existence, nevertheless.
Karim Benzema exclaimed his love for the country of Poland and it’s laws on pedophilia. The Ballon D’or winner was caught with a 15 year old a few years ago and this case may haunt him in the future. He has told @BallsackSports @TheAthleticSCCR that he plans on living in Poland.
— Dan Wertafowski (@DanWertafowski) February 17, 2023
In France, the legal age of consent is 15, however, it is illegal to pay for sex with someone younger than 18. At that time, the trial proceeded when France’s highest court decided that the only people who could be held guilty of violating the law were people who knew a sex worker was young.
As a result, Benzema would have gotten a fine of up to €45,000 ($52,000) in addition to serving three years in prison. The Paris criminal court, however, cleared the forward of all charges, noting that he was uncertain if Dehar was a minor at the point of the event.
Soccer star Karim Benzema was found guilty of attempting to blackmail a teammate
Real Madrid and France national team player Karim Benzema was found guilty of planning to blackmail an ex-teammate using a sex film. The issue, which began to surface in 2015, has seriously hampered the careers of both athletes.
3. KARIM BENZEMA
PROS: Finally made an international return this year to France after years in exile. Been prolific in Madrid for Real netting 23 goals and 11 assists.
CONS: Recently found guilty of a criminal case and also no domestic or international honours. pic.twitter.com/AIEz8Cf5T4
— Pennodraws (@pennodraws) November 29, 2021
Benzema was fined 75,000 euros (about $84,000) and given a one-year suspended jail term by a Versailles, France, court. Four of Benzema’s fellow defendants were also found convicted of attempted blackmail by the court.