It was enough for a live, a shared screen, for a simple private message to become a public affair. While everything seemed peaceful in the personal life of Karim Benzema, a viral sequence came to disturb its relative calm. For a few hours, the name of the Ballon d'Or 2022 has been at the center of a controversy on social networks, relayed massively.
An influencer reveals a private message
It was Melimtx, a 22 -year -old influencer, who set fire to the powder. During a live on the networks, she unveiled messages she would have received from Karim Benzema on Instagram. The striker would have tried to hire the conversation even though he has just formalized his relationship with actress Lyna Khoudri. A publication that immediately reacted.
And the case does not stop there. According to the influencer's words, she was also approached by two other figures of world football: Rafael Leão and Vinicius Jr. The second even went so far as to invite him to his home. Affirmations difficult to verify but which already ignite the debates and fuel suspicions on the private excesses of certain stars.
A live, a message, and everything changes for Benzema
A controversy that Benzema did not need
For Karim Benzema, this sequence falls at the worst moment. Installed in Saudi Arabia, the former Real Madrid captain seemed to have found a form of balance between football and private life. This return of media exhibition around his Instagram messaging, whether he likes it or not, disturbed this dynamic.
The case recalls how explosive social networks can be for public figures. Benzema, released in 2010 in the Zahia case, certainly does not need a new sulphurous episode. Even if it is a much less serious affair, the question remains: how far can digital exhibition go? And at what price for those who undergo it?
