Overview
- Lyna Khoudri read Charlotte Delbo’s “Prière aux vivants…” during the November 13 remembrance at the Jardin du souvenir in Paris.
- Far-right figure Damien Rieu criticized her selection and alleged she had liked a post justifying Samuel Paty’s decapitation, sharing screenshots to support his claims.
- Rieu also posted images showing Karim Benzema celebrating Eid and a like attributed to “KB9” on a Khabib Nurmagomedov post, plus Khoudri tweets presented as pro-Palestinian.
- Karim Benzema responded publicly by defending his partner and telling Rieu he was “just an extra in our world,” framing the memorial as a moment for reflection rather than staging.
- No new legal action has been reported as the dispute plays out online, with the back-and-forth recalling Benzema’s 2022 defamation filing and Rieu’s subsequent acquittal.