Overview

• Police custody that began Wednesday was lifted Thursday before Booba was brought before an investigating magistrate who may open a formal case or grant assisted-witness status, according to AFP.
• Authorities are probing allegations filed in August 2024 by Gims and ex-partner Demdem claiming roughly six years of harassment and online attacks with asserted financial and family harm.
• The detention took place at the BRDP in Paris and followed multiple unheeded summonses, with police apprehending the artist during a Paris stay after three concerts.
• The complaint cites social media posts targeting Gims’s appearance and lyrics from Booba’s track Dolce Camara referencing Demdem, which plaintiffs characterize as a culmination of harassment.
• Booba was previously placed under formal investigation in 2023 in a separate case involving Magali Berdah, and he also faces a December 3 trial for alleged racist insult and aggravated cyberharassment, AFP reports.