Poupette Kenza is making headlines again, but this time, it’s not for a new controversy on social media. Indicted for "attempted extortion in an organized gang" and "criminal conspiracy," the influencer has been placed in pre-trial detention. She will have the opportunity to defend her freedom on July 11 at the Rouen court.
Poupette Kenza, or Kenza Benchrif in civil status, seems to have found a new way to attract attention. After making headlines with her anti-Semitic statements that scandalized, among others, Minister Aurore Bergé and the DILCRAH, she is now involved in a dark extortion case. Arrested on July 4, just after her return to France, she chose to remain silent in police custody, a strategic choice before speaking to the judge.
According to investigators, Kenza accuses a couple of stealing €350,000 from her. Rather than contacting the police, she called on a middleman, claiming to be "the solution to this type of problem." But as often happens, things did not go as planned. The middleman, apprehended with a grenade in his pocket, was also indicted.
The court ordered her pre-trial detention, fearing a flight abroad. Meanwhile, her relatives remained in Dubai. Between two Instagram posts about her life as a mother, Poupette Kenza had mentioned her return to France, while complaining about potential troubles. But it seems her troubles have caught up with her. Material for a future reality show on W9 or NRJ12?