After the publication this Sunday evening of a press release from the lawyer of Nekfeu's ex-wife, in which she accuses him of repeated rape and sexual, physical and psychological violence, the 34-year-old rapper gave his explanations in a text posted on X by his lawyer Marie-Alix Canu-Bernard, who was able to reach 20 Minutes.
Accusations, non-representation of a child, arrest of his ex-wife, and child custody entrusted to the rapper in a judgment pronounced in March 2024, 20 Minutes takes stock of this matter.
What accusations are being made against Nekfeu?
In her press release published this Sunday evening by lawyer Florence Fekom, Nekfeu's ex-wife accuses him of “psychological, sexual and physical violence committed during their relationship, lasting almost four years”.
She also added that she had “reported the facts of domestic violence and rape without having filed a complaint”, “fearing reprisals” and denouncing “differentiated judicial treatment” and now stating her desire to file a complaint and “produce the elements in support of his statement. HAS 20 Minutesthe lawyer said this Monday morning that she had “a provided file”.
Why would his ex-wife have been placed in police custody?
In his response sent through his lawyer Marie-Alix Canu-Bernard, Nekfeu, whose real name is Ken Samaras, provided some elements relating to the disputes between him and his ex-wife and aimed at denying this “completely lying.”
He reveals in particular that his ex-wife was arrested this Sunday evening “for the worrying disappearance of my three-year-old son”, at the same time as the press release implicating him appeared.
This would be the third time that his ex-wife has not brought their child back to him after a vacation or a weekend, and this despite a family affairs judgment pronounced in March 2024 entrusting custody of the little boy to her father in the context of their divorce proceedings initiated three years ago. An appeal on this decision is underway.
The press release from the artist's lawyer specifies that his ex-partner will be judged in January 2025 for “non-representation of a child” and that is why she was placed under judicial supervision.
Accusations of rape and violence already dismissed?
The rapper also assures that “these accusations have already been dismissed”. He adds “having already transmitted to the police all the elements proving my innocence and the malicious intentions of my ex-wife, including private exchanges and testimonies from his own family”. Finally, Nekfeu indicates that he was the object of attempted “financial blackmail” on the part of his ex-wife.
What does the Paris prosecutor's office say?
If the Paris prosecutor's office did not confirm the placement in police custody of his ex-wife, the latter told AFP this Monday that he had filed three successive complaints from the ex-wife for rape between September 2023 and May 2024, violence or harassment. However, a procedure is still underway “for forgery and use of forgery since May 2024”, concerning “the certificates provided in previous procedures” by the rapper, according to the public prosecutor.
The prosecution also specified that Nekfeu for his part initiated several proceedings against his ex-partner for non-representation of children between 2022 and 2024. If two were closed, the ex-partner must be judged at the end of January for two others.
