French-Malian megastar Aya Nakamura appeared in court Thursday over allegations of mutual domestic violence with her ex Vladimir Boudnikoff, just a day before her new album is released.
“As everyone knows, today we have a rather unusual defendant,” the presiding judge said as proceedings began in the criminal court in Rosny-sous-Bois, just outside Paris.
The 27-year-old singer and Boudnikoff, with whom she has a young daughter, sat side by side in the packed courtroom.
Police were called to Boudnikoff’s Rosny-sous-Bois home twice on the night of August 6-7 last year, ultimately detaining the pair.
Nakamura — born Aya Danioko in Mali — said she had been attacked by her ex, a source familiar with the case told AFP.
