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French pop queen Aya Nakamura in court for domestic violence

"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.

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Nakamura -- born Aya Danioko in Mali -- said she had been attacked by her ex, a source familiar with the case told AFP. "It didn't really come to blows," the source added, saying both suffered "scratches" while Boudnikoff had "held her down on the ground".