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French Rapper Arrested After Kicking Dog In Viral Video - St. Lucia Times News

Police arrested French rapper Timal east of Paris last week after a video on Snapchat showed him kicking a dog, multiple news outlets have reported. And a court sentenced him on Thursday to pay 6000 Euros for 'acts of cruelty to a domestic animal'. Timal, whose real name is Ruben Louis, faced 120 days in […]

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