Simon Tahar (born 30 March 1948) is a French lawyer. He has represented musicians such as Yannick Noah and MC Solaar. On 23 April 2018, he became president of Paris Saint-Germain F.C. on an interim basis when Alain Cayzac was dismissed with the club facing relegation from

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. On 27 May, having preserved the club's status, owners Colony Capital replaced him with Charles Villeneuve. He represented the rapper

Orelsan Aurélien Cotentin (; born 1 August 1982), better known by his stage name Orelsan, sometimes stylized as OrelSan (), is a French rapper, songwriter, record producer, actor and film director. He has released four studio albums: his debut ''Perdu d ...

in a long-lasting

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case. The artist had been reported in 2009 by the feminist group

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for the lyrics of his song "Sale Pute" ("Dirty Whore"), in which a man murders his unfaithful partner; they considered it incitement to violence against women. He was acquitted in June 2012. In May 2013, action by five feminist organisations resulted with a new trial that found the rapper guilty and fined him €1,000.

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