On the night of Sunday to Monday July 3, Khaled called the police. Around half past midnight, according to Le Parisien, Khaled asked the police to intervene near the studios of the Beur FM radio station in Charenton-le-Pont, rue du Nouveau-Bercy, to arrest his illegitimate son. The 63-year-old raï singer feels harassed by his son. The latter, has never been recognized by the interpreter of the tube Aïcha.
Earlier in the evening, the 27-year-old, who would go by his father’s last name, showed up outside the studio to see Cheb Khaled. But the latter refused to see his son and let it be known through the radio host. The young man lost his temper and tried to enter the premises of Beur FM, without succeeding. On the way out, he photographed his father’s Porsche and threatened to deface it.
When they arrived at the scene, the police arrested him and immediately took him into custody. Very quickly released, he would have explained, according to Le Parisien, to have come to the radio “to discuss with him”. Cheb Khaled’s illegitimate son defends himself from harassing his father. “I even won my case in court,” says the young man. I waited at the entrance. My father, because I specify that I am his son, sent me people to threaten me”, he specified.
The boy, who calls himself a journalist, uses all means to attest to his affiliation with Khaled. In February 2022, he went to the TPMP set to testify during a special program devoted to the hidden children of celebrities. He then claimed to have won a legal action, DNA test and supporting photos, to force his father to recognize him. On social networks, the young man bears the surname of Khaled.
For his part, the raï singer refuses to recognize the paternity of the young man. Accused by his ex-wife and mother of this illegitimate son, the musician was convicted of domestic violence. Remarried and domiciled in Luxembourg, and to date, he has recognized only one son.
The raï singer, born in Oran in Algeria, has been rather absent from the radar in recent years. In 2022, he released a new album entitled Cheb Khaled which marks the thirtieth anniversary of his first album in 1992. On July 1, the artist has just uploaded Diamantes y Oro his new duet with Chawki.