<p>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.</p>.<p>"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.</p>.<p>The 27-year-old singer and Boudnikoff, with whom she has a young daughter, sat side by side in the packed courtroom.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>"It didn't really come to blows," the source added, saying both suffered "scratches" while Boudnikoff had "held her down on the ground".</p>.<p>"We did some stupid things that night" but "nothing serious" happened, Boudnikoff wrote on Instagram following the altercation.</p>.<p>The court hearing against both for domestic violence was delayed from the original November date.</p>.<p>Nakamura is one of the biggest-selling francophone artists in the world, with 2018 sensation "Djadja" racking up over 900 million views on YouTube.</p>.<p>She has been hailed for rapping and singing about women's empowerment and black identity, mixing French, slang, Arabic and her family's native Bambara language.</p>.<p>"Her music manages to reach the whole country, from the housing projects to detached homes, from middle-class school gates to village halls," daily Le Monde wrote in a recent profile.</p>.<p>Her latest album, named DNK for the consonants of her family name, will be released on Friday.</p>
<p>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.</p>.<p>"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.</p>.<p>The 27-year-old singer and Boudnikoff, with whom she has a young daughter, sat side by side in the packed courtroom.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>"It didn't really come to blows," the source added, saying both suffered "scratches" while Boudnikoff had "held her down on the ground".</p>.<p>"We did some stupid things that night" but "nothing serious" happened, Boudnikoff wrote on Instagram following the altercation.</p>.<p>The court hearing against both for domestic violence was delayed from the original November date.</p>.<p>Nakamura is one of the biggest-selling francophone artists in the world, with 2018 sensation "Djadja" racking up over 900 million views on YouTube.</p>.<p>She has been hailed for rapping and singing about women's empowerment and black identity, mixing French, slang, Arabic and her family's native Bambara language.</p>.<p>"Her music manages to reach the whole country, from the housing projects to detached homes, from middle-class school gates to village halls," daily Le Monde wrote in a recent profile.</p>.<p>Her latest album, named DNK for the consonants of her family name, will be released on Friday.</p>