Like always, people just follow the headlines and make judgements. You'd think some would know better by now not to just go for the clickbait. Benzema didn't rage at Giroud or go out of his way to insult the man.
Benzema complimented Giroud and highlighted his importance to France winning the World Cup with his role. He was very effusive of his impact on the team. When someone asked to compare the two, he said what everybody knows, he's a much better player than Giroud....would anybody really try to argue against that notion? He also said, compared to R9, he is the kartmobile and R9 is the F1 car. He's right there as well. I really don't see the controversy.
Benzema made a couple of mistakes in his career (Valbuena incident/Saying Deschamps bowed to a racist minority in France), and it's cost him a world cup and many big games for France where he could have made a huge difference (thinking especially of Euro 2016 final). Outside of that, Benz is a role model for any aspiring football professional. We all make mistakes, but Benzema is a good guy, doesn't cause issues in the locker room (outside of that Valbuena incident which caused his exit from the NT), and works his ass off. He's a great teammate, team player, and player overall.
The girl was lying about her age, and if you saw what she looked like, you wouldn't have blinked twice in thinking she was an adult. I just think it's so petty from people to try to judge him based on that, as if they know for a fact they wouldn't fall for the same trap if they were in that situation when they'll never know, in their lifetime, what temptation is for those athletes, or all the traps that can come into being a star in regards to women. Let's see how everybody's judgement is when they have gorgeous women throwing themselves at them in a way they never experienced before. It's foolish to act any other way than just say you have no idea what that lifestyle and temptation is like, and none of us are fit to judge someone in that regard with a non-existent perspective on the matter.