The controversial French comedian behind a gesture that critics claim is anti-Semitic has been questioned by police after allegedly assaulting a bailiff.
Dieudonne M'Bala M'Bala owes thousands of euros in unpaid fines for a range of offences, including discrimination and hate speech because of his sketches.
Bailiffs arrived at Dieudonne's home in the centre of France on Monday to demand payment and tried to get in by climbing over a fence, his lawyer Sanjay Mirabeau said.
Mr Mirabeau added that they were asked to leave.
Sources close to the investigation quoted by AFP said the bailiff claimed he was assaulted by Dieudonne and targeted with rubber bullets. Investigators said the search found a "bullet-launching device".
Dieudonne went to a police station voluntarily along with his girlfriend Noemie Montagne to answer questions for several hours. The couple also filed a complaint accusing the bailiff of breaking into their home.
Mr Mirabeau said: "Dieudonne wants to be left alone or at least to be treated in a normal manner, that is to say for the bailiffs to turn up at his house during regular hours."
His 'quenelle' gesture, which involves pointing one arm downwards and touching the shoulder with the other arm, has been defended by his supporters as an anti-establishment gesture.
But critics say it is a Nazi salute in reverse, and Dieudonne has been banned from performing in France.
Fans have performed the quenelle outside the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp and at Holocaust memorials.
The name comes from the French word for dumpling. It gained widespread exposure when Premier League footballer Nicolas Anelka performed it during a goal celebration in December.
Anelka, who plays for West Brom, was charged by the Football Association for the gesture on Tuesday and will face a minimum five-match ban if he is found guilty. He has previously claimed he performed the salute simply to show support for Dieudonne.
The striker has until 6pm on Thursday to respond to the charge.
In light of the controversy, West Brom's sponsor Zoopla decided not to renew a lucrative sponsorship deal with the club when it expires at the end of the season. The property website was co-founded by a Jewish-American businessman.
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