PARIS -- French rap artist Orelsan said Wednesday a "misunderstanding" likely caused his feud with soccer star Kylian Mbappé .

Orelsan, one of the most popular and bestselling current French rap artists, drew the ire of the Real Madrid forward with a line from a song on his latest record, "La fuite en avant." The track -- "La petite voix" -- features Orelsan rapping in the manner of an inner voice that criticizes and insults the artist, his family and his fans.

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At one point, the voice also targets the Mbappé family -- "You'll sink your city like the Mbappés" -- in a reference to the 2024 takeover of Caen's soccer club by the striker's company Interconnected Ventu

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