Rachida Dati defends Aya Nakamura against attacks “by pure racism” The Minister of Culture warned those who attack the singer, expected for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. “To attack someone and an artist out of pure racism.

It’s a crime,” said the minister. Nakamura is in the top sales charts in 46 countries, it is an instrument of French soft power and outrageous controversies will not change anything, said Snep head Alexandre Lasch.