Saturday's arrest of the rapper was filmed by several fans. The footage appears to show the musician being held on the ground by police officers, and then handcuffed.
A small crowd gathered at the scene of the events, outside a café in the Alésia area of the French capital.
By-standers are reported to have pleaded with the police to leave the musician alone.
Des policiers tentent d’interpeller #Ademo excité qui devait très certainement se sentir intouchable avec son statut d’ « artiste ».
— Matricule007 (@DeltaMike59) September 6, 2020
Malgré la vague d’indignation les policiers sont calme et usage de la force strictement nécessaire pour procéder au menottage.#ViolencesPolicieres pic.twitter.com/FK9i8K9dyT
Global success
PNL, which stands for Peace N'Lovés, are renowned for their refusal to speak to the media, never giving interviews.
Ademo was refused a visa to enter the United States in 2017, when he was due to perform at the Coachella Festival.
PNL's video for the track Au DD has been watched more than 157 million times on YouTube. The group's album "Dans la légende" has sold more than 500,000 copies.
