The French interior minister says he is determined to make the controversial comedian Dieudonne M'bala M'bala pay the big fines he has incurred for racist abuse, reports the BBC.
Speaking on Europe 1 radio, Manuel Valls accused Dieudonne of trying to bankrupt himself, to avoid paying fines totalling tens of thousands of euros.
Dieudonne has been accused of anti-Semitism and Mr Valls wants him banned.
On Thursday there was a bomb scare at a Paris theatre run by Dieudonne.
A police bomb squad was sent to the Theatre de la Main d'Or, but no explosives were found.
Dieudonne has six convictions for hate speech against Jews but started out as an anti-racism activist. Youths from migrant communities are his core audience.
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