'Moroccan criminal' enters Paris courtroom, turns into a viral meme

If you're an active social media user, then you've probably come across the video of a man walking into a courtroom dressed in a tracksuit.

Turns out, the video is one of Jawad Bendaoud, a 32-year-old who was sentenced on appeal to four years in prison in March. The reason? He lent his apartment out to two men who allegedly took part in the >2015 Paris attacks which left 130 people dead.

Footage of Bendaoud, who is a drug dealer, walking into a Paris courtroom ultimately went viral and even got a name. It's been dubbed the ">Tough Guy Entrance" meme.

Bendaoud entered the Paris Court of Appeals on Mar. 29 after being convicted of sheltering terrorists - and a seven-second video of the entrance drove the internet wild. 

It all started when Twitter user @mohamedjellit shared the footage, asking people to provide a fitting caption. And oh did people deliver.

Bendaoud - dubbed the Daesh landlord - was accused of housing two terrorists, Abdelhamid Abaaoud and Chakib Akrouh, in his apartment in 2015. 

Both individuals were found to be linked to Daesh. However, the 32-year-old denied knowledge of this fact. According to the BBC, he was >cleared during the trial in 2018. However, prosecutors immediately appealed.