She has been dubbed IranÂ’s Paris Hilton after appearing in a sex video on the internet. But while ParisÂ’s exploits propelled her to worldwide stardom, Zahra Amir Ebrahimi faces ruin, a public lashing and even a jail term, according to a report in Daily Mail.
Ebrahimi is one of the best-known actresses in the strict Islamic country and made the 20-minute sex tape privately with her boyfriend on a camcorder at the flat they shared two years ago. Unbeknown to her, it was posted on the internet and widely released as a DVD - angering millions in Iran. Her boyfriend, who has not been named by the authorities in Tehran, is suspected of distributing the material illegally. He has fled to Dubai and if caught and returned, faces three years in jail and a £6,000 fine for offending public morality, the newspaper reports.
Now 25-year-old Ebrahimi faces the disgrace of a court case, has been dropped from the top-rated soap where she played a morally upstanding young woman, and has been forced to deny rumours she attempted suicide, the newspaper report says.
Ebrahimi said this week: “I just want to tell my country’s people I am alive. I am thinking about the strength of Iranian women and will defend the respect of the girls and women of my nation.” While she has not been officially named in Iran, her name is on everyone’s lips as her identity has become common knowledge through internet chat rooms, the newspaper reported. |