Iranian sex tape scandal

The so-called Iranian sex tape scandal involves the public outcry and judicial proceedings against Zahra Amir Ebrahimi, an actress who appeared in the soap opera Nargess, and an associate producer, accused of appearing together in an explicit sex tape, allegedly filmed for private consumption with a camcorder, a serious crime under Iranian law.[1] The actress denied that the tape was of her, while the film producer reportedly has claimed that it is him.[2][3][4] The scandal virtually ended the actress's career; she was banned from Iranian films in 2006.[5]

The case served as a catalyst to prompt the lower house of the Parliament of Iran to pass a bill making the production of sexually explicit media, even for private consumption, an offense punishable by death.[6]

  1. ^ May 2007. Sex, Iranian Style. Playboy.
  2. ^ Bednarz, D. (2006.) Iranian Soap Star Swept up in Video Scandal. Der Spiegel. Retrieved December 26, 2006.
  3. ^ December 2006. "Tehran XXX" Archived 2007-03-18 at the Wayback Machine. Vice Magazine. Retrieved December 26, 2006.
  4. ^ اميد فراستی (2006-11-23). بازيگر ايرانی درگير در ماجرای فيلم پورنو، نامزد سابقش را متهم کرد. BBC Persian (in Persian). Retrieved 2010-05-02.
  5. ^ Mehr News Agency (2010-02-12). "Regime Decides to Un-Ban 13 Films it Had Forbidden". The Iranian Times. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
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