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Iran opens criminal probe against theater company after actress rests head against co-star's chest
New York Post • • world
Key Points:
- Iranian prosecutors have launched a criminal case against a theater company after a spectator's cellphone video showed an actress resting her head on an actor's chest, an act deemed a violation of Iran's social norms banning physical contact between unrelated men and women in public.
- The disputed scene is from the drama "Tehran Paris Tehran," where the characters are siblings, which the production company argues exempts the contact from prohibition under Islamic law.
- The production company claimed the video was misleading due to its tight angle and emphasized the embrace occurred during a critical moment in the storyline.
- This legal action is part of a broader crackdown on Iranian artists, including a recent case where singer Parastoo Ahmadi and seven musicians were sentenced to lashes and bans following a hijab-free concert on YouTube.
