[custom_adv] In 2006, Ebrahimi became the centre of a sex tape scandal when a videotape of a woman, claimed to be Ebrahimi, having with a man was leaked to the internet and released on DVD. She subsequently became the subject of an official investigation handled by chief prosecutor, Saeed Mortazavi. [custom_adv] In 2006, Ebrahimi became the centre of a sex tape scandal when a videotape of a woman, claimed to be Ebrahimi, having with a man was leaked to the internet and released on DVD. She subsequently became the subject of an official investigation handled by chief prosecutor, Saeed Mortazavi. [custom_adv] In an interview with the Guardian, Ebrahimi denied being the woman in the film and dismissed it as a fake made by a vengeful former fiancé who used studio techniques to form a montage of incriminating images designed to destroy her career. [custom_adv] The unnamed man on the tape, who is suspected of releasing it, reportedly fled to Armenia but was subsequently returned and charged with breach of public morality laws. [custom_adv] & Rumours of an attempted suicide were also denied by Ebrahimi with a public message: "I just want to tell my country's people that 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." [custom_adv] In an interview in 2019, Zehra spoke about the incident. This time, she claimed that the video was taped and leaked by Majid Bahrami, a co-star in Nargess (TV series). [custom_adv] The theater star confessed to the crime and was sentenced to 6 months in prison. Bahrami died from cancer a few years ago.