Shervin Hajipour Addresses Ameneh-Sadat Zabihpour: You Fostered Every Rumor for Personal Gain

Shervin Hajipour, the winner of the international Grammy award, referred to Ameneh-Sadat Zabihpour's history of 'baseless case-making' and deemed her deserving of attacks from government activists. The singer of the protest music video 'Baraye' wrote on 'X' in response to this government journalist's plea regarding 'false accusations': 'Your entire professional career has been spent on baseless case-making, and you have fostered every ridiculous rumor for your personal interests. The earth is very round, and God is very great; be grateful that you have paid for it in this world, my friend.' Following Ameneh-Sadat Zabihpour's declaration of disdain for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and calling him 'two pennies' on social media, two supporters of the former president, Ali Hosseini and Hamid Faizabadi, attacked this 'interrogator-journalist' and reported on her relationships with men. The publication of these controversial comments on social media elicited widespread reactions from users. In response to the two supporters of Ahmadinejad, Ameneh-Sadat Zabihpour accused them of 'spreading falsehoods with the intent to disturb public opinion' and 'publishing insulting content and false accusations,' and she has filed a complaint with the judiciary. According to Iranian media, Ali Hosseini, Ahmadinejad's lawyer, stated in response to this complaint that he would present his explanations and reasons to legal authorities. Claims from the 'interrogator-journalist': I did not see Sepideh Gholian to extract a forced confession from her. A claim about Ameneh-Sadat Zabihpour that became controversial; the New York incident and the disagreement between Ahmadinejad supporters and the 'interrogator-journalist' of state television. Sepideh Gholian's lawyer requests that the court session be held publicly. Mehdi Gholian: Sepideh appeared in court without a headscarf and chador.