Iran's Me-Too Movement: Women Accuse Aidin Aghdashloo of Sexual Abuse
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Thirteen women, including journalists and former students, accused famed Iranian painter Aydin Aghdashloo (former husband of Iranian American actress Shohreh Aghdashloo) of sexual misconduct, the artist is faced with the possible withdrawal of his work from an esteemed auction, and that of the executive producer from a documentary about his life. Additionally, the Toronto-based Iranian art and culture festival, Tirgan, in which Aghdashloo typically participates, has been petitioned to disinvite him from future events, according to Art Forum.
The allegations against Aghdashloo, which include forcible touching and the elevation or destruction of a woman’s career based on her response to his advances, belong to an extraordinary surge of women going public with sexual assault allegations in Iran, where women can face retribution from the authorities for simply reporting sexual assault.
Mahyad Tousi, who is the executive producer of a documentary about the eighty-year-old Aghdashloo’s life that was written and directed by the artist’s daughter, Tara, has said that the accusations, which surfaced after the film was completed, must be addressed in the film or he will remove his name from it. “I believe women. Period,” said Tousi.
Aghdashloo, who holds dual Canadian and Iranian citizenship and is one of Iran’s most well-known artists, has said that the allegations against him, some of which date as many as thirty years back, are untrue.
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