The Iranian “Zombie Angelina Jolie” has revealed the truth behind her shocking transformation, and people can’t quite believe what she looks like naturally…
She had been sentenced to 10 years in prison…
Charged with “promoting public corruption and blasphemy.”
But now she has been released and shown her real face.
And people can’t believe it’s the same person. Although those that have seen her transformation seem a little confused about the fact her pictures are photoshopped.
Keep scrolling to see for yourself…
Sahar Tabar has dedicated her life to achieving her unusual look.
Alongside Jolie, Tabar has been compared to Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride.
Her strange look earned her fame!
With people debating what inspired Tabar’s look, the Instagrammer collected a variety of fans, mythologizing who she is and what she stands for.
Speaking out about the mystery surrounding why she underwent all that surgery and such, the Instagrammer stated:
“I did not even think about being like Jolie. Also, I did not want to resemble the cartoon character the Corpse Bride.”
“Now I understand that I have something to do with them, but I am a muse myself, and remembering someone is not an end in itself.”
It was merely a coincidence that getting lip fillers, liposuction, and a nose job made her look like the Hollywood A-lister.
But Tabar’s looks have got her into some legal trouble.
Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, hijabs have been compulsory. The rule clearly states that women must adorn loose-fitting clothing and a headscarf in public.
Introducing: the debate surrounding whether or not the Internet is a public space…
In one of Tabar’s rare non-photoshopped selfies, the Instagrammer is not wearing a hijab. You could argue that taking a photo at home, where you are allowed to not adorn a scarf, is perfectly acceptable. You could also argue that sharing it in the public sphere of Instagram goes against the Islamic State’s regime.
BBC Global News Journalist, Roja Assadi, spoke up about the crackdown on “Instagram influencers” by the Iranian government.
She explained that, despite there being no law in Iran about what you post online, they have adopted applying the same constitutional laws they have elsewhere to that which is posted online and on social media.
Assadi said that the Iranian cyber police will target people who are “not following Islamic ethical code, from clothes to behavior.”
In a fascinating piece posted on Medium, Kaveh Azarhoosh exposed the dark world of Iran’s cyber police.
In a notion passed by The Islamic State of “self-policing” over 42,000 civilians volunteer to police the web, ensuring that Iranians are following the strict Islamic code.
We can assume that it was through this system that Tabar was caught out.
Despite the dangers of contesting the Islamic State regime, there were people protesting Tabar’s arrest.
But standing up to the Iranian government comes at a cost.
In November 2012, the Iranian government arrested, tortured, and ultimately murdered blogger, Sattar Beheshti.
Beheshti was a young blogger who had written criticism of the government and the regime.
The murder of the Iranian blogger resulted in a public outcry and human rights organizations across the world spoke out.
The government was forced to lead an investigation. The public demanded that the Chief of FATA, Seyyed Kamal Hadianfar be replaced, but after much agro, nothing changed. FATA continued its online censorship and nothing could be done.
And soon enough, Tabar was under fire.
Previously, Tabar stated that painting her face and contorting the images of herself through the medium of photoshop was a way of expressing herself.
It is this self-expression that has clearly annoyed some people in the FATA cyber-police.
In a push to maintain Iran’s strict rules of the Islamic State, they have already been implementing systematic filtering surveillance on Facebook, Telegram, and Twitter.
But following her brush with Iranian law, Tabar was interviewed on YouTube, without makeup or trickery.
The clip shows how different the star looks compared to her shocking Instagram posts. And she quickly gained sympathy all over the globe!
“What a shame! She was beautiful!” wrote one.
“Image dysmorphia. She was beautiful. Poor thing,” another agreed.
“You can clearly see how she was edited in photoshop,” another pointed out.
“She changed from a pretty girl to a monster, and got a prison sentence on top! Worth it?” questioned a fourth.
This was the first time she had spoken out about her looks.
She was featured in a YouTube video that shocked the internet.
“My mother was telling me to stop, but I didn’t listen. Sometimes the words of a stranger or a friend can be more important than those of a parent.
“Vulgarity on social media gets a lot of clicks,” Tabar added.
“What you saw on Instagram was the computer effects I used to create the image.”
She claims that her bizarre Instagram account was all a part of her quest for fame.
“Cyberspace was an easy way. It was much easier than becoming an actor,” Tabar said, as per the Daily Mail.
But following the trouble her fame has gotten her into, Tabar has vowed to quit Instagram for life.
“I’m sure I will not even put Instagram on my phone anymore, let alone have a page,” she said.
You can watch the video here.