Close X
Friday, November 29, 2024
ADVT 
Hollywood

Egyptian Singer Shyma Jailed Over Racy Video For ‘Inciting Debauchery’

Darpan News Desk IANS, 13 Dec, 2017 12:53 PM
    A court in Cairo has sentenced a little-known Egyptian pop singer to two years in prison for “inciting debauchery” over a racy music video that featured her in her underwear and suggestively eating a banana.
     
    Shyma, a 21-year-old singer Shyma whose real name is Shaimaa Ahmed,, was also fined 10,000 pounds ($560).
     
    The director of the clip, Mohamed Gamal, received the same sentence but in absentia. Both can appeal the ruling.
     
    Shyma was arrested on November 18, police said, following complaints about the video for her song “I Have Issues”.
     
    In the video, she appears in a mock classroom licking an apple and appearing to mimic fellatio on a banana in front of a chalkboard scrawled with “Class #69”.
     
    She denied the accusations, saying the director included the controversial scenes without her consent.
     
     
    “Singer Shyma presents a lesson in depravity to youths,” said the Youm 7 newspaper in an article after the video was released.
     
    In a Facebook post at the time, Shyma apologised for the video and said she had not anticipated the backlash.
     
    “I didn’t imagine all this would happen and that I would be subjected to such a strong attack from everyone, as a young singer...who has dreamt from a young age of being a singer,” she wrote.
     
    The authorities under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi have cracked down on some artists in Egypt using wide-ranging morality laws.
     
    Tens of young Egyptians were arrested in September for attending a concert in Cairo where a rainbow flag was raised. They were also accused of debauchery, harming public morality and other accusations.
     
    In 2015, a court jailed a female dancer to a year in prison for “inciting debauchery” in a raunchy music video for a song called “Let Go of My Hand”.

    MORE Hollywood ARTICLES

    Kate Winslet shoots in 'tougher' conditions than Leonardo DiCaprio

    Kate Winslet shoots in 'tougher' conditions than Leonardo DiCaprio
    Actress Kate Winslet feels proud that she got a chance to shoot her upcoming film "The Mountain Between Us" in tougher conditions than her long time friend and "Titanic" co-star Leonardo DiCaprio faced while filming "The Revenant".

    Kate Winslet shoots in 'tougher' conditions than Leonardo DiCaprio

    WATCH: Miley Cyrus Moves To Tears Discussing Her $500,000 Donation To Harvey Relief

    WATCH: Miley Cyrus Moves To Tears Discussing Her $500,000 Donation To Harvey Relief
    Singer Miley Cyrus is helping out victims of Hurricane Harvey in a major way by donating $500,000 to the relief efforts for the city of Houston.

    WATCH: Miley Cyrus Moves To Tears Discussing Her $500,000 Donation To Harvey Relief

    'Pregnant' Khloe Kardashian's Beau Wants To Dump Her

    Reality TV personality Khloe Kardashian is reportedly pregnant with basketball player Tristan Thompson's baby, but the the latter wants to leave her.

    'Pregnant' Khloe Kardashian's Beau Wants To Dump Her

    Justin Bieber's Testicle Injury Sparks Lawsuit

    Justin Bieber's Testicle Injury Sparks Lawsuit
    A hospital worker who was sacked after she was accused of accessing singer Justin Bieber's medical records has now filed a lawsuit against her former employers.

    Justin Bieber's Testicle Injury Sparks Lawsuit

    Selena Gomez's Hacked Instagram Account Shares Nude Bieber Photos

    Singer Selena Gomez's Instagram account has reportedly been hacked. Nude photographs of her former beau and singer Justin Bieber have been put up by the hacker.

    Selena Gomez's Hacked Instagram Account Shares Nude Bieber Photos

    Miley Cyrus Fondles Elderly Woman's Breasts During Gig

    Singer Miley Cyrus groped the breasts of an elderly woman, who in exchange also performed the same act on the star during her performance at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards here.

    Miley Cyrus Fondles Elderly Woman's Breasts During Gig