TEHRAN, Iran — A semi-official news agency in Iran is reporting that a woman known for posting images of herself online trying to look like a lead character from Tim Burton’s “The Corpse Bride” has been arrested.
The Tasnim news agency said the woman, whom it identified only by her first name, Fatemah, was arrested late Saturday.
It says authorities are looking to charge her with promoting violence, blasphemy and encouraging youth to corruption. News of her detention spread rapidly among Iranian internet users Monday, where she has a wide following on Instagram.
The woman previously posted that she underwent plastic surgery to make herself resemble the character Emily, the stop-motion corpse bride voiced by Helena Bonham Carter in the 2005 film. Some images appeared digitally altered to heighten the look.
The Associated Press
