Apparently, Pharrell Williams‘
hit song, “Happy,” has made Iranian police authorities very unhappy. Some
young Iranians have been arrested for appearing in their own version of the pop
star’s “Happy” video.
Hossein Sajedinia,
Tehran’s police chief confirmed that six people had been arrested because of
”the obnoxious” video released on social media, The Guardian
reports.
The video featuring the arrestees was reportedly
viewed by thousands of people, however; it has now been removed from the
Internet. This “controversial” video showed Pharrell’s ecstatic fans
dancing and singing on the rooftops of Tehran.
Using the #freehappyiranians
hashtag, many Iranians have taken to Twitter to demand for the
release of those arrested.
Reacting to the news of his imprisoned fans,
Pharrell Williams posted on his Facebook page: “It is beyond sad that these
kids were arrested for trying to spread happiness.”
Pharrell’s video for “Happy” has been viewed over
250 million times on YouTube and has inspired people worldwide to create their
own version of the video, which shows people dancing in the street to the song.
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