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Luke O'Reilly

Sahar Tabar arrested: Iranian 'Angelina Jolie lookalike' Instagram celebrity faces charges over inciting violence

The teenager is said to have undergone surgery to look like Angelina Jolie (Picture: Instagram/Sahar Tabar)

An Instagram celebrity famous for altering her face to look like Angelina Jolie has been arrested in Iran.

Sahar Tabar faces charges of blasphemy, inciting violence, gaining income through inappropriate means and encouraging youth to corruption, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.

She became famous after posting images of the results of her surgery to look more like the Hollywood A-lister on Instagram.

The photos were also heavily edited.

She allegedly had 50 surgeries to look like Ms Jolie (Instagram/Sahar Tabar)

In some she can be seen with bandages on her nose, a sign of the multiple surgeries she has undergone.

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In others she appears grey and gaunt.

The young woman regularly posts selfies on her Instagram account (Instagram/Sahar Tabar)

The blogger has 26,800 followers on Instagram, the only major social media service available in Iran.

She was held under the orders of Tehran's guidance court, which deals with "moral corruption".

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