Controversy
At the time of his arrival in Iran some media outlets reported that Afshin is the son of former National Iranian Radio and Television director Reza Ghotbi, the cousin of Farah Pahlavi. The rumor was widely circulated on the net and in the Iranian discussion forums because of its political sensitivity in Iran. However, that account was challenged by other Iranian newspapers by showing that in Ghotbi's birth certificate, his father's name is Mohammad, not Reza. Ghotbi himself has mentioned that his father was a teacher in Iran and that they left Iran in 1977.
In summer of 2009, he participated in the inauguration of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad following the controversial presidential election and that resulted in disposal of hate letters to his apartment in Dubai and fear of his wife.
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