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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