After being sentenced to three years in jail for defaming Egyptian actress Zeina, actor Ahmed Ezz is feeling the pressure this week.
In fact, Ahmed is under so much pressure that he's reportedly thinking of leaving Egypt altogether!
Despite challenging the sentence and LE15,000 fine made against him in absentia, the actor has put filming his new movie "Al Khaleyyah" (The Cell) on hold, and is even considering moving overseas either temporarily or for good, reported Laha Magazine.
Moataz al-Dakar, Zeina’s lawyer, previously filed a lawsuit against Ezz over defaming Zeina at Nasr City Court, after he claimed he was not the real father of Zeina’s twins, which is considered a defamation of Zeina. Accordingly, the court handed him the three-year sentence.
The Nasr City Family Court issued a verdict on June 25 last year, saying that the twins of actress Zeina were proven to be the children of Ezz.
It compelled Ezz to recognize his paternal responsibilities, allowing Zeina to issue birth certificates and other official documents for the children.
Ezz pays his children's monthly expenses in accordance with the ruling.
Zeina had filed a lawsuit against Ezz saying that she married him on June 15, 2012, and that the twins are his children.
Egypt Independent contributed to this report.
