Bigamy affair

In April 2006, German tabloid BILD claimed that Mahdavikia, already married with his first wife Sepideh, had married a second wife named Samira while being in his native Iran, thus practising bigamy. Both women knew nothing of each other and were baffled to find this out. Samira has claimed that she is also pregnant with his son.
Bigamy is outlawed in Germany, but as the second marriage was made in Iran, where it is legal, Mahdavikia is not subject to persecution. However, Mahdavikia was under intense public scrutiny in Germany. He himself has stated that he made a "big mistake", was "lured into a trap" and ended the affair after a short while. Samira said she married him after he told her he was divorced (which would be a lie) and that he just exploited her. Mahdavikia plans to prosecute Samira for slander.