Make California Post a Preferred Source The Iranian “King of Instagram” who posted scandalous photos with naked models and exotic cars to his more than 1 million followers hung out with numerous celebrities, athletes and influencers before being taken down by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Iranian citizen Farzad “Tony” Toutouni, 55, was arrested in Los Angeles on Oct. 27 by ICE agents after his illegal entry into the US from Canada — and an alleged crime spree dating back to 1989 that includes kidnapping, robbery and extortion, authorities said.
Toutouni, who lived in a $5 million mansion in the Hollywood Hills, flaunted his racy lifestyle online, posting photos of cash, nude women and wild parties.
He’s also posted numerous photos with famous celebs, from Chris Brown to Alex Ovechkin.
One recent image showed him hanging out on a boat with rapper Lil Pump, with Toutouni thanking him in the post for performing for him.
In another post from 2017, the Iranian national is shown posing with a group of friends alongside rapper Wiz Khalifa.
The Post found numerous other images of him with other rappers and musicians, including Big Sean, Lil Dicky, Benny Blanco and Chris Brown.
Another post from 2018 shows Toutouni on the ice with NHL legend Alex Ovechkin holding the Stanley Cup.
“Alex Ovechkin won a big cup for our liquor,” he joked in the caption.
In 2024, the Iranian met up with influencer Ryan Garcia, also a professional boxer, and posted a picture of the pair with two other people.
It seems the illegal migrant was in general a fan of fighting, posing in another picture with mixed martial arts legend Chuck Liddell.
He also appeared with social media personality and businessman Dan Bilzerian.
“House shopping with Dan,” Toutouni wrote in the post.
His flashiest posts, however, have shown several nude models and his party-animal persona.
A recent series of posts showed him celebrating at Burning Man with beautiful women and a ostentatious campsite featuring a custom RV and trailer that featured psychedelic décor.
“I live my life like it’s my last day every day!,” reads one Instagram post last year that shows Toutouni sitting in a private jet with three women in his lap and bundles of $100 bills placed in a stack on a table in the foreground.
“No wife great wife,” reads the caption to another photo that shows the tattooed Iranian standing shirtless in a swanky high-rise apartment, with a naked woman slung over his shoulder as he calmly picks food from a plate he’s holding his other hand.
Investigators say Toutouni, who also used the first name “Robert,” committed a series of serious crimes in the US after arriving here legally in 1983.
He has been arrested for criminal threats, criminal conspiracy, and possession and sale of a controlled substance, ICE officials said.
He was also sentenced to more than 16 months’ imprisonment for making or passing a fictitious check, grand theft, conspiracy, forgery, kidnapping, robbery and extortion, according to the officials.
In 1993, an immigration judge ordered Toutouni removed from the country, but he managed to remain, according to authorities. In 1999, another judge ordered him removed once again, and he was deported to Mexico, the feds say.
Toutouni said he again entered the US illegally on or about April 4, 2011, near Saint Clair, Mich., by crossing the river using an electric raft purchased in Canada, according to ICE officials.
ICE officials said Toutouni is now being held in federal custody as authorities begin removal proceedings against him.
