Who Is Farzad Toutouni? Illegal Migrant Dubbed ‘King of Instagram’ Who Flashed Luxury Cars and Partied With Nude Models Arrested by ICE

Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have arrested the Iranian influencer dubbed the “King of Instagram,” who amassed more than one million followers by sharing erotic photos featuring nude models and luxury sports cars.

Iranian national Farzad “Tony” Toutouni, 55, was taken into custody by ICE agents in Los Angeles on Oct. 27 after allegedly entering the United States illegally from Canada. Authorities also accused the disgraced Instagram star of a criminal history spanning nearly four decades, including kidnapping, robbery and extortion dating back to 1989. Toutouni lived in a $5 million mansion in the Hollywood Hills and flaunted his lavish, provocative lifestyle on Instagram under the handle @lunatic_living.

Flashy Lifestyle Exposed Him

Toutouni’s posts featured stacks of cash, nude women and lavish parties, even as he allegedly evaded immigration authorities. The social media personality regularly shared advice with his followers, often alongside images of scantily clad women, luxury surroundings and high-performance cars.

His online biography described him as a self-made entrepreneur and “Pelvis Philanthropist.”

“I live my life like it’s my last day every day!” reads the caption of an Instagram post from last year showing Toutouni aboard a private jet, with three women sitting on his lap and stacks of $100 bills arranged on a table in the foreground.

Another photo showed the tattooed Iranian standing shirtless in an upscale high-rise apartment, carrying a naked woman over his shoulder while casually picking food from a plate in his other hand. The caption read, “No wife great wife.”

“Tru inspiration,” one follower commented on the post.

Authorities say Toutouni, who also went by the first name “Robert,” was involved in multiple serious crimes in the U.S. after legally entering the country in 1983. His arrests include charges involving criminal threats, conspiracy and the possession and sale of controlled substances, according to ICE officials.

Long Criminal History

Toutouni also served more than 16 months in prison for offenses including passing a fake check, grand theft, conspiracy, forgery, kidnapping, robbery and extortion, according to officials.

Authorities said an immigration judge ordered him deported in 1993, but he remained in the US. A second removal order was issued in 1999, after which he was deported to Mexico, federal officials said.

Toutouni admitted to illegally re-entering the U.S. around April 4, 2011, near Saint Clair, Michigan. He reportedly crossed the river from Canada on an electric raft he had purchased there, ICE officials said.

Over the years, he also cultivated an extravagant party-loving image, regularly boasting about his lifestyle on social media. In a recent series of posts, he was seen partying with women at Burning Man, surrounded by an elaborate campsite that included a custom RV and trailer decorated with psychedelic designs.

“I’m glad I got to experience it, but it’s not something I’d ever want to do again,” he said of the raucous desert festival.

ICE officials said Toutouni remains in federal custody while authorities pursue deportation proceedings against him.