Shirin Abdel Wahab's Brother Reveals Shocking Details About Her Lawyer, Who Calls Upon the Culture Minister

SadaNews - Muhammad Abdel Wahab, brother of Shirin Abdel Wahab, continues to reveal a number of surprises following the crisis that erupted between her and her lawyer, advisor Yasser Qantoosh, after he issued a statement that sounded like a call for help to protect her from those trying to destroy her life. He announced his resignation from his legal role concerning her.

In a post on his personal Facebook account, Muhammad Abdel Wahab explained that Shirin Abdel Wahab's lawyer resorted to a trick two years ago to get her out of the hospital where she was receiving treatment after her separation from Hossam Habib at the end of 2021.

He narrated the details of the incident, stating that her lawyer smuggled a phone in order to record the famous distress call that spread at that time, saying: "And I want to tell the esteemed lawyer who is calling on the state and the union to come and rescue her, let me tell you how the respected professor got her out. He recruited a nurse from the hospital to smuggle her a mobile phone so she could talk to him and record the call, saying she is calling for help to get her out."

He pointed out that this incident led to the nurse being investigated, stating: "And all this happened there was an investigation in the hospital and the nurse was dismissed, meaning you are the reason for what she is in now."

This came after Muhammad Abdel Wahab opened fire on Yasser Qantoosh, comparing the latter's current stance, demanding the formation of a committee to monitor her health and psychological status, with his stance when she was hospitalized for treatment previously.

Muhammad wrote: "I have a question for the lawyer, you were just saying to the judge last session a month ago that her brother put her in the hospital to control her and seize all her properties and her reputation, and these two words are what you have memorized for me even though you know the truth well. Now you come out to say the situation is catastrophic and I request the culture minister to intervene. Do you believe yourself?"

At the same time, Shirin Abdel Wahab sent a warning via a voice message to her former lawyer Yasser Qantoosh, urging him not to speak in her name. This came after he announced his distress call due to the presence of a person who has been destroying her life for years, according to his expression, and her return to him.

Shirin Abdel Wahab said: "From this moment, Mr. Yasser, there will be a statement issued clarifying that you are no longer my private lawyer, and if you speak about me in any words, whether good or bad, or even joking or as a joke, actions will be taken against you. There will be a statement issued that everyone will recognize that completely prohibits that. So you cannot hold a press conference tomorrow or talk about Shirin about anything, otherwise you will be held accountable."

For his part, Hossam Habib also attacked Yasser Qantoosh's statement, denying what was rumored about his return to Shirin Abdel Wahab, affirming that he will sue the artist's lawyer for being behind that rumor, emphasizing that there is no dispute between him and Shirin Abdel Wahab.

This crisis began with a statement issued by Yasser Qantoosh to protect Shirin Abdel Wahab, confirming that he received a phone call from her yesterday, begging him due to the presence of Hossam Habib, noting that she was in an abnormal state and rebuked the lawyers who went to her house to check on her.

Shirin Abdel Wahab lives in a state of ongoing controversy due to her relationship with her husband, artist Hossam Habib, which began in 2018, and over the years it has turned into a contentious media subject.

The crisis started with audio leaks from Hossam Habib's father in 2021, then repeated statements about disagreements between the two parties, reaching at times to discussions about separation and then reconciliation, creating a state of confusion among the Egyptian artist's audience.

Recent hours have seen a new development in the crisis of Egyptian artist Shirin Abdel Wahab, after Egyptian Culture Minister Dr. Ahmed Foad Heno entered the fray following the distress call made by her lawyer, advisor Yasser Qantoosh, after announcing her return to artist Hossam Habib.

In statements to Egyptian media, the Culture Minister responded to the distress call, saying: "Who should I protect Shirin from? This is her husband, so should I protect her from her husband?", a clear indication that the crisis, in his opinion, falls within the scope of personal and family relationships rather than being a crisis requiring direct ministerial intervention.

This response in turn sparked widespread debate on social media platforms, where opinions were divided between those who see the matter as "a private affair" that does not require official intervention, and those who believe that Shirin's suffering – as described by her lawyer – goes beyond the scope of marital disputes to the point of endangering her life and psychological stability.

Lawyer Yasser Qantoosh had issued a lengthy statement following Shirin's announcement of her return to her ex-husband, revealing details he described as "shocking" regarding the psychological and health condition of his client.
He stated that the artist is living under severe circumstances due to a person – whose name he did not explicitly mention – who has made her life a hell. He explained that he recently received a phone call from her in a state of complete breakdown, where she said to him: "Save me", adding that he has often stood by her even late at night to provide legal protection for her.

He indicated that a team of lawyers went to her house to check on her, only to be surprised by the presence of that person next to her, confirming that Shirin appeared in an abnormal state and attacked the lawyers unexpectedly, which he considered an indication of the worsening decline in her condition.

The crisis hasn't stopped at the lawyer's statement but escalated further after the intervention of the artist's brother, Muhammad Abdel Wahab, who wrote a lengthy post on his Facebook account, revealing what he described as "absent truths" regarding the lawyer's role in managing his sister's crises.

He stated that Qantoosh exploited Shirin's situation two years ago, after she entered the hospital for treatment following her separation from Hossam Habib at the end of 2021, asserting that he smuggled a phone to her through a nurse to record a famous distress call that spread at that time.

He added: "The nurse was subjected to investigation and was dismissed because of the incident, and the lawyer is the real reason for the current crisis that Shirin is suffering from", considering that the one who is calling today for the formation of a committee to monitor her health is the same one who caused her situation to worsen previously.

Recent developments have created a state of division within the artistic community and among Shirin's audience. Some see that the artist is being genuinely exploited and needs serious protection from the state or the union, while others believe that what is happening falls within her personal life, which should be respected in terms of privacy.

Some pointed out that the recent crisis has brought to mind previous crises Shirin went through, whether on a professional or family level, considering that the recurrence of such situations reveals the absence of a clear system to support artists psychologically and socially during their crises.