Shoma Group’s Masoud and Stephanie Shojaee (Getty, Shoma Team)
In a unpleasant comment on the internet, a Miami realtor claims Masoud Shojaee “stole money from his daughters’ have confidence in fund to obtain elaborate presents for this gold digger” — referring to Masoud’s wife, Stephanie.
Which is just a taste of the suggest matters Joanne Silva, an agent with Cervera Authentic Estate, mentioned about the Shojaees in a current Instagram write-up. Now, the Shoma Group electric power pair want Silva to spend for her caustic tongue.
The Shojaees sued Silva for defamation past week in Miami-Dade Circuit Courtroom. The couple married in 2019, a 12 months following Masoud finalized his divorce from Shoma Team co-founder and his previous spouse, Maria Lamas.
Lamas is no extended concerned with the firm she helped her ex-spouse construct. Masoud is Shoma’s CEO, and Stephanie is the company’s president.
The Shojaees did not right away answer to a request for comment. The Shojaees’ attorney Jose Ferrer did not respond to voicemail and email requests for remark. Silva referred The True Deal to her law firm, Marcos Jimenez, a previous South Florida U.S. District Lawyer. He also did not react to requests for remark.
On Jan. 6, Silva — whose Instagram handle is “josilva_miami” — posted her scathing screed between reviews from other folks in a submit about the Shojaees, the lawsuit states. The criticism does not provide far more context about the Instagram post that incited Silva.
Silva claimed that Lamas “divorced [Masoud] right after a long time of infidelity,” and that Stephanie was a “struggling realtor when he fulfilled her,” according to a screenshot of the Instagram comments hooked up to the lawsuit.
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“She now carries on like she labored so challenging for every little thing she has,” Silva wrote. “It’s akin to the world’s oldest job! Disgusting!”
The Shojaees allege that Silva posted “false, baseless, defamatory, and malicious reviews accusing the Shojaees of participating in prison actions.” The lawsuit also alleges that Silva went on “an incredibly general public discussion board to contact Stephanie a prostitute.”
Stephanie has been on the offense when it arrives to her relationship and her profession. The Shojaees have a notable pursuing on Instagram — Stephanie has virtually 50 % a million followers, and Masoud, who not often posts, has more than 100,000 followers.
In a current podcast job interview, Stephanie shared the couple’s tale, disclosing information about how Masoud’s adult children slash off interaction with him, and how Stephanie feels about likely having kids with Masoud. She also pushed back again from becoming labeled a “gold digger,” incorporating that she labored underneath a diverse boss when she joined Shoma.
On the “Divorced Not Dead” podcast with host Caroline Stanbury, who stars on “The Serious Housewives of Dubai,” Shojaee mentioned Masoud’s close friends from his preceding relationship urged him to crack up with her at one particular level undertaking so in front of Stephanie early on in their romantic relationship.
“I explain to my husband all the time. ‘Is it at any time likely to prevent? Is it ever going to get improved, the place men and women do not believe that [I] slept [my] way to the prime?’” Stephanie stated on the podcast.
Stephanie said that Masoud’s young children, Lilibet and Analise Shoajee, acquiring lower ties with him has been “heart wrenching” for Masoud.
Masoud’s daughters have done more than just minimize off their father. In 2019, Lilibet, Analise and their M&M Daily life Insurance policy Trust sued Masoud in Miami-Dade Circuit Court, alleging their father secretly siphoned funds from a rock mining land rental firm they own. Masoud allegedly withdrew extra than $7 million to pay out and support his lavish particular way of life because 2015, the lawsuit states.
In a 2021 amended complaint, Masoud’s daughters allege that he “falsely created” a promissory note in get “to deceitfully portray” that the hard cash disbursements were a loan that he has to pay out back. In his affirmative protection to the lawsuit, Masoud has denied any wrongdoing. The lawsuit is nonetheless pending.
Two other trusts benefitting the Shojaee daughters also filed a lawsuit in Miami-Dade Circuit Court in opposition to a Shoma affiliate tied to the mixed-use task Sanctuary Doral that Shoma created. The nonetheless pending lawsuit claims the Shoma affiliate has refused to allow the trusts inspect its fiscal books and data. In 2021, Shoma bought Sanctuary Doral’s condominium creating to Avanti for $102.5 million.
