«My dear Antonella, no, I never said that you taste like sauce and sorry if I smile but it's truly absurd. If I said no to your edition of Sanremo it's because I said no to several other editions of Sanremo."

Luciano Ligabue replies to Antonella Clerici who during the Rai2 broadcast, Belve, had revealed to Francesca Fagnani the name of the alleged artist who had refused to go to Sanremo due to prejudice against him. In 2010, when she was hosting, some singers decided not to go because she was the symbolic face, as she still is, of a cooking program.

“It tastes too much like sauce,” an artist would have said. And it would be Ligabue. Even if it was Clerici herself who clarified: "I was told that he was the one who said it, if it's not true I apologize, if it is true I expect an apology."

The rocker from Correggio immediately responded with a video, denying that he had ever said no for that reason : «It's that Sanremo puts a lot of tension on me, I prefer to make music in contexts where I'm much more relaxed. The only reason is that. I'm sorry that someone invented something like that, but I'm even more sorry that you didn't try to clarify things with me and that you dragged this nonsense around for so long ." And he concludes: «In any case, I accept your apologies and I hug you».

Peace seems to have been made and in fact Clerici invites him on his programme, “It's always midday” : «Yesterday on "Belve" – I mentioned Ligabue's name. He responded and said that wasn't true, that it wasn't him. I believe him. The truth will never be known. I have a little proposal. Liga, let's do something: you bring the Lambrusco and I'll put the sauce on you. We are waiting for you whenever you want. It ends here. Come, please."

(Unioneonline/D)

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