Raoul Bova breaks his silence: "I was subjected to real violence. I felt like I was in a movie."

"Disappointment" at the persecution, sorrow for something he experienced "as true violence," but also the strength to use his story as an example for those who find themselves at gunpoint—whether social media or media outlets. After the media storm over the audio sent to model Martina Ceretti, shared with his friend Federico Monzino and made public by Fabrizio Corona, Raoul Bova, a guest on Silvia Toffanin's Verissimo, broke his silence: "It's like when you're knocked down, then like a boxer you get up again, looking life in the face with the same passion."

"It was actually a particularly intense moment that I had to process. Initially, I didn't understand the gravity of what was happening," Bova said. " I refused to accept the threats, and I even rejected an extortion attempt, saying I wouldn't give in to threats and that I had nothing to hide ." Bova explains that he believes in justice, "and we should try to intervene more immediately," but he says no, knowing that "anyone who tries to do it won't do it just once, and it becomes a nightmare. Falling for it is the beginning of the end. You have to walk around with your head held high if you're convinced you've behaved in the best possible way; the most important judge is the mirror. I walk around with my head held high. Those who know me don't judge and respect my decisions."

The actor, who returns to Canale 5 on the 17th with the third season of the series "Buongiorno Mamma," doesn't hide the fact that "despite the great disappointment of seeing such media relentlessness, not just the mockery that can be expected when you're a public figure. But being caught on a site that publishes something that isn't legal, at the very least it should have been stopped from the start ." "I immediately called the postal police," he continues. "They told me you'll lose your job, the extortionist was very knowledgeable, and also 'I'll ruin your married life.' I'm not married, and my relationship had situations that we were managing confidentially. I wasn't losing anything, I was strong in my truth and I didn't fear retaliation or retaliation, I didn't think it would cause such a big stir. Moreover, the person who hosts his show defames, even asking for money, calling for a general revolt; I felt like I was in a movie ."

A situation experienced as a great violence: "It's as if someone who just shot asks others to do the same. Why? The gun is Instagram, social media, memes, to attack someone. Why do they do that? To get likes, you can kill in the name of a like. This hurt me a lot; it was truly violent. It touched me. Thoughts of great despair and disappointment came to me: what could happen to a girl who suffers something like this, who suffers revenge porn, who is mocked and insulted. Because someone posted this girl's private information. How can she react? There are girls who have killed themselves. It's no longer a game, it's a serious social problem. It cannot be allowed and must not be allowed in the future. I'm turning my experience into strength to fight this violence. We need to find laws, empower institutions like the Privacy Guarantor, so that a person's reputation isn't tarnished by someone who wakes up one morning and decides to smear someone."

With Rocio Munoz Morales? " We know our situation. There are times when you decide to make choices, not to communicate them. It's not like if you're a public figure you have to publish your emotions. They're private things, not everything should be shared. Betrayal, not betrayal, people talk when they don't know. It's part of the superficial way of communicating feelings. I have four children, and untruths are spread everywhere. Legally permitted even by newspapers and journalists who didn't give a second thought to the veracity, which came from an illegal event. Which perhaps shouldn't have been reported as the big gossip of the summer; I would have expected different behavior from some major newspapers. The children weren't taken into account ." Worried about judgment? "No. I've always upheld values. I've lived my life for myself and my children. There have been separations, I see Chiara daily, and I hope the same thing happens with Rocio. Maybe I've made some mistakes too, in having clarity, in staying in a situation of unspoken words."

(Unioneonline)