Storm over Tg2 journalist Piergiorgio Giacovazzo who indulged in a poisonous joke against Fiorello and his daughter. The host, in the 12.30 edition, had just announced the report on the duet "La prima cosa bella" that the Sicilian presenter had done with his daughter Angelica on Viva Rai2! on Father's Day. At the end of the service, while the theme song was already being broadcast, he can clearly be heard saying «How cute... Now this will have 12 broadcasts...». Then the microphone is abruptly turned off.
The video made the rounds on social media and the Rai note immediately arrived: «In reference to the inappropriate and completely gratuitous comment made by the Tg2 presenter Piergiorgio Giacovazzo regarding the performance of Fiorello and his daughter on "Viva Rai2!", the 'Rai CEO Roberto Sergio has given a mandate to initiate disciplinary action."
«At the moment I was a bit upset because there's a girl involved, but these things happen – commented Fiorello -. Rai's reaction was extremely exaggerated, but I'm sure nothing will happen."
This morning on the 7am program he then returned to joking about the matter: «First of all, I'll start by saying that if my outliers came out, they would arrest me rather than disciplinary action. The Swiss guards from the Vatican would come, the cuirassiers or the police would come. Jail, nothing but a measure. 'These things escape.' Then the showman revealed that he had spoken to Piergiorgio Giacovazzo, who «nicely apologized to me» : «Piergiorgio and I spoke on the phone and we resolved it between us, between men, and then he didn't say anything bad . He and I made up our minds. All's well that ends well. Both he and I had a bad day. Let me say hello to Piergiorgio: it has happened and happens to everyone. The disciplinary measure? No, no action. If they had any intention, I hope not. Anyone in an outside world is free to do what he wants, long live freedom of expression ."
Then he returns to being ironic: «I was worried not by what he said but by the fact that he said that they will give her 12 broadcasts. Suppose they give her Sanremo and she does Sanremo together with Morgan? It's my turn to go! How can you say no to your daughter." We laugh again at the end, because the screen goes dark and only his voice can be heard as if he were a real outsider. Fiorello jokes about Amadeus' son "to whom they want to give the direction of Tg2 only because he is Amadeus' son" . And again: «Ah, do you know that Nine wants me? I'm going... 12 shows to my daughter? But even if they give him 8 it's fine." «My daughter – he then specified – has no artistic ambitions, she doesn't even want to do this job, at least for now that's how it is».
(Unioneonline/D)
