Pucci renounces co-hosting the Sanremo festival
The Milanese comedian Andrea Baccan, known as Pucci, renounces the co-hosting of the third evening of the next Sanremo festival due to the controversy that arose due to his participation as a divisive presence.
As soon as his participation in the coastal event was announced, the PD area parliamentarians of the Rai supervisory commission called for an account with a note in which, among other things, it was argued: “Has Sanremo, like all of Rai, also become TeleMeloni? The Rai leaders must explain the choice of the comedian Pucci, clearly right-wing, fascist and homophobic, already in the news for having made fun of a boy from the show for being homosexual. A riot of vulgarity mixed with racism. Rai and the government immediately explain what is happening.”
Pucci now takes a step back, thanking Carlo Conti and Rai for having thought of him but, he says, “My job is to make people laugh, for 35 years, but I could say forever!!! And I have always brought the habits and customs of my country onto the stage, mocking the character aspects of men and women. Through my work I have achieved objectives and goals with the intention of giving smiles and bringing lightness to those who have always come to see my shows. The insults, the threats, epithets and so on received by me and my family in recent days are incomprehensible and unacceptable! This negative media wave that involved me on the occasion of the announced participation in SanRemo, such an important event that belongs to the heart of the country, alters the fundamental pact that exists between me and the public, which is why I have decided to take a step back as the conditions for practicing my profession have no longer existed”.
“At 61 years after what physically happened to me, I don’t feel like I have to confront myself in an intellectually unequal struggle that doesn’t belong to me. I must and want to thank Carlo Conti, Rai, and all those who believed, thought and proposed this occasion which would have meant a wonderful celebration for me. In 2026 the term fascist should no longer exist, there is the man of the right and the man of the left who think differently but who compete in a democratic system which fortunately governs our beloved Country! Homophobia and racism are terms that highlight hatred of the human race and I have never hated anyone. I therefore wish everyone good luck to Carlo Conti, wishing him a successful edition and I’ll be waiting for you at the theatre.”
