“Michele Riondino, instead of criticizing those who are taking action to support the battle over the Taranto Ilva, would do better to use his energies in favor of citizens and victims of the steelworks.” This is what Codacons stated in a press release, underlining that in the trial on environmental pollution in Taranto he represents the civil parties. The statement is a response to what the actor and director said about the meeting that took place a few days ago, in Taranto, between Fedez and Carlo Rienzi (pictured), president of Codacons, after a history of legal disputes and skirmishes on social media.
Riodino’s doubts about Fedez
Riondino, protagonist and director of “Palazzina Laf”, a film set in Ilva, in an interview with Corriere della Sera, regarding the presence of the rapper, declared: «We don’t want to take away attention from Taranto, it’s good that we talk about it. However, I don’t know what Fedez came to do and how he will do it. It’s strange that he arrived without notifying us, without contacting those who have been dealing with the problem for decades, like us who organize the One May Taranto. In the past we have called Fedez several times to perform on stage and we have never received consideration. I am happy that you are now making a donation where there are doctors and nurses who should be sanctified because they are fighting a war on the front lines.”
Codacons: «This is everyone’s battle»
The note from Codacons continues: «Riondino seems surprised that important public figures like Fedez decide to embrace events like the one regarding the former Ilva, but we think differently: anyone who wants to give their contribution to the cause, and take the field in favor of environment and the right to health, is welcome. An inclusion that must take place without envy and resentment linked to personal antipathies, and leaving aside one’s ego as an artist, like the one shown by Riondino with his latest statements. For this reason we invite the director, who has already done so much for the city of Taranto, not to waste – he concludes – his energies on useless and bad taste criticisms, but to divert them towards a common battle that must see everyone united and on the same floor “.
