the argument with Arthur and the prohibited behaviors

On April 17th the official communication of Francesco Benigno’s disqualification from L’Isola dei Famosi 2024 arrives. A few hours later a video of the actor explains on Instagram the reasons why his removal would have been requested. He first speaks of a “forced” withdrawal request, which would have resulted from theoffer of money from production, so that his name would disappear from Honduras and from the early evenings hosted by Vladimir Luxuria.

The reasons given by Banijay Italia for the exclusion

Banijay Italia intervenes promptly after Benigno’s stories, specifying that his exclusion from the Island of the Famous “occurred as a result of inappropriate behavior prohibited by the program regulations“and again that”the statements released by Benigno through his social channels yesterday are to be considered offensive and harmful, as well as without any foundation“. Banijay Italia finally defended the entire team of authors, operators and medical staff “whose impartiality and correctness cannot be questioned in any way“.

Benigno’s explanation live on IG and on Fanpage.it

But Benigno didn’t bat an eyelid and continued to shout his reasons from the hotel room where he had been transferred after his exclusion from the game. Reached by phone by Fanpage.it, he explained better what would have happened shortly before being banned. “There was a discussion between me and Artur Dainese“, he has declared, “The verbal confrontation was escalating into a physical one on his part. When I approached him I picked up a stick and raised it, but without using it. He didn’t hit me so I threw the piece of wood back on the ground. Then I walked away, while he started saying threatening phrases“.

The “stick” in question also returns in the background stories collected in the following hours. Except that there was talk of a piece of wood without terms of endearment and of very agitated minds, which would have led to the obligatory sedation of the dispute. A dispute which, according to Benigno, would have ended shortly after the clarification and would have resulted in a climate of cooperation even in the fishing of crabs, sold by the competitor to his self-styled adversary. The production of the program does not think so and, in the words of Vladimir Luxuria in the last live broadcast, exposed his vision of things: “We have decided not to show the images for do not give visibility to episodes of unacceptable conduct“, so the presenter closed the file against her.

The lawsuit against Eleonoire Casalegno

Francesco Benigno did not have the opportunity to explain himself and at the moment it is not known where he is, whether still in Honduras or traveling to Italy. His Instagram profile is limited to the only two videos published by the hotel and the statements made to Fanpage.it, in which there was also a desire to sue correspondent Elenoire Casalegno for defamation: “I saw Eleonoire (Casalegno, ed.) who told me she couldn’t comment, even though she spoke about my retirement in a clip. She will be sued for lying, she should have asked me. Vladimix Luxuria absent. The producer spoke to my wife but gave no explanation. They put the intentions on trial“.

The alleged pressures and contractual clauses

The actor stated more than once that he would be subject to pressure For “making false statements in exchange for money, saying that I retired because I missed my wife. I then discovered that the money they were talking about was not that of the 10 weeks foreseen in the contract, but only the 2 in which I was on the island. By doing so, I wouldn’t go to the studio anymore and no one would talk about me anymore. They did it for money“. In conclusion, he acquitted himself because, according to him, he did not use “homophobic phrases, swearing or raising your hands, the three behaviors that would lead to disqualification under the rules“.

Benigno’s theory: “There is an author who wanted me out”

But then what would have happened that was so serious on the Island of the Famous as to cause the castaway to leave? Benigno, unlike the production which continues to support the line of unacceptable conduct, claims to have a history with one of the authors, “who for several months has been doing everything to keep me from going to the Island“. The facts date back to when this person reached him in Palermo to ask him some questions that he thought were “meaningless for the purposes of a reality show“. According to his words: “He had also organized a session for me with a psychiatrist because he wanted to make me look crazy. The CEO of Banijaay confessed to me that there had been an attempt on his part to get me out“. More will probably be known when Francesco Benigno returns to Italy and accepts the first interview on TV to completely spill the beans. Immediately after the jute one.