«Michele Riondino, rather than criticizing those who take action for support the battle on the Ilva of Taranto, would do better to use his energies in favor of citizens and victims of the steelworks.”
This is stated by the Codacons who “represents the civil parties in the Taranto environmental pollution trial”.
The actor and director from Taranto, during an interview with Corriere della Sera, on the presence of Fedez in town, he has declared: «We don’t want to take attention away from Taranto, It’s good that we talk about it. But I don’t know what Fedez came to do and how he will do it. It’s strange that he arrived without telling us, without turning to those who have been dealing with the problem for decades, like us who organize May 1st Taranto. In the past we called Fedez several times to perform on stage and we never received consideration. I’m happy that he’s now showing off with one donation where there are doctors and nurses who should be sanctified because they are fighting a war on the front lines.”
The consumers’ association’s response is ready: «Riondino seems to be 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 make their own contribution to the cause, and take action in favor of the environment and the right to health, he is welcome. An inclusion that must happen without envy and spite 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 – concludes Codacons – we invite the director, who has already done so much for the city of Taranto, to don’t waste your energy on useless and tasteless criticism, but to divert them towards a common battle that must see everyone united and on the same level.”
