He chose very true and Canale 5 to remove pebbles from their shoes against those who criticized her. Guest of Silvia Toffanin on Canale 5 it is Serena Bortonethe presenter of the Saturday evening program on Rai 3 Che will be that a few days before 25 April raised a fuss by denouncing the alleged “censorship” of viale Mazzini who would have cut the monologue on fascism at the last minute Antonio Scurati.
How it ended is well known: the writer raged for at least a week reading his speech (in fact, an attack on the government and on Giorgia Meloni) in every corner and stage of Italy. Bortone, who immediately threw her into politics by omitting the real cause of the missed guest (a failure to reach an agreement on the fee to be paid to Scurati, who could easily have been broadcast “for free”, therefore without any gag), became the heroine of freedom of the press, ending up on the cover of Vanity Fairnew symbol of the anti-fascist left and anti-regime (fictional). And, as a corollary, his rather colorless program in terms of ratings has gained a handful of decimals more thanks to the “Scurati scandal”.
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“In life one tries to do the right thing, but in my opinion the important thing is not to do it the wrong thing – explains Bortone in Toffanin’s living room -. What if I received multiple attacks or certificates of esteem? It wouldn’t be classy for me to be complacent. I won’t give you rankings. But I smile at you and tell you that I’m very calm.”
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“However, the attacks, especially those on social media, make me feel a sense of tenderness – continues the former presenter Today is another day -. This is because they spend their time on the computer at to insult the others when they could be going for a walk or reading a book. But I am a public figure, so honors and burdens.”
But then, give a caress to the girl too Rai with whom she had come into conflict: “I am a proud employee of Rai. Rai has always valued me”. Scurati isn’t coming never mentionedbut Bortone’s message is clear: “In life you pay a price for everything, including freedom. But the absence of freedom would be a much higher price for me. In life you pay a price for everything. The important thing is to be yourself and do your duty.”
