In an interview, the agent stated that the host requested and obtained compensation for the “artistic direction” of a program, even though he was not entitled to it.
Trouble ahead for Amadeuswho recently left Rai to join Discovery.
Codacons wants to see clearly what was stated by Lucio Presta on his former client Amadeus.
The president explains it to Adnkronos Carlo Rienziwhich announces that it has presented a complaint to the Rai Supervisory Commission and the Anti-Corruption Authority «so that they can verify the truthfulness of the manager’s declarations and ascertain, in the exclusive interest of Rai users, any violations of the existing provisions, adopting the appropriate measures ».
The «Arena Suzuki» case breaks out
The manager’s statements on alleged fees that Amadeus would have requested from Presta for the “Arena Suzuki” program, produced by Arcobaleno Tre, a company of which the agent remained manager despite having sold the shares, came under the scrutiny of Codacons.
The TV host would have asked “that the company pay him for the artistic direction and that he be recognized 100 percent of the ownership rights of the format”, said Presta.
The now former Ama agent added that his son Niccolò would have partially accepted Amadeus’ requests by giving him 90,000 euros.
«We are not interested in the disagreements between Amadeus and Presta»
According to Presta, Amadeus «not only cannot boast those titles, but the Rai Supervisory Commission has prohibited the possibility that artists can take money from the producers of the programs they host».
The consumer association therefore moves from this accusation: «We do not go into the merits of the relationship between Lucio Presta and Amadeus, and we are not interested in the personal and economic issues between the host and his former agent», stated Rienzi,
«But Presta’s statements regarding possible violations of Rai provisions deserve to be studied in depth to understand, in the interests of users, whether there have been irregularities, as the manager would have declared».
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