TOlfonso Signorini yes it is self-suspended from Mediaset. The decision came after the storm unleashed by accusations by Fabrizio Corona. Who spoke of a alleged “system” to enter the Big Brother house as a competitor or aspirant. The self-suspension, “which has already been communicated to the company”, was communicated by Signorini’s lawyers, Daniela Missaglia and Domenico Aiello. The lawyers spoke of a “complex affair” in which the presenter and journalistvictim of serious and continuous criminal conduct».
Alfonso Signorini’s self-suspension and the words of the lawyers
The lawyers of Alfonso Signorini they explained that they intend to «report every detail of this slanderous and defamatory campaign». Which would have been «orchestrated with the clear intent of destroying the honorability, respectability and brilliant career of Dr. Alfonso Signorini».
Self-suspension, they explain, has the aim of «dealing with these very serious illicit conductobvious to everyone, and above all the widespread reverberation they find in some nonchalant media.” And they make it clear that Signorini is a professional who «has built an entire career as a journalist, author, director and television host with scruple, seriousness and self-sacrifice». And for this reason «he is forced to suspend as a precaution all his ongoing editorial commitments with Mediaset».
The Mediaset press release
Mediaset, for its part, has Alfonso Signorini’s decision to self-suspend himself was “welcomed”.«given the need to protect himself and the people interested in the media affair in which he was reluctantly involved». The company therefore specified that «it will act with determination in all locations on the exclusive basis of objective elements and facts verified to counter the spread of defamatory or slanderous contents and reconstructions».
And he reiterated that those who work for Mediaset «are required to adhere to clear principles of correctness, responsibility and transparency, as defined by the Code of Ethics, which is applied without exceptions. All investigations and checks are underway to ensure compliance.”
Fabrizio Corona’s accusations and Alfonso Signorini’s reaction
The storm was triggered by an episode «Falsissimo»Fabrizio Corona’s format on YouTube. During the broadcast, the former paparazzi king claimed that Signorini would made sexual requests to Big Brother participants and aspiring contestants in exchange for television favors. And as evidence of what happened, Corona released sexually explicit chats and images.
The reaction was immediate Signorini, who sued Corona. And the complaint led toopening an investigation in which the former king of the paparazzi is under investigation for dissemination of sexually explicit images. A few days later, Corona’s Milanese home and the headquarters of the company that produces “Falsissimo” were searched. In the search warrantthe magistrates clarify that Corona has spread a «intimate chat» between Signorini and the former Big Brother contestant Antonio Medugno.
Furthermore, there is talk of some photos of the recording of a telephone conversation with Medugno’s former manager, Alessandro Piscopo, in which there was talk of a «chat with erotic and sexual content» between Signorini and the former competitor. And Mendugno subsequently sued Signorini. After the search, however, Corona made it known that he had «the email open and we have a lot of reports. I have collected more than 100 testimonies».