Barbareschi and the harassed actresses, the Democratic Party: “Rai blocks its program”

The Pd’s accusations against the new Rai era continue. After the statement by the dem on the case of RaiNews24 which yesterday broadcast live, in full version, the meeting of Melons, Salvini And Tajani at the end of the campaign for the Municipalities of Catania, now from the party of Elly Schlein arrives, peremptorily, the request to block the second season of the transmission of Luke Barbareschi. An appeal contained in the letter that the Rai directors sent to the Viale Mazzini board of directors hoping for an immediate stop to the new program In defiance of everything on Rai3 conducted by the actor who, in an interview with Republic in the past few weeks, she maintained: “Actresses who report harassment are only looking for publicity.”

In the letter, the councilors dem Frances Bria And Rodolfo Lagana define “the words of extremely serious Barbary” and ask that, “in the light of the policies for the enhancement and protection of women firmly desired and supported by this Board of Directors, as well as to avoid damage to the image and further controversies for the public service, the cancellation of the program in question be evaluated by the current leaders “. Furthermore, the dem suggest that the budget foreseen for the program should rather be destined “for an in-depth program on the theme of violence against women”.

Barbareschi’s words (who then, after the general indignation, had partially retracted his statements supporting the importance of reporting by harassed women), provoked protests from the world of cinema and feminist associations. And it was the women of Amleta (the Italian #MeeToo), the association that fights gender inequality and violence in entertainment, who answered the actor: “No one is famous after having denounced – they accused – Barbareschi denies the seriousness of violence”.