Overview
- The Bergamo episode aired once on October 26, 2025 and is no longer available on broadcast or streaming, including Sky and TV8 platforms.
- Hotelier Paolo Maddaloni posted in April 2024 that he had “banned Jews” from his hotel, later deleting the message after a complaint by the Associazione Italia Israele di Bergamo.
- The Tribunale di Bergamo issued a penal decree on August 26, 2024 with a €3,840 pecuniary penalty, which he paid after formal notification on June 29, 2025.
- On November 11, 2024 he signed a Banijay contract self-certifying no convictions; his lawyer says he was unaware of the decree because it was issued without a trial or his participation.
- Banijay sent a registered letter on October 27, 2025 alleging prior knowledge and image damage, while Maddaloni apologized, resigned from Le Funi, and contestants lost the episode’s promotional value as the producer and its PR declined comment.