Overview
- During Sanremo’s cover night at the Teatro Ariston, Levante and Gaia ended their duet of Gianna Nannini’s “I maschi” with a kiss on the lips.
- The live broadcast cut to a wider framing just before the kiss, so the moment was not shown in close‑up.
- Viewers on social platforms accused Rai’s production of censoring the gesture, driving a rapid wave of online criticism.
- Other circulating clips show the kiss from a distance, a point cited by those disputing that the production intentionally hid it.
- After the performance, Laura Pausini addressed the singers onstage and Carlo Conti joked with Gaia, and no official explanation from Rai about the camera choice was reported.