Overview
- Closing Report, Sigfrido Ranucci asserted that Luca Barbareschi should return €8 million to the Ministry of Culture, then handed the broadcast to Barbareschi’s program.
- The segment revisited reporting that Teatro Eliseo received €13 million in public funds over five years, including an €8 million 2017 amendment tied to a centenary already marked in 2000.
- Ranucci said the ministry has asked for repayment, claimed Barbareschi refused, and noted a civil proceeding opened by the actor-producer.
- The escalation follows Barbareschi’s January 11 on-air complaint about not being named in a handover and his threat of a legal complaint related to consultant Gian Gaetano Bellavia.
- Ranucci rejected suggestions of spying by Bellavia, saying Barbareschi relied on incorrect newspaper accounts and alleging a campaign to discredit Report.