Politician Threatens to Expose his Penis to Silence Journalists
The case of the stolen painting is making headlines worldwide
The Italian politician in question, Vittorio Sgarbi, who serves as the Undersecretary for Culture in the Italian Republic, made a shocking gesture and statement during one of his outbursts directed at journalists from the television program “Report,” Manuele Bonaccorsi, and the national daily “Il Fatto Quotidiano” Thomas Mackinson. The politician had purchased a painting without declaring it to resell it in Montecarlo.
Is the artwork fake?
The artwork turned out to be a fake, contrary to initial beliefs by law enforcement. Sgarbi himself contradicted the authorities, stating in an email he wrote that the painting “seems to correspond to the one that was cataloged in Federico Zeri’s personal archive […] attributed to Valentin De Boulogne.”
The painting’s journey was quite tumultuous
Initially belonging to a wealthy family that had fallen on hard times, it was sold for just over 10 thousand euros in cash. The painting ended up in the hands of Sgarbi’s driver and eventually to Sgarbi himself, as confirmed by a search of his residences by the Carabinieri.
In 2019, the investigation led to a potential buyer of the Valentin De Boulogne painting: Mirella Setzu, a collector from Cagliari associated with the company managed by Sabrina Colle, Vittorio Sgarbi’s girlfriend.
The stolen painting is making headlines worldwide
The case of the stolen painting has attracted international attention, with coverage from El País, The Guardian, and the Argentine Nation, among others.
Who is Vittorio Sgarbi? Vittorio Sgarbi, a politician, art critic, and television showman, is known for his controversial actions. Once a loyal supporter of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, he has now aligned himself with the new Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni.
Sgarbi has been involved in numerous scandals, from insults and physical altercations on live television to issues with nonexistent consultants and false invoicing. His controversies extend to social media, where he posted videos on the toilet, as well as insulting female colleagues in parliament. Additionally, there are allegations of tax evasion by a government official.
Now I pull it out
According to Sgarbi, the two reporters were to blame for asking too many questions about the 17th-century painter Rutilio Manetti’s stolen painting. An ongoing criminal investigation by the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Macerata is also focused on this matter, with Sgarbi being investigated for the laundering of cultural goods.
The questions directed at Sgarbi were specifically about the painting. “Don’t bother me,” the undersecretary responds in his usual communication style, “Don’t bother me, piece of shit, get lost.” “You don’t know anything and are a total illiterate. I don’t want to talk to you because you have a shitty face,” he repeats, as seen in the “Report” interview airing on Rai3 on Sunday at 28.
“The painting wasn’t mine; it belonged to a gentleman who asked me for an appraisal, and I had told him that the painting was done in 1980,” he explains, pressed by the journalist to prove his innocence.
According to Professor Alessandro Bagnoli, the painting confiscated from Sgarbi is a museum piece worth 5 million euros.
He then wishes the journalist the worst: “If you die in a car accident, I’m happy.” The words “shit,” “f — k,” and “balls” spin like on a carousel. With invitations to “go to hell” and “get lost,” it escalates to an attack on the show “Report” and host Sigfrido Ranucci. “It’s a program that makes me want to vomit when I watch it, with that troll-faced guy, you know nothing and are as ignorant as goats.”
Italy really comes out poorly from this.
The opposition unites against Vittorio Sgarbi, calling on Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. “He should be removed from his position,” say representatives from the PD, M5S, Avs, and Azione. The art critic responds by deflecting the accusations and announcing lawsuits. This is probably just the prelude to the confrontation that will unfold when the vote of no confidence is put to the test.
