Michelle HunzikerGuest of the episode of very correct Broadcast on Sunday, March 3, he talked about it Double defense, the foundation founded with Giulia Bongiorno. A sentence uttered by the moderator caused the reaction Anti-violence centers who asked Mediaset for an apology and a correction. But let's go one step at a time.
What Michelle Hunziker said about anti-violence centers
Michelle Hunziker explained during the interview with Silvia Toffanin: “With double defense.” We didn't stop even during Covid, when all anti-violence centers were rightly closed“, that is the sentence that triggered the reaction of DIRe, Women on the Net Against Violence. The presenter, who we will see back at the helm of Michelle Impossible from Wednesday, continued:
We worked to help women in psychological distress who were locked in their homes with their executioners and didn't really know what to do. We never disappeared, we tried to help. This is my life plan. Double defense is not a game.
The replica of the anti-violence centers
In a statement, the DIRe expressed “dismay” over Michelle Hunziker’s sentences: “‘We didn’t stop even during Covid, when all anti-violence centers were rightly closed,’ said the showgirl.” This is a false statement“As all anti-violence centers in the DiRe network remained open throughout the pandemic and never interrupted their activities.” The statement explains how the anti-violence centers have worked to support female victims of violence in hospitals or wards the carabinieri reach out to support and, if necessary, hospitality. Numerous initiatives have also been implemented to ensure that victims never lack support. Michelle Hunziker's statements were defined as “the result of unforgivable misinformation.” Hence the request for an urgent correction to Mediaset:
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Given the obvious unfoundedness of the statements heard on Verissimo last night, the DiRe network calls on Mediaset to urgently correct Hunziker's reports in order not to undermine the enormous work that the operators of the anti-violence centers are continuously doing in the difficult situation ignore phase of health emergency.
An apology from Michelle Hunziker
Michelle Hunziker made some clarifications about her statements and apologized in a note published by Ansa:
With reference to the interview on Sunday, March 3rd, as part of the Verissimo broadcast, Michelle Hunziker simply wanted to point out the extreme difficulty of continuing to provide help to female victims of violence and continuing to be a point of contact for them during the pandemic. He therefore apologizes for incorrectly using the adjective “everyone” in reference to anti-violence centers and extends the utmost respect and appreciation to all centers that help women.