During an interview with Vanity Fair, Claudia Lagona, aka Levant, revealed that she had been a victim of a stalker for a long time: a traumatic experience that left some consequences, but from which she also emerged thanks to psychotherapy. Despite the fact that a lot of time has passed, it is a memory that often comes back to his mind, especially when the media reports on cases of persecution against women or men Femicide: “I can’t help but identify with it,” reveals the artist.
It all started about ten years ago, says the singer. “I fell in love with a man. He was immediately very jealous. He asked me, 'Where are you? Why aren't you answering me?', but most 'One time I just fell asleep. Lying on the couch and not listening to the cell phone,” he remembers. A real obsession, a pathological attachment, but she still had to justify herself to this man. “They were signs, both his and mine. In any case, I understood pretty quickly that I wasn't in love, and I told him so. Since he couldn’t have me anymore, he lost his temper,” she continues.
From this moment on, the biggest problems begin, although the singer emphasizes that she has never suffered physical violence. “He tried to blackmail me: he had a few videos of us, private files,” she continues. Beyond the threats and blackmail, there was the constant pressure that this man continued to exert on a daily basis: “He kept calling me: 'I'm sick,' he begged me, and so I spent hours on the phone trying to calm myself down. ” him. He wrote me 980 emails within a month, so about 30 a day.”
The situation is getting worse and many around her, including friends and family, are starting to have serious concerns. “I was scared, but maybe not enough at that moment. I didn't think he was going to hurt me, I was.” “I'm more afraid for him, as he told his sister Giulia Cecchettin,” says Levante. “At some point I felt mostly shame, great shame. I felt stupid: I didn't know how to deal with the situation that had been going on for a few months,” she recalls. At least until the moment she decides to do so, as recommended by a lawyer friend report her stalker: “In the end, they banned this person from coming near me, no matter what that’s worth.”
“He still texts me every now and then and apologizes. He made it a point to let me know that he had been diagnosed with one bipolar disorder and who has started psychotherapy,” explains the singer. “I don't answer him, so he deletes the messages.” I just hope that this interview doesn't pressure him to contact me.” Ultimately, however, Levante forgave this person over time: “I understood that I met him not in love but in pain.” His and mine.