On Wednesday, Striscia la notizia, the historical satirical program of Canale 5, broadcast the video of an off-air recording made in the studio of Diario del giorno, a program broadcast daily on Rete 4 and by the journalist Andrea Giambruno will be moderated by , accompanied by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. In the video, Giambruno can be seen complaining about some comments about his hairstyle – “But they shouldn’t bother me with the quiff.” While I have hair. I’m 42 years old and I have them, here they’re all bare” – and who urgently addresses his colleague Viviana Guglielmi: “For me, only Viviana’s opinion counts,” he says, concentrating on the blue tone of Guglielmi’s worn shirt. In the meantime, he walks around the studio a little restlessly, occasionally touching the crotch of his pants and then complimenting Guglielmi: “You’re a very intelligent woman… But why haven’t I met you before?”
“You shouldn’t bother me with your hair. Here everyone is bald.” Giambruno’s outbursts between quiff fittings, downstairs shaves, provolone scenes and tailoring lessons pic.twitter.com/3PSkwg4asC
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The off-air video is receiving a lot of attention and comments on social networks. It is not the first time that Giambruno, as part of his work as a presenter, has become the protagonist of excursions that expose him to judgment, irony and criticism. Last July, he made a few jokes downplaying and somewhat mocking concerns about the climate crisis. He then made unpleasant comments to the German health minister.
At the end of August, again during Diario del giorno, he spoke about some rape cases and announced a verdict for which he was accused of secondary victimization of the raped girls and the episode had provoked such criticism that after a few days even Giorgia responded during a press conference Meloni responded to a question on the subject, essentially justifying his partner’s statements. After all, Giambruno had recently referred to the movements of migratory peoples with the word “transhumance,” which is commonly used to describe the seasonal migrations of sheep and cows, and then had to apologize. All of these cases involved episodes that took place on the air.