Trudithe company that produces toys and stuffed animals explains itself “are not related to any charitable activity or other initiative independently developed by Tbs Crew – Chiara Ferragni». Trudi also states that “the packaging and the doll itself are not there.” I never reported any communication relate to charitable or other actions”. In recent days it has become known that, following the case of the designer Pandoro Balocco “Pink Christmas”, the Milan public prosecutor's office is accusing the influencer of serious fraud also for the charity with the Easter eggs (Dolci Preziosi) and the Trudi doll that represents her, among the assumption that the three operations were linked by the “same criminal plan”.
Practical, Trudi He reports that he merely made the doll without ever participating in or declaring himself involved in a charitable initiative. According to a statement, the agreements were made by the company's previous management, who were contacted by in 2018 Tbs Crew Company (Chiara Ferragni) exclusively for the development and production of the doll Chiara Ferragni. Also Giochi Preziosi, owner of Trudi since July 2019, «he explains the strangeness towards any action taken by the previous management of the Friulian brand, contacted at the time by Tbs Crew.” Trudi “reserves the right to take legal action if it turns out that false and misleading information continues to be provided to the detriment of the brand itself to be provided”.
The May 2019 initiative concerned a 34 centimeter tall Trudi doll depicting Chiara Ferragni, whose selling price recently fell from 34.99 to 24.99 euros. A Trudi Limited Edition which was presented at the time as follows: “Since many of you loved the Chiara Ferragni doll that we created for our wedding (with Fedez, editor's note), we decided to create a limited edition of it Chiara Ferragni mascot: now sold The blonde salad And all profits go to Stomp out bullying, a nonprofit organization dedicated to combating cyberbullying, an issue close to my heart.”
However, in an interview with Settimanale Dipiù (Cairo Publishing House) and then with “Zona Bianca”, the CEO and founder of Stomp Out Bullying Ross Ellis explained that the club he never received contributions by Chiara Ferragni or her company, Tbs crew. Which, on the contrary, stated in a statement that “i revenues from sales of this doll through The Blonde Salad e-commerce, less Commissions of the sales that Tbs paid to the external provider that managed the e-commerce platform were donated to the Stomp Out Bullying association in July 2019.”