Sanremo 2023, Amadeus: «Blanco apologized to me: accident passed»

And there was peace. With private apologies, for now. After the unexpected scene of Blanco who yesterday, in a fit of fury due to an audio problem, destroys roses and scenography on the Ariston stage, Amadeus bring the happy ending to the press conference. «Blanco called me, he was very sorry, he asks Excuse me at the festival and at all. He was wrong, he knows it first».

Incident closed? For Amadeus yes: «He didn’t want to disrespect anyone. I don’t want to excuse him: he asked to be forgiven, not understood, aware of having done something he didn’t want to do. But maybe at 19-20 you do things you don’t want to do. I accept the apologies with serenity.”

During the press conference, the artistic director also dismisses any conspiracy theory: has everything been prepared? Or was it one gag gone bad? “No. During rehearsals we saw a significant amount of roses: he was supposed to kick the roses and roll around in them. But in our closet behind the stage you don’t hear the words much. In the year of Bugo and Morgan at the beginning I didn’t quite understand the words. And even last night I didn’t realize that Blanco had had some audio problems».

He is asked if Rai should have a stricter code of conducton the model of that of the Oscars and the case of Will Smithbarred from Academy for ten years over onstage punch a Chris Rock. Amadeus replies: «The exclusion of Will Smith for ten years, even though he was wrong, seems exaggerated to me. I don’t feel like saying that Blanco must no longer be part of the Festival for the next few years. I have known Riccardo for two years and I have always found a polite, respectful, never dangerous boy. It was a surprise for me to see him like this.” The public apology has not yet arrived at the moment.