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Fedez Apologizes After Lyric Linking Jannik Sinner’s Accent to Hitler Draws Legal Complaint

Prosecutors in Bolzano have received a complaint under Italy’s hate‑speech laws that could trigger an investigation.

Overview

  • An Instagram story from Fedez quoted new-song lyrics calling Sinner a “pure-blooded Italian” who speaks with “Adolf Hitler’s accent.”
  • At a Milan concert on Friday, Fedez apologized, calling the line a failed paradox about belonging and saying he accepts responsibility.
  • Bolzano city councilor Giuseppe Martucci filed the complaint on Thursday with prosecutors under penal code articles on incitement to racial hatred and propaganda.
  • Martucci said the term “pure-blooded” recalls 1930s fascist propaganda and called the Hitler reference unacceptable.
  • Authorities have not announced next steps on the filing, leaving a potential investigation pending in the German-speaking region where Sinner grew up.