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Fedez Apologizes for Sinner Lyric After Bolzano Hate-Speech Complaint

The case now sits with Bolzano prosecutors under article 604-bis, with the artist calling the verse a failed attempt at irony.

Overview

  • On stage at Milan’s Forum di Assago, Fedez said he takes responsibility and asked Jannik Sinner’s forgiveness, saying the line was a misjudged parable.
  • A municipal councillor in Bolzano, Giuseppe Martucci of Fratelli d’Italia, filed an esposto citing article 604-bis on propaganda and instigation to racial hatred.
  • As of Sept. 20, there is a formal complaint on file and no public indication that prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation.
  • South Tyrol’s SVP parliamentarians condemned the wording as offensive to the German‑speaking minority, and Germany’s DPA covered the backlash.
  • Before apologizing, Fedez told Radio24’s La Zanzara the lyric was intended as irony about Italian fanatism; Sinner has not commented.