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Fedez Faces Bolzano Complaint Over Lyric Linking Sinner to 'Hitler Accent'

A Bolzano city councillor invoked Italy’s article 604-bis, arguing the previewed verse normalizes racist rhetoric against protected minorities.

Overview

  • Fedez posted a snippet of an unreleased track referencing Jannik Sinner alongside phrases about “puro sangue italiano” and “l’accento di Adolf Hitler.”
  • Bolzano councillor Giuseppe Martucci filed a formal esposto with the local prosecutor, citing the Penal Code’s article 604-bis on propaganda and instigation of racial hatred.
  • SVP parliamentarians Julia Unterberger and Manfred Schullian called the comparison offensive to Italy’s German-speaking minority, and Fratelli d’Italia deputy Alessandro Urzì also criticized the lyric.
  • Speaking on Radio24’s La Zanzara, Fedez said the line was ironic criticism of Italian fanatism, not an attack on Sinner, and added that he does not follow tennis.
  • As of the latest reports, prosecutors have not announced next steps and Sinner has not publicly commented on the controversy originating from the social-media teaser.