Overview

• In new interviews, Veneziano says he, Plevani and the late Pietro Taricone agreed that whoever won would give 50 million lire to each of the other two.
• Plevani won the 2000 season and the 250 million lire prize in gold tokens, and Veneziano claims she kept the full amount and denied any pact.
• Veneziano cites Taricone having mentioned the pact in the confessionale, while the docufilm reports Plevani recounting that Taricone told her he did not want money.
• The dispute resurfaces as Grande Fratello returns on Sept. 29 on Canale 5 with Simona Ventura hosting and a studio panel featuring Plevani, Ascanio Pacelli and Floriana Secondi.
• Veneziano also criticizes Plevani’s selection as studio opinionista, saying commentary is not her role.