Italian rapper Fedez accuses state broadcaster of censorship
Entertainment
Sun, May 02, 2021
Italian rapper Fedez has accused state broadcaster RAI of trying to censor him during a union-sponsored May Day concert at which he accused the rightist League party of homophobia, according to Reuters.
RAI denied trying to censor Fedez and said in a statement the concert had been organised by an outside company.
Taking to the stage on Saturday night, Fedez said that for the first time in his career he had been asked to hand over a text of what he had been planning to say.
"The management of RAI 3 asked me to omit the names and the parties. I had to fight a bit, a lot, but in the end they gave me the go-ahead to express myself freely," he said.