Chiara Ferragni like Madonna: Codacons files complaint with prosecutors for blasphemy

Codacons, the well-known coordination of consumer protection associations, has decided to file a very singular complaint: in fact, the organization wants to lodge a complaint with the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Minister of Cultural Heritage Dario Franceschini so that they will intervene in what Codacons considers “a serious lack of respect for Christians, for the entire religious world and for art in general.” But what is it that has enraged Codacons? It is quickly said: a photographic image, created by artist Francesco Vezzoli, which reinterprets a Sassoferrato Madonna by replacing the face of the Virgin with that of Chiara Ferragni.

The image is part of a feature that appeared in Vanity Fair, and which also includes an interview with the well-known influencer. “The image depicting Ferragni in the shoes of a modern Madonna and Child painted by Giovanni Battista Salvi known as il Sassoferrato,” Codacons points out, “exploits the figure of the Madonna and religion for commercial purposes, as it is well known that Ferragni is a real ’money machine’ aimed at selling products, sponsoring commercial brands and inducing her followers to purchase this or that good.”

Codacons then also sent the complaint to Pope Francis “so that he may speak out against such sleazy and unnecessary provocation.” Chiara Ferragni and Vezzoli have not yet commented, for now only the entrepreneur’s husband, rapper Fedez, has spoken out with an ironic “I missed them.” This is not the first time that Codacons has lashed out at the web’s most famous couple: the pro-consumer association had pointed the finger at donations collected for the San Raffaele in Milan at the height of the coronavirus epidemic, due to the fact that Ferragni and Fedez had decided to make use of the GoFundMe platform which, according to Codacons, would charge hidden costs.

Chiara Ferragni like Madonna: Codacons files complaint with prosecutors for blasphemy

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