“Controversy over Gruber’s Jewellery: The Mystery of Her Absence on La7’s OttoeMezzo”

Via Lilli Gruber, inside Giovanni Floris: surprise at “OttoeMezzo”, the early evening talk on La7. The episode of Thursday 18 May was conducted by the landlord of “diMartedì” without any warning. A twist that Floris tried to normalize, however: “Good evening and welcome, once again I’m sitting in the wrong place, but only for two evenings. The guests, on the other hand, are in the right place”.

A laconic introduction and no greetings to Gruber. The presenter’s absence is a mystery: perhaps health reasons or perhaps something related to the controversy that has invested her in recent days. The satirical news program “Striscia la Notizia”, ​​in fact, noticed that the journalist wears earrings from a well-known brand of jewelery every evening and accused her of advertising, which is absolutely prohibited by the code of ethics for professional journalists.

Carlo Bartoli, president of the Order, stigmatized the episode to the microphones of “Striscia la Notizia”: “I wouldn’t have done it. Going to video I would not show any brand logo. Ours is a job that needs the trust of citizens and to have it you cannot be on the payroll of companies”. But the Urbano Cairo broadcaster, in a note, specified that neither the presenter nor LA7 have an advertising or sponsorship contract in place with the brand, but that these are personal jewels purchased by Gruber herself.