First he confronted the mayor of Roccaraso to whom he said: “You must apologize to Naples” and then with the deputy Borrelli who reproached him: “You are not Naples”.
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Today was a busy day for the well-known Neapolitan tik toker, Anthony Sansone, who many believe is the one who instigated the alleged invasion of Neapolitans in the Val di Sangro last Sunday.
in an impromptu confrontation with the mayor of Roccaraso, Francesco Di Donato in the area in front of the chairlift called 'L'Ombrellone' lasted a few minutes in front of about ten journalists, after the Neapolitan tiktoker had approached the mayor at the end of an interview.
Sansone accused the mayor of having discredited the image of Neapolitans in the world. “It wasn’t nice – he began – to say all these nice words to the Neapolitan people come on. You have made useless storms about us, you are throwing us out like this: is it right for her for a bit of rubbish?
We brought over 200 thousand euros here, you just had to put two more street cleaners and all this fuss wouldn't have been created, you blocked an economy. We have respect and we demand respect".
The mayor immediately replied, despite the interventions and comments of the tik toker, who continued to interrupt him during the speech. “We – Di Donato underlined – love Naples: this community is linked to Naples and Campania and has become great thanks to Campania. Naturally, there is a need for respect for the territory. I repeat, we are welcoming, hospitable: Roccaraso accepts and respects everyone”.
In the end, however, the exchange of jokes rose in tone, despite the mayor's attempts to mitigate the tik toker who continued to accuse Di Donato of having spoken badly of Neapolitans. "You know what they say in Naples? You threw a 'zeppata' at us (you sent us a dig or an accusation, ed.) making it clear that the people of Naples are a people of ignorant and disgusting and that is not the case, we brought 200 thousand euros here.
Can you apologize to the Neapolitan people? The whole world hates Naples, but you always stay in Naples, 100 thousand people a day”. “I have never offended the Neapolitan people – the mayor replied –: if you felt offended you are wrong because I repeat we are tied to the Campania community, we are in love with Naples and the entire Campania region. I love you, only one message can get through, I love you. Why do I have to apologize? I have not offended you. We love you, Forza Napoli and Viva Napoli”.
The confrontation with the deputy Borrelli
Then the tiktoker Anthony Sansone had an equally heated confrontation with the Avs deputy, Francesco Borrelli who had filed a complaint with the prosecutor's office after the degradation and chaos of last Sunday, announcing that he was present at Roccaraso to report any further disturbances.
Hence the argument with the tiktoker: “Shame on you. Naples has nothing to do with you. We are the Naples of Sophia Loren, of De Filippo and not of the Camorra and of crime”, Borelli began. Samson's response was prompt: "we influencers are reality. I am clean and I have fulfilled myself and they cannot label all of Naples like that".
Borrelli then relaunches: "You are the garbage, not us. It's better if you leave. I love the land and good people." Samson clarifies: “I wasn't there last Sunday and you owe me an apology”. Everything was monitored by the police who intervened to prevent the fight from degenerating.
Article published on 2 February 2025 - 15:34
It's strange how a situation that could have been resolved with dialogue has degenerated in this way. Both should try to find an agreement rather than arguing in public. Naples deserves more respect and dignity.