Ridley Scott’s film captures one of Italy’s most resounding news items of the 1990s, the assassination of Maurizio Gucci (played by Adam Driver), heir to the Italian house, sponsored by his ex-wife Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga).
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The heirs of the Italian luxury house Gucci unhappy. They threatened Monday, November 29, to take legal action against Ridley Scott’s film House of Gucci, released last Wednesday in French cinemas, which they accuse of portraying family members as “hooligans”. The feature film captures one of Italy’s most resounding news items of the 1990s, the assassination of Maurizio Gucci (played by Adam Driver), heir to the Italian house, sponsored by his ex-wife Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga).
“The Gucci family reserves the right to take any initiative to protect its name and image, as well as those of those close to it”, assures a letter published by the Italian press agency ANSA and signed by the heirs of Aldo Gucci (1905-1990), the founder of the luxury brand. The letter states that the Gucci heirs were particularly hurt by Patrizia Reggiani’s description, “a woman convicted of having ordered the murder of Maurizio Gucci (presented) as a victim”. She also regrets that Aldo Gucci and his relatives are portrayed as “hooligans, ignorant and insensitive to the world around them”.