A conflict is a conflict even at 79 years previous. Road, stolen gun, very troublesome, my life. I take photos, and ask for permission. But within the meantime I put them in my pocket. 64 years. I used to be over 14 once I began and I by no means stopped. Yesterday, round 1.40pm, I obtained a name from my good friend, he was going to Villa Borghese. He warns me: «Look, there’s Gerard Depardieu at Harry’s Bar in Via Veneto». I’m used to taking them however I did not anticipate a lot anger, and since earlier than the French actor was all the time type. Instead he punched me thrice, which angered me and the Italians. But let’s begin once more from the start: earlier than leaving I ask my good friend to substantiate, he tells me that «sure, sure he’s, the gentleman tried to {photograph} him along with his cellphone and he received indignant». I hurried, I used to be in Piazza San Lorenzo in Lucina, there have been no taxis, I walked, in Largo Fellini I met one other journalist.
When I received to Porta Pinciana I noticed him, there have been six individuals on the desk, all French, he was subsequent to an attractive woman. I received up and took out the cellphone lens. But Depardieu threw ice at me. I stood and waited patiently outdoors.
Once we went out, a woman threw herself at me and he or she received mad at me, she wished to scold me and kicked her as if she wished to battle. I remained immobile. Then he got here, shouting “I … Italian”, I stored quiet, he hit me thrice, whereas everybody noticed this scene within the coronary heart of Dolce Vita. I did not surrender, he hit me, three punches within the face, I stood in entrance of his rented automobile, to cease him and within the meantime name the police. But he left, they sat me down, introduced me ice cream, espresso, individuals applauded and mentioned “you’re loopy”. I used to be handled at Umberto I. The analysis leaves little doubt: “trauma, mysterious trauma with lacerated wounds within the left eyebrow area, mysterious trauma of the best occipital area, disturbing trauma of the cervical backbone”. Ten-day prognosis. In the night, I went to report Depardieu: by urgent, he doesn’t imagine that he can escape.
DOING THE UNEXPECTED
I can not clarify this response, in fact I’ve photographed him earlier than and he was very type. Maybe he reacted this fashion as a result of he had a girlfriend. He took off like a rocket, he received mad at me and all of the Italians, however I’m not a grocer, I’m a paparazzo, I do not change jobs. It’s in my blood. I simply shoot. He may have gone to Cannes, he was higher there … Of course, in 2024, an assault like this, in Via Veneto, it appears solely to me that I wished to mimic the Dolce Vita of the previous. But the failure was full, we misplaced. If you go to Via Veneto, you’re a movie star and also you need publicity.
In 64 years I’ve taken on rather a lot. When I used to be 14, Peter O’Toole beat me, broke my ear, I used to be younger, my father sued him, he received one million to drop the case. I received one other hit with Mickey Rourke and earlier than that with Frank Sinatra’s bodyguards, with Ava Gardner. How am I? My head hurts, I hit the alarm clock. But I’m used to it. Is Dolce Vita again? Hoping to not be so violent, I additionally took the truncheons and took photos of years of pay, lifetime of insults and about 170 admissions to the emergency room. I might do it over again.
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