Allegra Gucci Calls Out Ridley Scott’s ‘House of Gucci’ for False Portrayal of Family
Ridley Scott's "House of Gucci" was a success as it garnered a lot of positive reviews from critics and fans, which led the film to snag awards and nominations from respective award-giving bodies. However, not everyone is happy with the outcome, including a real-life Gucci descendant herself.
The Lady Gaga-starring movie revolves around the 1995 murder of Maurizio Gucci, which was plotted by his wife, Patrizia Reggiani.
According to The New York Post, the former couple's real-life daughter, Allegra Gucci, isn't happy with the movie as her life fell apart at the age of 14 after her father died.
Now 40, Allegra released a book titled "Fine dei Giochi (Game Over)" to publicly speak out about Maurizio's death and her mother's arrest and trial for the first time.
In an interview with Corriere Della Sera, the Gucci successor said she and her sister, Alessandra, has been a "continous re-enactment of those facts."
Every time they converse about how their life has been at the time of their father's passing, a "horrible photograph" appears that features Maurizio dead in a pool of blood in front of a building on Via Palestro.
She said no one wondered what his children felt, and she remained quiet because she "was under the illusion that one day oblivion would fall on everything and that I would have room for myself."
After the release of "House of Gucci," Allegra said she decided to release the book because the film was a "bad caricature" of the events that happened within their family.
She called out director Ridley Scott for the false portrayal of her family because Maurizio, played by Adam Driver, was portrayed as someone weak and spoiled in the movie.
Allegra defended her father by saying he was a hard worker and a brilliant businessman.
On the other hand, Patrizia, played by Lady Gaga, is not someone who would "crash a party" because her mother was a "beautiful and elegant woman."
Speaking about another reason why she had written a book, Allegra said she owes it to her father because he no longer has a voice.
She also dedicated it to her two children as she wanted them to grow up with the facts told by their mother.
