Romina Power issued a sharp social media condemnation targeting television hosts, gossip magazines, and industry executives, accusing them of exploiting personal tragedies for broadcast ratings. The singer’s public statement arrived hours after her former husband, Al Bano Carrisi, discussed the breakdown of their marriage in an interview with the weekly magazine Oggi, corriere.it reported. The exchange highlights a renewed public dispute between the former couple, whose decades-long personal and professional partnership remains a fixture of Italian media. Power posted a digital illustration of a grotesque multi-eyed monster alongside a text critique alleging that figures within the entertainment industry coordinate with magazine directors to fabricate provocative covers and manipulate public perception.
Al Bano Details Marriage Breakdown and Timeline
The public friction escalated following Al Bano’s interview in Today, published on October 22, 2026, where the 83-year-old singer addressed the end of his marriage to Power. He disputed the long-standing public narrative that their union dissolved following the December 1993 disappearance of their daughter, Ylenia Carrisi, Today reported.
“I am tired of hearing that our marriage ended when Ylenia disappeared in December 1993. It is not true. Our bond was already in crisis and had ended two years earlier,” Al Bano stated in the interview, adding that Power ultimately left him and relocated to the United States. The singer also defended his current relationship with Loredana Lecciso, noting that he waited years before establishing a new life.
Television Broadcasters Respond to Exploitation Claims
Power’s subsequent social media post condemned what she termed a distorted reality driven by audience metrics. “The pain of people is not a show. And respect should never be sacrificed on the altar of audience,” she wrote, maintaining that the full truth of her family’s history has never been publicly revealed.
The backlash drew a direct on-air response from television host Alberto Matano during the Rai 1 program Live Life, ComingSoon.it reported. Matano defended media coverage by arguing that the family members themselves repeatedly discuss their past in public forums, referencing recent television appearances by both Power and their daughters, Cristel and Romina Jr. Guest Anna Pettinelli echoed that sentiment on air, pointing out that Power recently revisited the painful period during an appearance on the Rai 2 program Beasts, Gossip.it noted.
Power and Al Bano Dispute Separation Details
Power released her statement on social media in October 2026, just hours after Al Bano’s interview appeared in the weekly magazine Today.
* What specific claims did Al Bano make about their separation? Al Bano stated in Today that their marriage had ended two years prior to December 1993, asserting that Power left him and chose to live in America.
* How did television media respond to Power’s accusations? During an episode of Live Life, host Alberto Matano replied that news programs cover the family because the public figures themselves continue to discuss their private lives in the media.
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