Actor Montesano axed from RAI show over Fascist t-shirt

(ANSA) - ROME, NOV 14 - State broadcaster Rai has kicked Enrico Montesano off Ballando con le Stelle, the Italian version of Dancing with the Stars, after the veteran comedy actor wore a Fascist t-shirt during rehearsals.
    Rai said Montesano's conduct was "unacceptable" after he wore a t-shirt with the symbol of the Decima Mas, a Fascist-period flotilla unit, part of which fought with the German occupying forces at the end of World War II following the 1943 Armistice.
    The network also apologized to viewers for the images, which were screened.
    The 77-year-old actor initially said sorry, arguing that it had not been his intention to commit apology for fascism.
    But when the broadcaster announced he had been axed, he said he would take legal action to protect his "honour".
    Among other things, Montesano is a prominent anti-vaxxer who was highly critical of the way the COVID-19 pandemic was addressed in Italy. (ANSA).