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The government came under fire from
some quarters after Elon Musk said Friday that it had agreed for
his proposed fight with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to take
place at an "epic location" in Italy, with Culture Minister
Gennaro Sangiuliano getting much of the flak.
"I find it simply incredible that Italy's cultural heritage is
being put at the disposal of two billionaire's who want to belt
each other like idiotic adolescents," said Carlo Calenda, the
leader of the centrist, opposition Azione party, via Twitter.
"Forget about love for the fatherland and respect for its
history.
"And it's not a question of how much they are paying.
"There are things that are simply not up for sale".
Matteo Orfini of the opposition centre-left Democrartic Party
also blasted Sangiuliano for going along with the idea,
especially after he criticized this week's Travis Scott's show
at Rome's Circus Maximus, the city's ancient chariot-racing
stadium.
"So Minister Sangiuliano says concerts at Circus Maximus are not
OK (because there's dancing), but the clown act of two
billionaire's fighting is an instrument of promotion for our
heritage," Orfini said in a Twitter post
"It's a somewhat curious idea of culture".
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