Il Fatto Quotidiano: “Queste sono mele, ricch**one”: Dario Cassini al GFVip fulmina Renato Biancardi. Poi fa dietrofront: “Ho detto riccone perché si vede che hai un sacco di soldi”

Dario Cassini, uno dei protagonisti del “Grande Fratello Vip“, è finito nell’occhio del ciclone per una presunta battuta. L’attore si è trovato davanti l’ex protagonista di “Ex on the beach” e content creator Renato Biancardi, che si è avvicinato in cucina, sentendo l’odore delle mele al forno. Mentre Cassini stava impiantando la frutta si è rivolto a Biancardi: “Sono mele ricchione…”.
Biancardi che si è reso conto della frase ha cercato di ‘aiutare’ il coinquilino, visto che qualsiasi cosa dicano sono inquadrati dalle telecamere di Mediaset Extra 24 ore al giorno. “Pittore, Pittore?”, ha detto Biancardi.
Cassini che ha capito subito di aver fatto una battuta infelice ha replicato: “Ho detto riccone perché si vede che c’hai un sacco di soldi si vede”. Immediata la reazione del content creator: “Me ne vado…”. In Rete i commenti sono già infuocati e c’è ci chiede anche la squalifica per il commento omofobo.
Chi è Dario Cassini
Dario Cassini, 58 anni, è nato a Napoli il 18.06.67, dove si diploma all’Accademia di Arte Drammatica del Teatro La scaletta. Dario debutta nel 1989 su Italia 1 con Il principe azzurro condotto da Raffaella Carrà. La popolarità arriva qualche anno dopo partecipando a Le Iene. Sarà uno dei comici di Zelig (2001-03) e di Colorado. È nel cast di Only Fun, partecipa come concorrente a Ballando con le stelle (2022) e a L’isola dei famosi (2024). Recita in vari film: Ragazzi della notte (1995), Bagnomaria (1999), Ex (2009), Nessuno mi può giudicare, Poveri ma ricchissimi (2017) e in molte serie di successo: I ragazzi del muretto (1995), Don Matteo (2009), Ho sposato uno sbirro (2010), Rex (2015), Imma Tataranni (2022) e Sconfort Zone (2025).

Il “ricch*one” di Dario Cassini a Renato Biancardi, squalifica in arrivo? pic.twitter.com/Ea1hlODMtm
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“These are apples, rich guy”: Dario Cassini on GFVip shocks Renato Biancardi. Then he retracts: “I said rich guy because I see you have a lot of money.”

Dario Cassini, one of the stars of “Big Brother VIP,” found himself in the spotlight for a supposed joke. The actor encountered the former star of “Ex on the beach” and content creator Renato Biancardi, who approached in the kitchen, smelling the apple pie. While Cassini was planting the fruit, he turned to Biancardi: “Rich apple…”.
Biancardi, realizing the phrase, tried to ‘help’ the housemate, as everything they say is filmed 24 hours a day by Mediaset Extra cameras. “Painter, Painter?” Biancardi said.
Cassini, immediately realizing he had made an unfortunate joke, replied: “I said rich because you can see you have a lot of money”. The content creator’s immediate reaction was: “I’m leaving…”. Online comments are already blazing, and they’re also asking for his disqualification for the homophobic comment.
Who is Dario Cassini
Dario Cassini, 58 years old, was born in Naples on June 18, 1967, where he graduates from the Academy of Dramatic Art at Teatro La Scaletta. Cassini makes his debut in 1989 on Italia 1 with “The Little Prince” hosted by Raffaella Carrà. Popularity arrives a few years later by participating in “Strokes.” He will be one of the comedians of Zelig (2001-03) and Colorado. He is in the cast of Only Fun, participates as a contestant on “Dancing with the Stars” (2022) and “The Island of Famous” (2024). He acts in several films: “Midnight Boys” (1995), “Bathwater” (1999), “Ex” (2009), “No One Can Judge Me”, “The Rich and the Poor” (2017) and in many successful series: “The Wall Boys” (1995), “Don Matteo” (2009), “I Married a Policeman” (2010), “Rex” (2015), “Imma Tataranni” (2022) and “Sconfort Zone” (2025).

Cassini’s “rich*one” joke at Renato Biancardi, disqualification incoming? pic.twitter.com/Ea1hlODMtm
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“Queste sono mele, ricch**one”: Dario Cassini al GFVip fulmina Renato Biancardi

Il concorrente del Grande Fratello Vip nella bufera per una presunta battuta omofoba rivolta a Renato Biancardi

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Le Petit #Prince fête ses 80 ans / #KüçükPrens 80. yıl dönümünü kutluyor. / Den lille prinsen feirer 80-årsjubileum / El Principito celebra su 80 aniversario. / The Little Prince celebrates its 80th anniversary / Der kleine Prinz feiert sein 80-jähriges Jubiläum 7 Il Piccolo Principe festeggia il suo 80° anniversario / يحتفل كتاب الأمير الصغير بالذكرى الثمانين لإصداره /
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A melange of tech and fantasy in my latest theatre gig.

The Little Prince Meets Artificial Intelligence

#theatre #AI #tech #TheLIttlePrince #InternationalVoicesProject #Chicago

https://warnercrocker.com/2025/11/06/the-little-prince-meets-artificial-intelligence/

A melange of tech and fantasy in my latest theatre gig.

The Little Prince Meets Artificial Intelligence
#theatre #AI #tech #TheLIttlePrince #InternationalVoicesProject #Chicago
https://warnercrocker.com/2025/11/06/the-little-prince-meets-artificial-intelligence/

The Little Prince Meets Artificial Intelligence

Every year, sometimes twice a year,  I return to one of my favorite theatre gigs, directing a staged reading for The International Voices Project. IVP is a Chicago company that produces staged readings of plays translated from other countries and cultures. Throughout the years the plays I’ve directed have taken me on journeys with writers from Syria, Lebanon, Ireland, Germany, Norway, Ukraine, El Salvador, and now Romania.

The reason I return each year is one of the reasons I have pursued and enjoyed my life making theatre. I get to touch and explore worlds, cultures, and ideas I would never have had the chance to experience otherwise. It’s always an adventure into something new.

My most recent gig with IVP certainly scratched all of those itches. The play is called Veronica’s Little Prince by Romanian playwright Dr. Catalina Florina Florescu. Yes, Antonie de Saint-Exupéry’s character of The Little Prince plays an important role.

The piece centers on Veronica, a former principal ballerina who has literally had her legs taken out from under her in a mysterious accident, leaving her in an institution, unable to move without the aid of a wheelchair and unable to speak. Unhappy with her fate Veronica is suspected of wanting to kill herself. Even before the mysterious accident she’s lived a life of self-destructive behavior.

The Little Prince arrives to help her examine and uncover the truth within her actions.

There’s another twist. I mentioned that Veronica can’t speak. In a technological twist she communicates via an AI robot by typing on her body. Via an implant those signals transmit to the robot who speaks her words and thoughts.

The play weaves in and out of Veronica’s mind and thoughts, her past and present, reality and fantasy, technology and humanity in very theatrical ways.

Creating an even more mysterious melange of tech and fantasy, the most frightening line to me is when Veronica’s Little Prince answers Veronica’s question about who told her to come by saying:

You see, they have programmed me to pop up whenever I hear certain words.

That may delight AI enthusiasts and those who keep suggesting we’re living in some sort of simulation, but given the rush to push us all deeper into a world run by Artificial Intelligence, it more than tweaks a nerve for those, like me, who may see benefits to AI in some forms, but think the pitfalls are more dangerous. Frankly, I prefer the characters in fantasy to spring from the minds of humans, not lines of code.

Given the sound and visual representations that give the script its many layers it was quite a challenge to present in a staged reading format without the benefit of theatre technology. But we managed to pull it off, letting the words weave their magic.

My thanks and kudos to the cast for doing such great work and especially to young Olive Popio who played our Little Prince.

(Photo by Scott Dray for The International Voices Project)

You can also find more of my writings on a variety of topics on Medium at this link, including in the publications Ellemeno and Rome. I can also be found on social media under my name as above.

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