Boccia Confirms Friendship with Ranucci, Reveals Collaboration on Book About Italian Public Life

Entrepreneur Maria Rosaria Boccia has confirmed a close friendship and ongoing professional collaboration with journalist Sigfrido Ranucci, pushing back against reports suggesting Ranucci downplayed their connection. Boccia stated she is aware they have met on several occasions, including in Rome, Pompeii, and at Rai headquarters.

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I can say with absolute serenity that Sigfrido Ranucci is a person I know, I frequent, and with whom I share a relationship of friendship and esteem.

"I can say with absolute serenity that Sigfrido Ranucci is a person I know, I frequent, and with whom I share a relationship of friendship and esteem," Boccia said. She expressed surprise at any suggestion he might have claimed not to know her, emphasizing that she would need to see any such statement in writing before commenting further.

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We have met several times, in Rome, in Pompeii, and also at Rai.

Boccia also confirmed that she and Ranucci are working together on a book. She described the project as concrete and in an advanced stage, but cautioned that it will not be a simple celebratory or personal account. "If anyone imagines a book that is accommodating, celebratory, or written to settle personal scores, they risk being disappointed," she stated. "The ambition is different: to recount facts, mechanisms, and behind-the-scenes details that help to better understand certain years of Italian public life, distinguishing what has been told from what has actually happened."

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If anyone imagines a book that is accommodating, celebratory, or written to settle personal scores, they risk being disappointed.