Lucrezia Ciotti Paolo Bonolis is back in the news with provocative jokes and divisive statements. A guest on his ex-wife Sonia Bruganelli's show, the host joked about infidelity and offered scathing remarks about the Bible and the Ten Commandments, all while maintaining his trademark wit.
Paolo Bonolis attacks the Bible, attacking the first three commandments.
Betrayal, however, wasn't the only topic discussed during the meeting. Sonia Bruganelli 's format , which introduces guests through books, associated Bonolis with the Bible , a choice that prompted a particularly critical reflection on religion. When the host recalled how much the sacred text has impacted human history , the presenter responded with a succinct " Unfortunately ."
He then clarified: " I am agnostic, I don't have the presumption to say that there is nothing ", explaining that he has never been convinced by the religious ideas on which, in his opinion, a system of power has been built.
The most severe judgment concerned the Old Testament, contrasted with the moral vision that Bonolis recognizes in the New.
" In the Old Testament, there is a bloodthirsty and terrifying deity, the Father ," he declared, then indicating a more concrete teaching in the principle " do not do to others what you would not want done to you ." To summarize his interpretation, he also invoked the famous Marchese del Grillo , quoting the phrase " I am me and you are nothing ." A quip that, in his interpretation, sums up the relationship between authority and obedience. Finally, the first three commandments also came under fire: Bonolis defined them as " the three degrees of arrogance ." His statements, delivered in his usual ironic and provocative tone, thus shifted the conversation from the private sphere to a broader critique of religious precepts.
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It was enough to mention one of the Ten Commandments to transform Paolo Bonolis 's interview into a conversation-making skit. In the final episode of Come ti leggo – Page à Vu , which aired on October 14th on Italia 1, Sonia Bruganelli provoked her ex-husband on the topic of infidelity , recalling the precept " Thou shalt not commit adultery ." The host responded with, " Eh, you're telling me that?! ", giving the hostess the opportunity to double down: " Look, you committed adultery! " At which point Bonolis replied, still smiling: " Of course! How can you not commit it? Every now and then, a breath of fresh air ."
The conversation continued with an attempt to rewrite the religious rule in a less categorical form. Bruganelli asked him how he would modify the commandment without completely erasing it, eliciting a response in true Bonolis style: " Commit adultery with caution ."
The jokes are part of the story of a relationship that lasted over twenty years: the two got married in 2002 and announced their separation in 2023. Bruganelli herself had said in 2024, during an interview with Belve , that she had cheated on her husband and that she had confessed it to him when they had decided to break up.