Olympics Blunder Prompts Italian Broadcaster RAI Sports Chief to Resign After Misidentifying Matilda De Angelis as Mariah Carey in Opening Ceremony

Paolo Petrecca, head of the sports unit of Italian state broadcaster RAI, stepped down on Thursday following backlash triggered by a series of live blunders he made while commenting the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony during which he misidentified Italian actress Matilda De Angelis as Mariah Carey. Petrecca – who is closely associated by Italian […]