Andrea Diprè

Andrea Diprè (born 9 November 1974) is an Italian media personality, lawyer, and art critic. After becoming a lawyer, owing to his strict Catholic education, Diprè initially Having failed to be elected, he rejected his past Catholic ways and began his art critic career, becoming well known in the 2000s and 2010s for his outbursts and his over-the-top personal life, including drugs and sex, known as Dipreism. In the 2010s, Diprè also began a social media personality career, which attracted national attention.

Diprè founded his own television channel Diprè TV and YouTube channel, which included art critics, interview with trash culture personalities and porn stars (on YouTube), shock humour, and pornographic content involving Diprè himself (on Diprè TV). During these years, he began a relationship with Sara Tommasi and from 2015 to 2018 was married to porn star Riley Steele. He also pursued a musical career as an independent artist.

Early life and education Diprè was born in Stenico on 9 November 1974. He allegedly earned a law degree from the University of Trento, , although according to the General Register Office of Trentino, he only has a High School diploma . He has a brother and a sister, Luca and Marta, and received a strict Catholic education, which pushed him to attempt an ecclesiastical-political career.

Career Diprè started career as the president of the Provincial Pastoral Council of Trento and gained recognition through his column "Vita in Diocesi", which was featured on the regional television network Telepace. In particular, his sermons, outbursts against homosexuals, After becoming a lay bishop, In the 1998 Trentino-Alto Adige regional election, he ran on the Margherita list led by Francesco Rutelli but was not elected. Among others television channels, he founded his own television channel Dipré TV on the Italian satellite television platform Sky Italia, where he hosted his own program in which he presented and promoted small independent artists and their artworks. He hosted various shows, such as Le scelte di Andrea Diprè (2001–2012), showcasing lesser-known painters. such as Gene Gnocchi's La Grande Notte del Lunedì, Artù, and The Maurizio Costanzo Show. Diprè also pursued a musical career as an independent artist, releasing his singles on streaming platforms and social media. He collaborated with the Italian rapper Bello FiGo, who dedicated him his song "Andrea Diprè" and featured him in his parody of O.T. Genasis' song "CoCo". He appeared as a guest star in the music video of "" by .

Dipreism, legal issues, and controversies In addition to the notoriety and success achieved on YouTube, Diprè earned the "King of Trash" moniker, and also attracted much controversy, contempt, and criticism, in particular with regards to his interview with Sara Tommasi, with whom he began what has been described as a toxic relationship. especially after meeting Max Felicitas, with whom he continued to produce porn. Art critic and politician Vittorio Sgarbi accused Diprè of inciting cocaine use, while journalist Benedetta Parodi sued him for defamation, but he was acquitted.

With a wordplay between "lawyer" (avvocato in Italian) and "high" (fatto in Italian), Diprè is known as the "Avvofatto". Diprè credits himself with the foundation of Dipreism, a sort of religious movement based on three immovable pillars: the most immediate and perverse sex, hard drugs (especially cocaine), and cash. in their porn debut; it was filmed in the Robinson di Cordenons park, in the province of Pordenone, and as a result were later sentenced by the Court of Pordenone to pay €13,500, or €4,500 each, with two months of imprisonment suspended. On 2 July 2021, Diprè was arrested in Germany; After 38 days in jails, he was released, and returned to Prague, where he lives.

Personal life Diprè had a romantic relationship with the Italian actress Sara Tommasi. which Diprè compared to that of Lucia in The Betrothed; scheduled to be held in Las Vegas, this never took place. Their relationship was the subject of much controversy, resulting in a media scandal. Italian rappers J-Ax and Fedez referred to the scandal in their track "Pieno di stronzi", mentioning Diprè and Tommasi in the lyrics of the song. Later in 2015, he married the pornographic actress Riley Steele in Van Nuys, Los Angeles. In 2018, the couple divorced. was reportedly hospitalized in serious condition due to a drug overdose, as communicated by his associated social page Videotecadipreista; His hospitalization proved to be a hoax and fake news, and days later Diprè himself published a video on Instagram in which he used cocaine. As reported by Il Dolomiti, he also re-appeared in a shopping centre in Trento South to take selfies with passers-by.