Cool or crazy? Influencer climbs Florence dome for a selfie

His name is Dede

Recently, it's happened quite a few times that social media influencers drew (mostly) negative attention with their irresponsible behavior. Some of them got into fatal accidents while risking their lives to take the most extreme, cool, or complicated photos.

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Life in exchange for likes

Risking one's life for likes has become so normalized that it has even stopped being surprising to many social media users. But even then, influencers like Dede manage to draw wide media attention by the risky way in which they operate.

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In the heights of Italy

With more than 227,000 followers on Instagram, this well-known influencer has already sneaked into emblematic points in Italy such as the Duomo and the San Siro Stadium in Milan.

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Florence from above

Among his latest adventures was a climb onto the dome of the Florence Cathedral. It was the middle of the night and the church was closed. As shown in the photos and video recorded by the influencer, everything indicates that he hid in the building and then climbed to its top.

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He will get sued

According to Italian media, the people in charge of the Florentine Cathedral have already announced that they will take legal action against Dede.

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When and how did he sneak in?

Authorities are analyzing the recordings from the temple's security cameras to find out how and when the internet star was able to sneak into the famous monument and climb the dome without being seen by anyone.

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They estimate it was in June

They suspect that his assault on the Dome of the Florence Cathedral took place at the end of June, as his videos show some scaffolding that has since been removed from the area.

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Milan, Rome, Florence...

It's not the first complaint Dede received for illegally entering a Cathedral. He did the same in Milan and was also reported for that incident.

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'Saint Madonnina'

At the highest point of the Milan Cathedral, 108.5 meters in height, the well-known 'Madonnina' is located. It's a venerated copper statue that symbolizes the Virgin of the Assumption.

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Next target?

While authorities are hunting him down, Dede is asking his followers to send him new challenges. Among others, they have suggested that he climb the Dome of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. So we shouldn't expect him to stop despite the various police reports.

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