{"id":290724,"date":"2023-10-01T14:40:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T14:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=290724"},"modified":"2023-10-01T14:40:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T14:40:43","slug":"napolis-social-media-executive-leaves-the-club-after-osimhen-tiktoks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/napolis-social-media-executive-leaves-the-club-after-osimhen-tiktoks\/","title":{"rendered":"Napoli&apos;s social media executive &apos;LEAVES the club after Osimhen TikToks"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Napoli&#8217;s social media executive RESIGNS in the wake of offensive TikTok videos aimed at striker Victor Osimhen<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Napoli&#8217;s social media executive has left the club following Osihmen-TikTok saga\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Alessio Fortino took to social media to confirm his departure from the club\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Napoli&#8217;s social media executive has stepped down from his role amid the ongoing saga over the club&#8217;s highly-critiqued antics on TikTok.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Serie A side sparked controversy this week when they posted videos on their Tik Tok account mocking striker Victor Osimhen, leading to his agent threatening to take legal action.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The first video posted showed the 24-year-old appealing for a penalty, with sped-up audio captioned &#8216;Gimme penalty please&#8217; before showing him blazing the spot-kick wide of the post.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A second video from the club&#8217;s account, which has been circulated online and since deleted, compared Osimhen to a &#8216;coconut&#8217; &#8211; widely viewed as a racial slur.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And now, in the wake of the saga, the club&#8217;s social media executive has left the club and confirmed the news via a post on his personal Instagram account.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/14\/76037919-12581249-image-a-13_1696167748253.jpg\" height=\"439\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Napoli&#8217;s social media executive, Alessio Fortino, took to Instagram to confirm his departure from the Italian club (Credit: Instagram @ale_fourteen)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/14\/75947291-12581249-Napoli_have_issued_a_formal_statement_regarding_their_controvers-a-14_1696167762539.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The news comes after Napoli issued a formal statement regarding their controversial TikTok, which appeared to mock striker Victor Osimhen (pictured)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/14\/75869723-12581249-Napoli_posted_videos_on_their_TikTok_which_appeared_to_mock_Osim-a-15_1696167765368.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/14\/75869751-12581249-It_also_mocked_him_for_putting_the_penalty_wide-a-16_1696167765369.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Napoli posted videos on their TikTok which appeared to mock Osimhen for appealing for a penalty in Sunday&#8217;s goalless draw against Bologna and his subsequent miss from the spot\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Alessio Fortino wrote: &#8216;Today, after 805 days, my professional adventure with SSC Naples ends.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;For many this job would be comparable to a dream, for me it was simple daily reality: a reality built on commitment and fueled by the constant desire to learn and play.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I cannot help but express my deepest gratitude to all the colleagues, collaborators, partners and supporters I\u2019ve met along this long journey for making this experience so special.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Leaving the company with a baggage of great memories and an excitement for the new adventures that lie ahead.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Thanks again for everything and see you soon! Alessio&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the incident,\u00a0Napoli insisted they &#8216;never wanted to mock&#8217; Osimhen\u00a0but stopped short of publicly apologising for the incident.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Osimhen received a private apology from Napoli directors on Wednesday for the club&#8217;s behaviour on social media, but he is upset that they did not also make a public apology, according to Il Corriere dello Sport.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The striker has deleted pictures of himself in Napoli shirts from his Instagram and refused to celebrate after scoring against both Udinese and Lecce in the past week.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/14\/75905859-12581249-A_second_video_allegedly_from_the_club_s_account_compared_Osimhe-a-17_1696167896140.jpg\" height=\"801\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A second video, allegedly from the club&#8217;s account, compared Osimhen to a &#8216;coconut&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/14\/76037949-12581249-image-a-19_1696167918388.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Osimhen has scored two goals since the saga and offered a muted celebration for both<\/p>\n<p>Despite the TikTok videos being posted, Osimhen still made himself available for Napoli&#8217;s league clash with Udinese on Wednesday night and against Lecce on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>He started the match at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium and scored the second goal in a 4-1 win, although he refused to celebrate.<\/p>\n<p>He then played again in their 4-0 away win against Lecce, where he scored their second goal of the day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Nigerian forward rose highest to head home a deep cross from winger\u00a0Khvicha Kvaratskhelia in the first-half.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12581249\/Napolis-social-media-executive-RESIGNS-wake-offensive-TikTok-videos-aimed-striker-Victor-Osimhen.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Napoli&#8217;s social media executive RESIGNS in the wake of offensive TikTok videos aimed at striker Victor Osimhen Napoli&#8217;s social media executive has left the club <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/napolis-social-media-executive-leaves-the-club-after-osimhen-tiktoks\/\" title=\"Napoli&amp;apos;s social media executive &amp;apos;LEAVES the club after Osimhen TikToks\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":290723,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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