This Tuesday, April 23, the trial against Felipe Pettinato for the alleged sexual abuse of a 14-year-old teenager, who is a relative of Sofia Colosanteex-partner and mother of his daughter Juana Michela. According to the complaint, this event occurred on March 8, 2018 in the early morning, when the young woman was playing with her cell phone on a couch and Pettinato groped her.
Before being in the crosshairs of Justice – he is also prosecuted for the fire followed by the death of his therapist Melchor Rodrigowhich occurred in 2022-, Felipe was known for being the son of Roberto Pettinato. In a few days, precisely the next 28th of Aprilwill turn 31 years old who, like his brothers Tamara and Homeris the result of the link that existed between the saxophonist of Sumo and Cecilia Dutelli.
Felipe’s childhood was not easy since at the age of 6 he was diagnosed with “attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.” “That’s why I went to many schools: I repeated several years of school, I still have three years of schooling left. “I can’t attend a kiosk because I don’t know how to add or divide and I couldn’t drive a taxi because I don’t know how to pay attention for twelve hours,” he himself once said.
His entry into the media was through advertising, starring in different campaigns that were broadcast on television and print. And, in a certain way, Felipe inherited part of his father’s popularity and came to television thanks to him, being part of the staff of A perfect world, a program that aired between 2009 and 2011 on American screens. There she created different characters, the most popular being one called Osvaldito.
The young man also used to surprise everyone with his physical appearance similar to Michael Jackson, something she achieved as she changed her appearance since she was a teenager: not only did she change her look in the style of the “king of pop,” but she also underwent a series of plastic surgeries. In fact, the seventh rhinoplasty he underwent led to a serious health problem that kept him hospitalized. Despite everything, Pettinato took advantage of his appearance to give shows imitating his idol.
“I started imitating Elvis Presley. But after Michael died, there was a demand for his shows, so I dyed my hair black and started paying tribute to him. I did it for ten years for the benefit of others, and then for the benefit of myself… Because I have a daughter and we have to support her!“, he told in 2019 marley when he was a guest at The Infernal Wall.
In 2013 and through social networks, Felipe met Sofía, who was his wife for seven years. On September 11, 2018 they became mapfathers after the arrival of Juana Michela, news that he himself revealed through his Instagram account. The middle name of the girl, who is now five years old, is a clear tribute to Michael Jackson.
But two years later, the end of the relationship would come, amid conflicts and crossed accusations. “My ex-wife was unfaithful to me from 2017 to 2020 with Martín Moyano, my sister Tamara’s ex and my nephew’s father“, he said after the separation in dialogue with The Morning Angels. Although the end of the relationship was on bad terms, he rescued Sofía as her “great support” and helped him financially on multiple occasions.
In 2017 he decided to enter the doctor’s private clinic. Alberto Cormillot to treat your eating disorders. “The reality is that I was invited to my personal friend Cormillot’s clinic for five days to gain two kilos with a super nutritious diet,” had told at that time, a time when he was part of the staff humorous of The Imperial Antlate night show that his father hosted on C5N.
In April 2019, Pettinato had suffered an accident when the generic battery of an electronic cigarette had exploded. As a result, he suffered injuries to his body and had to undergo surgery. “Felipe is fine, but he suffered serious burns. They operated on him three times. He was a horror. Now he is in the house…” said Roberto’s father.
On the other hand, and also related to his health, Felipe also had various addiction problems and underwent different medical treatments to overcome them. In July 2019 he was admitted to the Clínica Suizo Argentina and, according to what he said, the hospitalization had been “against his will.” “It is not a rehabilitation center. I’m not in rehab. I am in recovery. I admit that I am an addict. I assume it. But I’m not a drug addict.”he had said in dialogue with The Morning Angels after being transferred to another clinic for treatment. Likewise, he said he felt “betrayed” by his family.
On that occasion, his sister Tamara had said that it was not easy to accompany Felipe in the different crises. “I remember that a psychiatrist once told my brother: ‘If you continue on this path, the last face you will see before you die is your mother’s: Your friends are going to move away, your brothers are going to get tired, your cousins too. Your mom is the last face you will see‘”, explained the eldest of the Pettinato brothers.
Months later, in October of that year, the complaint for simple sexual abuse was filed against him. At that moment, Pettinato said: “I laugh so as not to cry, for the victims who really suffer from this. I have nothing to say. “Whatever there is to say, my lawyer will say it.”. Little by little, his star faded and he began to be seen less and less in the media. A situation linked to the fate of his father, who was left without radio and television air in Argentina after various complaints from women who claimed to have been harassed by Pettinato.
In March 2021, Felipe suffered a psychiatric outbreak. That time it emerged that he had attacked his sister Tamara and also his mother. It was also said that he had had a violent attitude towards the doctor who assisted him and, for this reason, City Police personnel had to intervene. Pettinato was transferred to the Pirovano Hospital and was admitted.
In August 2021 he gave a particular interview to Intruders (America), in which he assured that he had recovered from his addictions and was working with his father on the radio, being part of the Genius or Idiot (FM Pop). “I don’t take a drop of alcohol or a sleeping pill,” said Felipe when he came off the radio and went viral for a particular face he made imitating Michael Jackson to show that he was fine. When asked how he navigated the daily fight against drugs, Pettinato responded: “Well, what I have is an addictive personality. I went through many crises, I got separated during a pandemic like many people, I also lost my way at work… The industry I was in collapsed like many industries. “It’s hard for me to get back in.”
He also commented that he was trying to heal his bond with his daughter. “In it Children’s Day I was with Juanita Michela. It was a beautiful moment. Every time we see each other it is beautiful, I get along spectacularly with my daughter’s mother,” she began.
In May 2022, a dramatic episode occurred after his apartment caught fire, which would cause the death of Melchor Rodrigo, his therapist and friend. Felipe was hospitalized after inhaling smoke and, after his discharge, he was transferred to a mental health center. “What happened to Felipe was a very big tragedy that he is overcoming day by day. We are talking about the world of addiction and he is struggling with that in a spectacular way. He is with people who are taking great care of him. He is struggling with that in a spectacular way, “He recovers day by day,” his father Roberto said in October of that year.
Away from the media, Felipe stayed in touch with his followers through social networks. Almost a year after Rodrigo’s death, his sister Tamara made public some of her words in which she told how his rehabilitation was going. “Drugs had taken over my lifeI couldn’t live with them or without them… It was very sad how I decided at the last minute to turn on the phone and agree to join my family, after sleeping for three days and with a new megadose involved,” he said. “It saddens me to look myself in the eyes and remember that I had lost hopeI couldn’t choose but I thought I was going to die of drugs. I apologized to my daughter. But today I choose to live clean, I can prove it to you. I no longer live on guilt, but on love. Thank you! “She added.
In December of last year, Justice prosecuted him for the fire in which his neurologist died. And months later, in 2024, he made the news again due to a relapse. “He has been hospitalized for two months anyway, it is not from now. It seems that the information reached them now, but that’s how they already know what I tell it, he has been hospitalized for two months. He is in a community undergoing treatment again. I’m not going to say where because I understand that it’s not necessary and they also do the yellowing, it happened to us that they sent drones to take photos and make a note of how it is now, in a place where there are a lot of people who are fighting to get out Go ahead, they are undergoing a treatment that is very painful for them and their families,” said her sister Tamara last March and on the air of the radio program she hosts on FM Metro.
Aside from his health problems and the pending issues with Justice, Felipe agitated the fans of Charlie Garcia with a comment he added to a “fan-made album” uploaded to YouTube that consists of unreleased recordings of the idol at the piano and as an appetizer before the highly anticipated release The Logic of the Scorpion. “Yesterday I had the honor of being invited by him to hear the original album. It will be launched and the delay was due to a conflict with the children and team of John Lennon. Nothing else. It’s impressive, goosebumps. He is literally a genius,” Pettinato wrote on January 1.
“I heard it completely. EPIC. It was delayed by the permission that John Lennon’s lawyers and children needed to use a song. It sounds spectacular, it has very diverse songs, participation from other artists and its launch is soon,” added Felipe in dialogue with an Instagram account managed by García fans. “Charly listens to him again and again… I spoke a lot with him and I am convinced that he is literally a genius,” he reaffirmed. This was his last public appearance, so far, on social media. “recovering addict”, is defined in his private Instagram profile, which in some way explains his silence.
