Vasco Rossi Denies Old Drug Arrest Story After Fan Attacks Him Online
Listen to the story
Vasco Rossi is a famous Italian singer. A story about an old drug arrest is on social media.
A fan saw the story. The fan wrote an angry message to Vasco Rossi online. The fan asked him: "Why did you become an informer?"
Vasco Rossi answered fast. He said the story is not true. He called it a fake story.
Vasco Rossi said the story is defamation. Defamation means someone says false bad things about you.
He said he will report the fan. This means he will go to the police about the fan's message.
Vasco Rossi is very angry about the story. He wants people to know it is false.
Many fans follow Vasco Rossi on social media. They now read his answer to the fan.
Vocabulary15 words
- drug
- a substance that changes how your body or mind feels
- arrest
- when police stop someone because of a crime
- informer
- a person who tells police secret information about other people
- fake
- not real; not true
- defamation
- saying false bad things about someone
- report
- to tell the police about something bad
- singer
- a person who sings songs
- social media
- websites where people share messages and pictures
- fan
- a person who likes a famous person very much
- angry
- feeling strong bad feelings
- message
- words you send to someone
- true
- correct; real
- false
- not correct; not real
- famous
- known by many people
- police
- people who make sure everyone follows the law
Quiz
Answer key
1. An old drug arrest story 2. False and defamation 3. Report it to police
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Vasco Rossi is a famous Italian _____. A story about an old drug _____ is on social media.
A fan saw the story. The fan wrote an angry _____ to Vasco Rossi online. The fan asked him: "Why did you become an _____?"
Vasco Rossi answered fast. He said the story is not _____. He called it a _____ story.
Vasco Rossi said the story is _____. This means someone says _____ bad things about you.
He said he will _____ the fan. This means he will go to the _____ about the fan's message.
Vasco Rossi is very _____ about the story.