Italian Mayor to 'Jersey Shore' Cast: No Bars, No Booze

By Kelly Fisher Posted Apr 20th 2011 07:02AM

What's a season of 'Jersey Shore' without a bar fight or public binge drinking?

We'll soon find out as the cast of the MTV show heads to Florence, Italy, where the mayor has given the show a list of strict rules to follow during their stay to film season 4.

According to the New York Post, the mayor of Florence, Matteo Renzi, listed several rules in the Italian newspaper Corriere Della Sera for the 'Jersey Shore' cast to follow.

Renzi's rules are pretty strict -- at least by MTV standards -- and they include:

► The cast will not be filmed in bars and clubs that serve alcohol.

► The cast will not be filmed drinking in public.

► The show will not be filmed to promote Florence as a drinking town.

► The show should be filmed in a manner to promote Italy (not Americans visiting Italy) and feature its culture and good food.

Additionally, the cast will not be permitted to film inside of any historic buildings, though Renzi said he could not stop them from using Florence scenery as a backdrop for the show.

Renzi's rules come after some Italians expressed outrage that the MTV show would be filming in their country.

The ingredients for an entertaining 'Jersey Shore' episode include copious amounts of alcohol, solid house music and some guidos/guidettes. Take away the booze and the clubs and we're left with Snooki, The Situation and their friends soberly touring the Italian countryside.

If these rules are to be taken seriously, we'd prefer another Miami season in a heartbeat.

Tags: snooki, the situation

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Wednesday 20 April

By themeeker

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Good for you Italy!

By JPX

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Wow, the Italian mayor is about as much fun as a tax seminar. Doesn't he understand that the Jersey Shore cast are very dumb individuals and are only amusing when they are drinking and beating each other up?

By Lily

That is precisely why this is the greatest thing ever! This Italian mayor just might end this Jersey Shore show...fingers crossed!

By sgtmike132

Please tell me why the girls on this show are fat and/or sloppy?

By Ted

Probably from all the high calorie alcohol they consume. Fat pigs.

By Beverly Anderson

You forgot to add "Stupid" to fat and sloppy.

By bigmac

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Too much Italian sausage????????????????????
How about genetic defects?

By mahajanssen

I'm over here in the Netherlands and we don't get 'Jersey Shore' but from everything I've read and videos I've seen, it's just another crappy reality show about a bunch of people misbehaving badly in the name of entertainment. But my question is if the show is really so bad, why is it so popular there in USA?!

On another note, I'm glad the mayor pulled this stunt. I've been to Florence and it's a gorgeous place and I would really hate for it to be tainted with the likes of the JS's unsavory stunts.

By anna

Yes it is quite a popular show here. It's essentially junk food for the mind. Sometimes after a hard long day at work, you want to watch something that will make you laugh and make you feel better about your life. Quite juvenille indeed, but some nights I don't feel like watching the History channel and just want to watch something funny :)

On another note, what is the jersey shore with no drinking in public? Good thing for flasks!

By PatrickPain

We have a lot of idiots in America!

By Polar Patrol

The show averages about 8 million viewers. With a population of almost 310 million, I'd say most of the United States does NOT care about the exploits of the Jersey Shore idiots.

By Juice

Mahajanssen, consider yourself lucky!

By sapphire753

this is a reply to Patrick Pain,
Guess what Patrick, there are a lot of idiots in every country! America has its fair share of brilliant minds too, so get real. I am so sick of the America bashing. Idiots dont belong to one nationality over another.

By Lisa

Here's a thought: How bout they film this season from the surface of the sun?

By Maxie

Florence is a beautiful city, steeped in history and culture. The people are very well dressed and so it is easy to pick out the tourists because of what they wear. The Jersey Shore cast will stick out like a sore thumb.

It's hard to understand why this city, where the Renaissance began, was chosen for the fourth season. Better to have sent them back to Miami or the Jersey Shore.

By mw

Awww, what will they do in Italy? My heart bleeds for the skank cast of Jersey Shore. Maybe they will not go now. Good for Italy.

By RAS

With some luck they will all get incarcerated and we can be rid of them for a few years.

By RON

If I had a farm the pig would be named "snookie".

By Bill

If your farm was in Jersey....the pig would probably be Snooki.

By David

Bill, THAT was FUNNY!!!!! Honest to God tears running down my face FUNNY!

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