Costa Concordia captain reportedly sought desert island reality TV fame

He might be facing 16 years in jail for manslaughter after his ship ran aground killing 32 people, but that apparently hasn't stopped Francesco Schettino from flirting with TV celebrity fame.

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The captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which struck rocks off the coast of Italy in 2012, has reportedly been looking for a multi-million euro sum for appearances on L’Isola dei Famosi (or Celebrity Island), an Italian reality show in the vein of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here and Survivor Read more...

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