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Calculated Shard: 7 (from laksa124)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa007.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.thewrap.com/house-of-gucci-ending-explained/\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.thewrap.com/house-of-gucci-ending-explained/\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/house-of-gucci-ending-explained\/","crawl_time":1775299906,"first_indexed_time":1637791259,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,thewrap!www,\/house-of-gucci-ending-explained\/ s443","src_root_hash":"11697482033367050207","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"House of Gucci Ending Explained: What Happened Next in Real Life?","meta_descriptions":["Ridley Scott's tale of love, murder and fashion is based on a true story, and it ends in a dramatic manner."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Warning: This article contains major spoilers for “House of Gucci.”\nIf the catchphrase “go gig or go home” was a film, it would be “House of Gucci.” Ridley Scott’s dramatization of a story that feels almost too dramatic to be true is a star-studded affair dressed in head-to-toe designer.\nBased on the book of the same name by Sara Gay Forden, the movie charts the rise and fall of the union between fashion empire heir Maurizio Gucci (Adam Driver) and social climber Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga). Shortly after their divorce was finalized, Reggiani had her ex-husband killed in one of Italy’s most shocking scandals of the 1990s. “House of Gucci” also surveys the family feuds that threatened to implode the Italian luxury brand in the ‘80s and ‘90s. \nLike much of the film, the climax plows through the events surrounding Gucci’s murder and subsequent trial at a breakneck speed. Let’s break down the murder plot, sort out fact from fiction and fill in some of the gaps in the final sequence.\nYou’ve Been Served\nMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc.\nThe beginning of the end traces back to the first major crack in Patrizia and Maurizio’s marriage. Over the course of their love story, Patrizia transforms from a wide-eyed ingenue from a humble background into the glamorous grifter that Maurizio’s father Rodolfo (Jeremy Irons) always thought her to be.\nFirst, Patrizia persuades her husband to patch things up with Rodolfo just before he dies in order to secure his inheritance. Then, she convinces his Uncle Aldo (Al Pacino) to lure Maurizio back in the family business. When Aldo and his dunce of a son Paolo (Jared Leto) start to get in her way, she masterminds a plan to cut them out of the company.\nBut Patrizia’s ruthless ambition starts to grate on her husband, who may have gone along with her string-pulling at first but hasn’t lost sight of the fact that he, not she, bears the Gucci name.\nFederal operatives investigating the suspicious circumstances under which Maurizio came to possess his father’s inheritance raid their estate. Leaving his wife and young daughter behind to deal with the mess, Maurizio decamps to a Swiss chalet on a motorcycle.\nEventually, they join him for an extended vacation, where their relationship turns as chilly as the winter air. Maurizio humiliates Patrizia in front of his friends, including the beautiful Paola Franchi (Camille Cotton), of whom she instantly becomes jealous. At Christmas, Maurizio gifts her a Bloomingdale gift card before ordering her to stay out of the family business.\nAfter returning to Milan alone, Patrizia hopes their marriage has hit a rough patch and not a dead end. But Domenico De Sole (Jack Huston), the family’s longtime lawyer, turns up at their daughter’s soccer game to serve her the divorce papers. Patrizia is furious that Maurizio didn’t have the guts to approach her himself and tells De Sole to get lost.\nA Plan Starts to Form\nUnited Artists\nWhile Maurizio and Paola’s relationship heats up, Patrizia travels the world with her friend and low-budget psychic, Pina (Salma Hayek). During a spa treatment, Patrizia’s hints about taking out her ex-husband grow more urgent and direct. Pina tries to dissuade her by promising to put an evil eye on him when they return from the Caymans. \nBefore she goes any further with her plan, Patrizia makes a final attempt to win Maurizio back. One night, she shows up at their former home in Milan, where he now lives with Paola. She’s been leaving dozens of messages on their voicemail machine that alternate between pleading and threatening.\nOutside the door, she tries to appeal to his sentimental side by talking about how much their daughter misses him; when that doesn’t work, she presents him with an album of family photos. Maurizio is unmoved.\n“I had no idea I married a monster,” she spits at him. “You didn’t,” he says matter-of-factly. “You married a Gucci.”\nTaking Care of Business\nMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc.\nMeanwhile, big changes are underway for the Gucci business. Thanks to Patrizia’s maneuvering, Aldo is behind bars for tax evasion and Paolo Gucci has given up his shares in the company. With the others out of the picture, Maurizio seeks to freshen up Gucci’s stale reputation by hiring up-and-coming designer Tom Ford (Reeve Carney). He also partners with a Bahrain-based investment firm, Investcorp, who eventually buys Aldo and Paolo’s shares.\nFord’s Gucci debut is a big success, but it doesn’t produce immediate returns for the company, which is steeped in debt thanks to slow sales and Maurizio’s penchant for luxury real estate, art and travel. Investcorp’s leaders and De Sole, who intends to take over as CEO, present him with a term sheet. Maurizio throws a plate at the ground and storms out of the room.\nCiao, Maurizio\nMetro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures Inc.\nPina arranges for a meeting between Patrizia and two hitmen, Benedetto Ceraulo (Vincenzo Tanassi) and Ivano Savioni (Andrea Piedimonte Bodini). Patrizia leaves them with a briefcase of cash and a directive: “Don’t miss.” \nOn the day the murder is to take place, Patrizia writes “paradeisos” (the Greek word for “paradise”) in her diary and takes a bath. Back in Milan, Maurizio sips espresso at a café. The hitmen spot him bicycling back to his office and confirm they have the right target with a picture that Patrizia has supplied to them.\nAs Maurizio walks up the steps, Ceraulo shoots him several times. A man runs out of the building to see what’s wrong, and Ceraulo shoots him too.\nLater, Patrizia and her daughter arrive at their old home. Patrizia tearfully embraces a surprised Paola before coldly asking an attendant to “Show Ms. Franchi out of my house.” She walks into a spacious room and shuts the door behind her.\nThe Black Widow Behind Bars\nMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc.\nA few years later, Patrizia (dubbed “The Black Widow” by the Italian press), Pina, Benedetto Ceraulo and Ivano Savioni are found guilty for the murder of Maurizio. Ceraulo receives a life sentence, while Patrizia gets 29 years in prison.  \nWhat Happened to the Rest of the Gucci Family?\nMetro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures Inc.\nAt the very end of the film, text appears over the screen announcing that Aldo Gucci died of prostate cancer and Paolo Gucci died poor and alone in London. The film ends by stating that the Gucci company is no longer owned by the Gucci family.\nHow Were Patrizia And Her Accomplices Caught?\nMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc.\n“House of Gucci” never goes into detail about how police came to charge Patrizia, Pina and the hitmen with the murder; the film simply cuts from the immediate aftermath of Maurizio’s death to the sentencing.\nIn reality, the crime went unsolved for nearly two years, until a tip-off in 1997 led police to Ivano Savioni, a hotel porter who had put Giuseppina “Pina” Auriemma in contact with Ceraulo and a getaway driver, Orazio Cicala.\nAll four of them, plus Reggiani, were sentenced to jail time. ","attrs_markdown":"[Skip to content](https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/house-of-gucci-ending-explained\/#main)\n\n[Skip to content](https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/house-of-gucci-ending-explained\/#content)\n\nMenu\n\nClose\n\n[Newsletters](https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/newsletters\/)\n\n[Subscribe](https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/join-pro\/)\n\n## Main\n- [TV](https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/media-platforms\/tv\/)\n  - 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Shortly after their divorce was finalized, Reggiani had her ex-husband killed in one of Italy’s most shocking scandals of the 1990s. “House of Gucci” also surveys the family feuds that threatened to implode the Italian luxury brand in the ‘80s and ‘90s.\n\nLike much of the film, the climax plows through the events surrounding Gucci’s murder and subsequent trial at a breakneck speed. Let’s break down the murder plot, sort out fact from fiction and fill in some of the gaps in the final sequence.\n\n[![](https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thewrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/House-of-Gucci-Sweetie-1.jpg?fit=300%2C169&quality=89&ssl=1)](https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/house-of-gucci-is-trashtacular-and-trashy-yet-somehow-a-tabloid-godfather-say-critics\/)\n\n**Read Next**  \n [‘House of Gucci’ Divides Critics: ‘Trashtacular’ and ‘Trashy,’ Yet Somehow a ‘Tabloid Godfather’](https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/house-of-gucci-is-trashtacular-and-trashy-yet-somehow-a-tabloid-godfather-say-critics\/)\n## You’ve Been Served\n![HOUSE OF GUCCI](https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thewrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/HoG_FP_002_R_rgb-copy-1024x576.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&quality=89)\n\nMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc.\n\nThe beginning of the end traces back to the first major crack in Patrizia and Maurizio’s marriage. Over the course of their love story, Patrizia transforms from a wide-eyed ingenue from a humble background into the glamorous grifter that Maurizio’s father Rodolfo (Jeremy Irons) always thought her to be.\n\nFirst, Patrizia persuades her husband to patch things up with Rodolfo just before he dies in order to secure his inheritance. Then, she convinces his Uncle Aldo (Al Pacino) to lure Maurizio back in the family business. When Aldo and his dunce of a son Paolo (Jared Leto) start to get in her way, she masterminds a plan to cut them out of the company.\n\nBut Patrizia’s ruthless ambition starts to grate on her husband, who may have gone along with her string-pulling at first but hasn’t lost sight of the fact that he, not she, bears the Gucci name.\n\n[![House of Gucci](https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thewrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/house-of-gucci-HoG_FP_00311_R_rgb-1.jpg?fit=300%2C169&quality=89&ssl=1)](https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/house-of-gucci-film-review-lady-gaga-adam-driver\/)\n\n**Read Next**  \n [‘House of Gucci’ Film Review: Tacky True-Crime Saga Throws Good Taste Out the Window](https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/house-of-gucci-film-review-lady-gaga-adam-driver\/)\n\nFederal operatives investigating the suspicious circumstances under which Maurizio came to possess his father’s inheritance raid their estate. Leaving his wife and young daughter behind to deal with the mess, Maurizio decamps to a Swiss chalet on a motorcycle.\n\nEventually, they join him for an extended vacation, where their relationship turns as chilly as the winter air. Maurizio humiliates Patrizia in front of his friends, including the beautiful Paola Franchi (Camille Cotton), of whom she instantly becomes jealous. At Christmas, Maurizio gifts her a Bloomingdale gift card before ordering her to stay out of the family business.\n\nAfter returning to Milan alone, Patrizia hopes their marriage has hit a rough patch and not a dead end. But Domenico De Sole (Jack Huston), the family’s longtime lawyer, turns up at their daughter’s soccer game to serve her the divorce papers. Patrizia is furious that Maurizio didn’t have the guts to approach her himself and tells De Sole to get lost.\n\n## A Plan Starts to Form\n![Selma Hayek House of Gucci](https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thewrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Selma-Hayek-House-of-Gucci.jpg?resize=936%2C527&quality=89)\n\nUnited Artists\n\nWhile Maurizio and Paola’s relationship heats up, Patrizia travels the world with her friend and low-budget psychic, Pina (Salma Hayek). During a spa treatment, Patrizia’s hints about taking out her ex-husband grow more urgent and direct. Pina tries to dissuade her by promising to put an evil eye on him when they return from the Caymans.\n\nBefore she goes any further with her plan, Patrizia makes a final attempt to win Maurizio back. One night, she shows up at their former home in Milan, where he now lives with Paola. She’s been leaving dozens of messages on their voicemail machine that alternate between pleading and threatening.\n\nOutside the door, she tries to appeal to his sentimental side by talking about how much their daughter misses him; when that doesn’t work, she presents him with an album of family photos. Maurizio is unmoved.\n\n[![Lady Gaga arrives to sing the National Anthem during the the 59th inaugural ceremony on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, D.C.](https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thewrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Lady-Gaga.jpg?fit=300%2C169&quality=89&ssl=1)](https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/lady-gaga-bulletproof-dress-biden-inauguration\/)\n\n**Read Next**  \n [Lady Gaga Reveals Her Biden Inauguration Gown Was Bulletproof](https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/lady-gaga-bulletproof-dress-biden-inauguration\/)\n\n“I had no idea I married a monster,” she spits at him. “You didn’t,” he says matter-of-factly. “You married a Gucci.”\n\n## Taking Care of Business\n![HOUSE OF GUCCI](https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thewrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/HoG_TP_00478_R_rgb-copy-1024x577.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&quality=89)\n\nMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc.\n\nMeanwhile, big changes are underway for the Gucci business. Thanks to Patrizia’s maneuvering, Aldo is behind bars for tax evasion and Paolo Gucci has given up his shares in the company. With the others out of the picture, Maurizio seeks to freshen up Gucci’s stale reputation by hiring up-and-coming designer Tom Ford (Reeve Carney). He also partners with a Bahrain-based investment firm, Investcorp, who eventually buys Aldo and Paolo’s shares.\n\nFord’s Gucci debut is a big success, but it doesn’t produce immediate returns for the company, which is steeped in debt thanks to slow sales and Maurizio’s penchant for luxury real estate, art and travel. Investcorp’s leaders and De Sole, who intends to take over as CEO, present him with a term sheet. Maurizio throws a plate at the ground and storms out of the room.\n\n## Ciao, Maurizio\n![](https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thewrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/house-of-gucci-62A-1c_069_R_rgb-1024x427.jpg?resize=1024%2C427&quality=89)\n\nMetro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures Inc.\n\nPina arranges for a meeting between Patrizia and two hitmen, Benedetto Ceraulo (Vincenzo Tanassi) and Ivano Savioni (Andrea Piedimonte Bodini). Patrizia leaves them with a briefcase of cash and a directive: “Don’t miss.”\n\nOn the day the murder is to take place, Patrizia writes “paradeisos” (the Greek word for “paradise”) in her diary and takes a bath. Back in Milan, Maurizio sips espresso at a café. The hitmen spot him bicycling back to his office and confirm they have the right target with a picture that Patrizia has supplied to them.\n\nAs Maurizio walks up the steps, Ceraulo shoots him several times. A man runs out of the building to see what’s wrong, and Ceraulo shoots him too.\n\nLater, Patrizia and her daughter arrive at their old home. Patrizia tearfully embraces a surprised Paola before coldly asking an attendant to “Show Ms. Franchi out of my house.” She walks into a spacious room and shuts the door behind her.\n\n[![](https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thewrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Gaga-Meets-Gucci.jpg?fit=300%2C169&quality=89&ssl=1)](https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/lady-gaga-in-new-trailer-for-house-of-gucci-video\/)\n\n**Read Next**  \n [Lady Gaga Goes Gucci in New ‘House of Gucci’ Trailer (Video)](https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/lady-gaga-in-new-trailer-for-house-of-gucci-video\/)\n## The Black Widow Behind Bars\n![HOUSE OF GUCCI](https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thewrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/HoG_TP_00170_R_rgb-copy-1024x576.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&quality=89)\n\nMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc.\n\nA few years later, Patrizia (dubbed “The Black Widow” by the Italian press), Pina, Benedetto Ceraulo and Ivano Savioni are found guilty for the murder of Maurizio. Ceraulo receives a life sentence, while Patrizia gets 29 years in prison.\n\n## What Happened to the Rest of the Gucci Family?\n![](https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thewrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/house-of-gucci-HoG_FP_00311_R_rgb-1024x427.jpg?resize=1024%2C427&quality=89)\n\nMetro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures Inc.\n\nAt the very end of the film, text appears over the screen announcing that Aldo Gucci died of prostate cancer and Paolo Gucci died poor and alone in London. The film ends by stating that the Gucci company is no longer owned by the Gucci family.\n\n## How Were Patrizia And Her Accomplices Caught?\n![HOUSE OF GUCCI](https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thewrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/HoG_FP_007_R_rgb-copy-1024x576.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&quality=89)\n\nMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc.\n\n“House of Gucci” never goes into detail about how police came to charge Patrizia, Pina and the hitmen with the murder; the film simply cuts from the immediate aftermath of Maurizio’s death to the sentencing.\n\nIn reality, the crime went unsolved for nearly two years, until a tip-off in 1997 led police to Ivano Savioni, a hotel porter who had put Giuseppina “Pina” Auriemma in contact with Ceraulo and a getaway driver, Orazio Cicala.\n\nAll four of them, plus Reggiani, were sentenced to jail time.\n\n[![HOUSE OF GUCCI](https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thewrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/HoG_FP_010_RC_rgb-copy-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C169&quality=89&ssl=1)](https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/lady-gaga-house-of-gucci-psychological-difficulty-method\/)\n\n**Read Next**  \n [Lady Gaga Suffered ‘Some Psychological Difficulty’ Going Method for ‘House of Gucci’](https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/lady-gaga-house-of-gucci-psychological-difficulty-method\/)\n\n## [Harper Lambert](https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/author\/harper-lambert\/)\nHarper first joined TheWrap as a member of the Audience Team in 2021 before becoming a film reporter. 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[Emmys](https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/emmywrap-magazines\/)\n- [Oscars](https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/oscarwrap\/)\n- [Advertise With Us](https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/advertise-us\/)\n\n## Follow Us\n- [Visit The Wrap on facebook](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thewrap)\n- [Visit The Wrap on twitter](https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/thewrap)\n- [Visit The Wrap on instagram](https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thewrap)\n- [Visit The Wrap on youtube](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/thewrap)\n\n© Copyright 2026 TheWrap\n\n![](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tr?id=724922607935210&ev=PageView&noscript=1)","attrs_readable_markdown":"***Warning: This article contains major spoilers for “House of Gucci.”***\n\nIf the catchphrase “go gig or go home” was a film, it would be “House of Gucci.” Ridley Scott’s dramatization of a story that feels almost too dramatic to be true is a star-studded affair dressed in head-to-toe designer.\n\nBased on the book of the same name by Sara Gay Forden, the movie charts the rise and fall of the union between fashion empire heir Maurizio Gucci (Adam Driver) and social climber Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga). Shortly after their divorce was finalized, Reggiani had her ex-husband killed in one of Italy’s most shocking scandals of the 1990s. “House of Gucci” also surveys the family feuds that threatened to implode the Italian luxury brand in the ‘80s and ‘90s.\n\nLike much of the film, the climax plows through the events surrounding Gucci’s murder and subsequent trial at a breakneck speed. Let’s break down the murder plot, sort out fact from fiction and fill in some of the gaps in the final sequence.\n\n[![](https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thewrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/House-of-Gucci-Sweetie-1.jpg?fit=300%2C169&quality=89&ssl=1)](https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/house-of-gucci-is-trashtacular-and-trashy-yet-somehow-a-tabloid-godfather-say-critics\/)\n\n## You’ve Been Served\n![HOUSE OF GUCCI](https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thewrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/HoG_FP_002_R_rgb-copy-1024x576.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&quality=89)\n\nMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc.\n\nThe beginning of the end traces back to the first major crack in Patrizia and Maurizio’s marriage. Over the course of their love story, Patrizia transforms from a wide-eyed ingenue from a humble background into the glamorous grifter that Maurizio’s father Rodolfo (Jeremy Irons) always thought her to be.\n\nFirst, Patrizia persuades her husband to patch things up with Rodolfo just before he dies in order to secure his inheritance. Then, she convinces his Uncle Aldo (Al Pacino) to lure Maurizio back in the family business. When Aldo and his dunce of a son Paolo (Jared Leto) start to get in her way, she masterminds a plan to cut them out of the company.\n\nBut Patrizia’s ruthless ambition starts to grate on her husband, who may have gone along with her string-pulling at first but hasn’t lost sight of the fact that he, not she, bears the Gucci name.\n\n[![House of Gucci](https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thewrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/house-of-gucci-HoG_FP_00311_R_rgb-1.jpg?fit=300%2C169&quality=89&ssl=1)](https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/house-of-gucci-film-review-lady-gaga-adam-driver\/)\n\nFederal operatives investigating the suspicious circumstances under which Maurizio came to possess his father’s inheritance raid their estate. Leaving his wife and young daughter behind to deal with the mess, Maurizio decamps to a Swiss chalet on a motorcycle.\n\nEventually, they join him for an extended vacation, where their relationship turns as chilly as the winter air. Maurizio humiliates Patrizia in front of his friends, including the beautiful Paola Franchi (Camille Cotton), of whom she instantly becomes jealous. At Christmas, Maurizio gifts her a Bloomingdale gift card before ordering her to stay out of the family business.\n\nAfter returning to Milan alone, Patrizia hopes their marriage has hit a rough patch and not a dead end. But Domenico De Sole (Jack Huston), the family’s longtime lawyer, turns up at their daughter’s soccer game to serve her the divorce papers. Patrizia is furious that Maurizio didn’t have the guts to approach her himself and tells De Sole to get lost.\n\n## A Plan Starts to Form\n![Selma Hayek House of Gucci](https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thewrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Selma-Hayek-House-of-Gucci.jpg?resize=936%2C527&quality=89)\n\nUnited Artists\n\nWhile Maurizio and Paola’s relationship heats up, Patrizia travels the world with her friend and low-budget psychic, Pina (Salma Hayek). During a spa treatment, Patrizia’s hints about taking out her ex-husband grow more urgent and direct. Pina tries to dissuade her by promising to put an evil eye on him when they return from the Caymans.\n\nBefore she goes any further with her plan, Patrizia makes a final attempt to win Maurizio back. One night, she shows up at their former home in Milan, where he now lives with Paola. She’s been leaving dozens of messages on their voicemail machine that alternate between pleading and threatening.\n\nOutside the door, she tries to appeal to his sentimental side by talking about how much their daughter misses him; when that doesn’t work, she presents him with an album of family photos. Maurizio is unmoved.\n\n[![Lady Gaga arrives to sing the National Anthem during the the 59th inaugural ceremony on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, D.C.](https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thewrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Lady-Gaga.jpg?fit=300%2C169&quality=89&ssl=1)](https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/lady-gaga-bulletproof-dress-biden-inauguration\/)\n\n“I had no idea I married a monster,” she spits at him. “You didn’t,” he says matter-of-factly. “You married a Gucci.”\n\n## Taking Care of Business\n![HOUSE OF GUCCI](https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thewrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/HoG_TP_00478_R_rgb-copy-1024x577.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&quality=89)\n\nMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc.\n\nMeanwhile, big changes are underway for the Gucci business. Thanks to Patrizia’s maneuvering, Aldo is behind bars for tax evasion and Paolo Gucci has given up his shares in the company. With the others out of the picture, Maurizio seeks to freshen up Gucci’s stale reputation by hiring up-and-coming designer Tom Ford (Reeve Carney). He also partners with a Bahrain-based investment firm, Investcorp, who eventually buys Aldo and Paolo’s shares.\n\nFord’s Gucci debut is a big success, but it doesn’t produce immediate returns for the company, which is steeped in debt thanks to slow sales and Maurizio’s penchant for luxury real estate, art and travel. Investcorp’s leaders and De Sole, who intends to take over as CEO, present him with a term sheet. Maurizio throws a plate at the ground and storms out of the room.\n\n## Ciao, Maurizio\n![](https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thewrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/house-of-gucci-62A-1c_069_R_rgb-1024x427.jpg?resize=1024%2C427&quality=89)\n\nMetro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures Inc.\n\nPina arranges for a meeting between Patrizia and two hitmen, Benedetto Ceraulo (Vincenzo Tanassi) and Ivano Savioni (Andrea Piedimonte Bodini). Patrizia leaves them with a briefcase of cash and a directive: “Don’t miss.”\n\nOn the day the murder is to take place, Patrizia writes “paradeisos” (the Greek word for “paradise”) in her diary and takes a bath. Back in Milan, Maurizio sips espresso at a café. The hitmen spot him bicycling back to his office and confirm they have the right target with a picture that Patrizia has supplied to them.\n\nAs Maurizio walks up the steps, Ceraulo shoots him several times. A man runs out of the building to see what’s wrong, and Ceraulo shoots him too.\n\nLater, Patrizia and her daughter arrive at their old home. Patrizia tearfully embraces a surprised Paola before coldly asking an attendant to “Show Ms. Franchi out of my house.” She walks into a spacious room and shuts the door behind her.\n\n[![](https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thewrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Gaga-Meets-Gucci.jpg?fit=300%2C169&quality=89&ssl=1)](https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/lady-gaga-in-new-trailer-for-house-of-gucci-video\/)\n\n## The Black Widow Behind Bars\n![HOUSE OF GUCCI](https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thewrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/HoG_TP_00170_R_rgb-copy-1024x576.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&quality=89)\n\nMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc.\n\nA few years later, Patrizia (dubbed “The Black Widow” by the Italian press), Pina, Benedetto Ceraulo and Ivano Savioni are found guilty for the murder of Maurizio. Ceraulo receives a life sentence, while Patrizia gets 29 years in prison.\n\n## What Happened to the Rest of the Gucci Family?\n![](https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thewrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/house-of-gucci-HoG_FP_00311_R_rgb-1024x427.jpg?resize=1024%2C427&quality=89)\n\nMetro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures Inc.\n\nAt the very end of the film, text appears over the screen announcing that Aldo Gucci died of prostate cancer and Paolo Gucci died poor and alone in London. 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Boilerpipe Text	Warning: This article contains major spoilers for “House of Gucci.” If the catchphrase “go gig or go home” was a film, it would be “House of Gucci.” Ridley Scott’s dramatization of a story that feels almost too dramatic to be true is a star-studded affair dressed in head-to-toe designer. Based on the book of the same name by Sara Gay Forden, the movie charts the rise and fall of the union between fashion empire heir Maurizio Gucci (Adam Driver) and social climber Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga). Shortly after their divorce was finalized, Reggiani had her ex-husband killed in one of Italy’s most shocking scandals of the 1990s. “House of Gucci” also surveys the family feuds that threatened to implode the Italian luxury brand in the ‘80s and ‘90s. Like much of the film, the climax plows through the events surrounding Gucci’s murder and subsequent trial at a breakneck speed. Let’s break down the murder plot, sort out fact from fiction and fill in some of the gaps in the final sequence. You’ve Been Served Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. The beginning of the end traces back to the first major crack in Patrizia and Maurizio’s marriage. Over the course of their love story, Patrizia transforms from a wide-eyed ingenue from a humble background into the glamorous grifter that Maurizio’s father Rodolfo (Jeremy Irons) always thought her to be. First, Patrizia persuades her husband to patch things up with Rodolfo just before he dies in order to secure his inheritance. Then, she convinces his Uncle Aldo (Al Pacino) to lure Maurizio back in the family business. When Aldo and his dunce of a son Paolo (Jared Leto) start to get in her way, she masterminds a plan to cut them out of the company. But Patrizia’s ruthless ambition starts to grate on her husband, who may have gone along with her string-pulling at first but hasn’t lost sight of the fact that he, not she, bears the Gucci name. Federal operatives investigating the suspicious circumstances under which Maurizio came to possess his father’s inheritance raid their estate. Leaving his wife and young daughter behind to deal with the mess, Maurizio decamps to a Swiss chalet on a motorcycle. Eventually, they join him for an extended vacation, where their relationship turns as chilly as the winter air. Maurizio humiliates Patrizia in front of his friends, including the beautiful Paola Franchi (Camille Cotton), of whom she instantly becomes jealous. At Christmas, Maurizio gifts her a Bloomingdale gift card before ordering her to stay out of the family business. After returning to Milan alone, Patrizia hopes their marriage has hit a rough patch and not a dead end. But Domenico De Sole (Jack Huston), the family’s longtime lawyer, turns up at their daughter’s soccer game to serve her the divorce papers. Patrizia is furious that Maurizio didn’t have the guts to approach her himself and tells De Sole to get lost. A Plan Starts to Form United Artists While Maurizio and Paola’s relationship heats up, Patrizia travels the world with her friend and low-budget psychic, Pina (Salma Hayek). During a spa treatment, Patrizia’s hints about taking out her ex-husband grow more urgent and direct. Pina tries to dissuade her by promising to put an evil eye on him when they return from the Caymans. Before she goes any further with her plan, Patrizia makes a final attempt to win Maurizio back. One night, she shows up at their former home in Milan, where he now lives with Paola. She’s been leaving dozens of messages on their voicemail machine that alternate between pleading and threatening. Outside the door, she tries to appeal to his sentimental side by talking about how much their daughter misses him; when that doesn’t work, she presents him with an album of family photos. Maurizio is unmoved. “I had no idea I married a monster,” she spits at him. “You didn’t,” he says matter-of-factly. “You married a Gucci.” Taking Care of Business Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. Meanwhile, big changes are underway for the Gucci business. Thanks to Patrizia’s maneuvering, Aldo is behind bars for tax evasion and Paolo Gucci has given up his shares in the company. With the others out of the picture, Maurizio seeks to freshen up Gucci’s stale reputation by hiring up-and-coming designer Tom Ford (Reeve Carney). He also partners with a Bahrain-based investment firm, Investcorp, who eventually buys Aldo and Paolo’s shares. Ford’s Gucci debut is a big success, but it doesn’t produce immediate returns for the company, which is steeped in debt thanks to slow sales and Maurizio’s penchant for luxury real estate, art and travel. Investcorp’s leaders and De Sole, who intends to take over as CEO, present him with a term sheet. Maurizio throws a plate at the ground and storms out of the room. Ciao, Maurizio Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures Inc. Pina arranges for a meeting between Patrizia and two hitmen, Benedetto Ceraulo (Vincenzo Tanassi) and Ivano Savioni (Andrea Piedimonte Bodini). Patrizia leaves them with a briefcase of cash and a directive: “Don’t miss.” On the day the murder is to take place, Patrizia writes “paradeisos” (the Greek word for “paradise”) in her diary and takes a bath. Back in Milan, Maurizio sips espresso at a café. The hitmen spot him bicycling back to his office and confirm they have the right target with a picture that Patrizia has supplied to them. As Maurizio walks up the steps, Ceraulo shoots him several times. A man runs out of the building to see what’s wrong, and Ceraulo shoots him too. Later, Patrizia and her daughter arrive at their old home. Patrizia tearfully embraces a surprised Paola before coldly asking an attendant to “Show Ms. Franchi out of my house.” She walks into a spacious room and shuts the door behind her. The Black Widow Behind Bars Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. A few years later, Patrizia (dubbed “The Black Widow” by the Italian press), Pina, Benedetto Ceraulo and Ivano Savioni are found guilty for the murder of Maurizio. Ceraulo receives a life sentence, while Patrizia gets 29 years in prison. What Happened to the Rest of the Gucci Family? Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures Inc. At the very end of the film, text appears over the screen announcing that Aldo Gucci died of prostate cancer and Paolo Gucci died poor and alone in London. The film ends by stating that the Gucci company is no longer owned by the Gucci family. How Were Patrizia And Her Accomplices Caught? Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. “House of Gucci” never goes into detail about how police came to charge Patrizia, Pina and the hitmen with the murder; the film simply cuts from the immediate aftermath of Maurizio’s death to the sentencing. In reality, the crime went unsolved for nearly two years, until a tip-off in 1997 led police to Ivano Savioni, a hotel porter who had put Giuseppina “Pina” Auriemma in contact with Ceraulo and a getaway driver, Orazio Cicala. All four of them, plus Reggiani, were sentenced to jail time.
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Ridley Scott’s tale of love, murder and luxury fashion is based on a true story [Harper Lambert](https://www.thewrap.com/author/harper-lambert/ "Posts by Harper Lambert") November 24, 2021 @ 2:00 PM ## Share on Social Media - [Share on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u%20=%20https://www.thewrap.com/house-of-gucci-ending-explained/) - [Share on X (formerly Twitter)](https://twitter.com/share?url%20=%20https://www.thewrap.com/house-of-gucci-ending-explained/) - [Share on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini%20=%20true&url%20=%20https://www.thewrap.com/house-of-gucci-ending-explained/) - [Share on Email](mailto:?body%20=%20https://www.thewrap.com/house-of-gucci-ending-explained/&subject%20=%20‘House%20of%20Gucci’%20Ending%20Explained:%20What%20Happened%20Next?) ![HOUSE OF GUCCI](https://i0.wp.com/www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/GUCCI_3090_rgb-copy-scaled.jpg?fit=990%2C558&quality=89&ssl=1) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. *Warning: This article contains major spoilers for “House of Gucci.”* If the catchphrase “go gig or go home” was a film, it would be “House of Gucci.” Ridley Scott’s dramatization of a story that feels almost too dramatic to be true is a star-studded affair dressed in head-to-toe designer. Based on the book of the same name by Sara Gay Forden, the movie charts the rise and fall of the union between fashion empire heir Maurizio Gucci (Adam Driver) and social climber Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga). Shortly after their divorce was finalized, Reggiani had her ex-husband killed in one of Italy’s most shocking scandals of the 1990s. “House of Gucci” also surveys the family feuds that threatened to implode the Italian luxury brand in the ‘80s and ‘90s. Like much of the film, the climax plows through the events surrounding Gucci’s murder and subsequent trial at a breakneck speed. Let’s break down the murder plot, sort out fact from fiction and fill in some of the gaps in the final sequence. [![](https://i0.wp.com/www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/House-of-Gucci-Sweetie-1.jpg?fit=300%2C169&quality=89&ssl=1)](https://www.thewrap.com/house-of-gucci-is-trashtacular-and-trashy-yet-somehow-a-tabloid-godfather-say-critics/) Read Next [‘House of Gucci’ Divides Critics: ‘Trashtacular’ and ‘Trashy,’ Yet Somehow a ‘Tabloid Godfather’](https://www.thewrap.com/house-of-gucci-is-trashtacular-and-trashy-yet-somehow-a-tabloid-godfather-say-critics/) ## You’ve Been Served ![HOUSE OF GUCCI](https://i0.wp.com/www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/HoG_FP_002_R_rgb-copy-1024x576.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&quality=89) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. The beginning of the end traces back to the first major crack in Patrizia and Maurizio’s marriage. Over the course of their love story, Patrizia transforms from a wide-eyed ingenue from a humble background into the glamorous grifter that Maurizio’s father Rodolfo (Jeremy Irons) always thought her to be. First, Patrizia persuades her husband to patch things up with Rodolfo just before he dies in order to secure his inheritance. Then, she convinces his Uncle Aldo (Al Pacino) to lure Maurizio back in the family business. When Aldo and his dunce of a son Paolo (Jared Leto) start to get in her way, she masterminds a plan to cut them out of the company. But Patrizia’s ruthless ambition starts to grate on her husband, who may have gone along with her string-pulling at first but hasn’t lost sight of the fact that he, not she, bears the Gucci name. [![House of Gucci](https://i0.wp.com/www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/house-of-gucci-HoG_FP_00311_R_rgb-1.jpg?fit=300%2C169&quality=89&ssl=1)](https://www.thewrap.com/house-of-gucci-film-review-lady-gaga-adam-driver/) Read Next [‘House of Gucci’ Film Review: Tacky True-Crime Saga Throws Good Taste Out the Window](https://www.thewrap.com/house-of-gucci-film-review-lady-gaga-adam-driver/) Federal operatives investigating the suspicious circumstances under which Maurizio came to possess his father’s inheritance raid their estate. Leaving his wife and young daughter behind to deal with the mess, Maurizio decamps to a Swiss chalet on a motorcycle. Eventually, they join him for an extended vacation, where their relationship turns as chilly as the winter air. Maurizio humiliates Patrizia in front of his friends, including the beautiful Paola Franchi (Camille Cotton), of whom she instantly becomes jealous. At Christmas, Maurizio gifts her a Bloomingdale gift card before ordering her to stay out of the family business. After returning to Milan alone, Patrizia hopes their marriage has hit a rough patch and not a dead end. But Domenico De Sole (Jack Huston), the family’s longtime lawyer, turns up at their daughter’s soccer game to serve her the divorce papers. Patrizia is furious that Maurizio didn’t have the guts to approach her himself and tells De Sole to get lost. ## A Plan Starts to Form ![Selma Hayek House of Gucci](https://i0.wp.com/www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Selma-Hayek-House-of-Gucci.jpg?resize=936%2C527&quality=89) United Artists While Maurizio and Paola’s relationship heats up, Patrizia travels the world with her friend and low-budget psychic, Pina (Salma Hayek). During a spa treatment, Patrizia’s hints about taking out her ex-husband grow more urgent and direct. Pina tries to dissuade her by promising to put an evil eye on him when they return from the Caymans. Before she goes any further with her plan, Patrizia makes a final attempt to win Maurizio back. One night, she shows up at their former home in Milan, where he now lives with Paola. She’s been leaving dozens of messages on their voicemail machine that alternate between pleading and threatening. Outside the door, she tries to appeal to his sentimental side by talking about how much their daughter misses him; when that doesn’t work, she presents him with an album of family photos. Maurizio is unmoved. [![Lady Gaga arrives to sing the National Anthem during the the 59th inaugural ceremony on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, D.C.](https://i0.wp.com/www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Lady-Gaga.jpg?fit=300%2C169&quality=89&ssl=1)](https://www.thewrap.com/lady-gaga-bulletproof-dress-biden-inauguration/) Read Next [Lady Gaga Reveals Her Biden Inauguration Gown Was Bulletproof](https://www.thewrap.com/lady-gaga-bulletproof-dress-biden-inauguration/) “I had no idea I married a monster,” she spits at him. “You didn’t,” he says matter-of-factly. “You married a Gucci.” ## Taking Care of Business ![HOUSE OF GUCCI](https://i0.wp.com/www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/HoG_TP_00478_R_rgb-copy-1024x577.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&quality=89) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. Meanwhile, big changes are underway for the Gucci business. Thanks to Patrizia’s maneuvering, Aldo is behind bars for tax evasion and Paolo Gucci has given up his shares in the company. With the others out of the picture, Maurizio seeks to freshen up Gucci’s stale reputation by hiring up-and-coming designer Tom Ford (Reeve Carney). He also partners with a Bahrain-based investment firm, Investcorp, who eventually buys Aldo and Paolo’s shares. Ford’s Gucci debut is a big success, but it doesn’t produce immediate returns for the company, which is steeped in debt thanks to slow sales and Maurizio’s penchant for luxury real estate, art and travel. Investcorp’s leaders and De Sole, who intends to take over as CEO, present him with a term sheet. Maurizio throws a plate at the ground and storms out of the room. ## Ciao, Maurizio ![](https://i0.wp.com/www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/house-of-gucci-62A-1c_069_R_rgb-1024x427.jpg?resize=1024%2C427&quality=89) Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures Inc. Pina arranges for a meeting between Patrizia and two hitmen, Benedetto Ceraulo (Vincenzo Tanassi) and Ivano Savioni (Andrea Piedimonte Bodini). Patrizia leaves them with a briefcase of cash and a directive: “Don’t miss.” On the day the murder is to take place, Patrizia writes “paradeisos” (the Greek word for “paradise”) in her diary and takes a bath. Back in Milan, Maurizio sips espresso at a café. The hitmen spot him bicycling back to his office and confirm they have the right target with a picture that Patrizia has supplied to them. As Maurizio walks up the steps, Ceraulo shoots him several times. A man runs out of the building to see what’s wrong, and Ceraulo shoots him too. Later, Patrizia and her daughter arrive at their old home. Patrizia tearfully embraces a surprised Paola before coldly asking an attendant to “Show Ms. Franchi out of my house.” She walks into a spacious room and shuts the door behind her. [![](https://i0.wp.com/www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Gaga-Meets-Gucci.jpg?fit=300%2C169&quality=89&ssl=1)](https://www.thewrap.com/lady-gaga-in-new-trailer-for-house-of-gucci-video/) Read Next [Lady Gaga Goes Gucci in New ‘House of Gucci’ Trailer (Video)](https://www.thewrap.com/lady-gaga-in-new-trailer-for-house-of-gucci-video/) ## The Black Widow Behind Bars ![HOUSE OF GUCCI](https://i0.wp.com/www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/HoG_TP_00170_R_rgb-copy-1024x576.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&quality=89) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. A few years later, Patrizia (dubbed “The Black Widow” by the Italian press), Pina, Benedetto Ceraulo and Ivano Savioni are found guilty for the murder of Maurizio. Ceraulo receives a life sentence, while Patrizia gets 29 years in prison. ## What Happened to the Rest of the Gucci Family? ![](https://i0.wp.com/www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/house-of-gucci-HoG_FP_00311_R_rgb-1024x427.jpg?resize=1024%2C427&quality=89) Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures Inc. At the very end of the film, text appears over the screen announcing that Aldo Gucci died of prostate cancer and Paolo Gucci died poor and alone in London. The film ends by stating that the Gucci company is no longer owned by the Gucci family. ## How Were Patrizia And Her Accomplices Caught? ![HOUSE OF GUCCI](https://i0.wp.com/www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/HoG_FP_007_R_rgb-copy-1024x576.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&quality=89) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. “House of Gucci” never goes into detail about how police came to charge Patrizia, Pina and the hitmen with the murder; the film simply cuts from the immediate aftermath of Maurizio’s death to the sentencing. In reality, the crime went unsolved for nearly two years, until a tip-off in 1997 led police to Ivano Savioni, a hotel porter who had put Giuseppina “Pina” Auriemma in contact with Ceraulo and a getaway driver, Orazio Cicala. All four of them, plus Reggiani, were sentenced to jail time. [![HOUSE OF GUCCI](https://i0.wp.com/www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/HoG_FP_010_RC_rgb-copy-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C169&quality=89&ssl=1)](https://www.thewrap.com/lady-gaga-house-of-gucci-psychological-difficulty-method/) Read Next [Lady Gaga Suffered ‘Some Psychological Difficulty’ Going Method for ‘House of Gucci’](https://www.thewrap.com/lady-gaga-house-of-gucci-psychological-difficulty-method/) ## [Harper Lambert](https://www.thewrap.com/author/harper-lambert/) Harper first joined TheWrap as a member of the Audience Team in 2021 before becoming a film reporter. Her writings about movies, TV, and culture have appeared in The Hollywood Reporter, MovieMaker and the Daily Nexus, where she served as Editor in Chief. 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Readable Markdown	*Warning: This article contains major spoilers for “House of Gucci.”* If the catchphrase “go gig or go home” was a film, it would be “House of Gucci.” Ridley Scott’s dramatization of a story that feels almost too dramatic to be true is a star-studded affair dressed in head-to-toe designer. Based on the book of the same name by Sara Gay Forden, the movie charts the rise and fall of the union between fashion empire heir Maurizio Gucci (Adam Driver) and social climber Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga). Shortly after their divorce was finalized, Reggiani had her ex-husband killed in one of Italy’s most shocking scandals of the 1990s. “House of Gucci” also surveys the family feuds that threatened to implode the Italian luxury brand in the ‘80s and ‘90s. Like much of the film, the climax plows through the events surrounding Gucci’s murder and subsequent trial at a breakneck speed. Let’s break down the murder plot, sort out fact from fiction and fill in some of the gaps in the final sequence. [![](https://i0.wp.com/www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/House-of-Gucci-Sweetie-1.jpg?fit=300%2C169&quality=89&ssl=1)](https://www.thewrap.com/house-of-gucci-is-trashtacular-and-trashy-yet-somehow-a-tabloid-godfather-say-critics/) ## You’ve Been Served ![HOUSE OF GUCCI](https://i0.wp.com/www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/HoG_FP_002_R_rgb-copy-1024x576.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&quality=89) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. The beginning of the end traces back to the first major crack in Patrizia and Maurizio’s marriage. Over the course of their love story, Patrizia transforms from a wide-eyed ingenue from a humble background into the glamorous grifter that Maurizio’s father Rodolfo (Jeremy Irons) always thought her to be. First, Patrizia persuades her husband to patch things up with Rodolfo just before he dies in order to secure his inheritance. Then, she convinces his Uncle Aldo (Al Pacino) to lure Maurizio back in the family business. When Aldo and his dunce of a son Paolo (Jared Leto) start to get in her way, she masterminds a plan to cut them out of the company. But Patrizia’s ruthless ambition starts to grate on her husband, who may have gone along with her string-pulling at first but hasn’t lost sight of the fact that he, not she, bears the Gucci name. [![House of Gucci](https://i0.wp.com/www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/house-of-gucci-HoG_FP_00311_R_rgb-1.jpg?fit=300%2C169&quality=89&ssl=1)](https://www.thewrap.com/house-of-gucci-film-review-lady-gaga-adam-driver/) Federal operatives investigating the suspicious circumstances under which Maurizio came to possess his father’s inheritance raid their estate. Leaving his wife and young daughter behind to deal with the mess, Maurizio decamps to a Swiss chalet on a motorcycle. Eventually, they join him for an extended vacation, where their relationship turns as chilly as the winter air. Maurizio humiliates Patrizia in front of his friends, including the beautiful Paola Franchi (Camille Cotton), of whom she instantly becomes jealous. At Christmas, Maurizio gifts her a Bloomingdale gift card before ordering her to stay out of the family business. After returning to Milan alone, Patrizia hopes their marriage has hit a rough patch and not a dead end. But Domenico De Sole (Jack Huston), the family’s longtime lawyer, turns up at their daughter’s soccer game to serve her the divorce papers. Patrizia is furious that Maurizio didn’t have the guts to approach her himself and tells De Sole to get lost. ## A Plan Starts to Form ![Selma Hayek House of Gucci](https://i0.wp.com/www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Selma-Hayek-House-of-Gucci.jpg?resize=936%2C527&quality=89) United Artists While Maurizio and Paola’s relationship heats up, Patrizia travels the world with her friend and low-budget psychic, Pina (Salma Hayek). During a spa treatment, Patrizia’s hints about taking out her ex-husband grow more urgent and direct. Pina tries to dissuade her by promising to put an evil eye on him when they return from the Caymans. Before she goes any further with her plan, Patrizia makes a final attempt to win Maurizio back. One night, she shows up at their former home in Milan, where he now lives with Paola. She’s been leaving dozens of messages on their voicemail machine that alternate between pleading and threatening. Outside the door, she tries to appeal to his sentimental side by talking about how much their daughter misses him; when that doesn’t work, she presents him with an album of family photos. Maurizio is unmoved. [![Lady Gaga arrives to sing the National Anthem during the the 59th inaugural ceremony on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, D.C.](https://i0.wp.com/www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Lady-Gaga.jpg?fit=300%2C169&quality=89&ssl=1)](https://www.thewrap.com/lady-gaga-bulletproof-dress-biden-inauguration/) “I had no idea I married a monster,” she spits at him. “You didn’t,” he says matter-of-factly. “You married a Gucci.” ## Taking Care of Business ![HOUSE OF GUCCI](https://i0.wp.com/www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/HoG_TP_00478_R_rgb-copy-1024x577.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&quality=89) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. Meanwhile, big changes are underway for the Gucci business. Thanks to Patrizia’s maneuvering, Aldo is behind bars for tax evasion and Paolo Gucci has given up his shares in the company. With the others out of the picture, Maurizio seeks to freshen up Gucci’s stale reputation by hiring up-and-coming designer Tom Ford (Reeve Carney). He also partners with a Bahrain-based investment firm, Investcorp, who eventually buys Aldo and Paolo’s shares. Ford’s Gucci debut is a big success, but it doesn’t produce immediate returns for the company, which is steeped in debt thanks to slow sales and Maurizio’s penchant for luxury real estate, art and travel. Investcorp’s leaders and De Sole, who intends to take over as CEO, present him with a term sheet. Maurizio throws a plate at the ground and storms out of the room. ## Ciao, Maurizio ![](https://i0.wp.com/www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/house-of-gucci-62A-1c_069_R_rgb-1024x427.jpg?resize=1024%2C427&quality=89) Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures Inc. Pina arranges for a meeting between Patrizia and two hitmen, Benedetto Ceraulo (Vincenzo Tanassi) and Ivano Savioni (Andrea Piedimonte Bodini). Patrizia leaves them with a briefcase of cash and a directive: “Don’t miss.” On the day the murder is to take place, Patrizia writes “paradeisos” (the Greek word for “paradise”) in her diary and takes a bath. Back in Milan, Maurizio sips espresso at a café. The hitmen spot him bicycling back to his office and confirm they have the right target with a picture that Patrizia has supplied to them. As Maurizio walks up the steps, Ceraulo shoots him several times. A man runs out of the building to see what’s wrong, and Ceraulo shoots him too. Later, Patrizia and her daughter arrive at their old home. Patrizia tearfully embraces a surprised Paola before coldly asking an attendant to “Show Ms. Franchi out of my house.” She walks into a spacious room and shuts the door behind her. [![](https://i0.wp.com/www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Gaga-Meets-Gucci.jpg?fit=300%2C169&quality=89&ssl=1)](https://www.thewrap.com/lady-gaga-in-new-trailer-for-house-of-gucci-video/) ## The Black Widow Behind Bars ![HOUSE OF GUCCI](https://i0.wp.com/www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/HoG_TP_00170_R_rgb-copy-1024x576.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&quality=89) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. A few years later, Patrizia (dubbed “The Black Widow” by the Italian press), Pina, Benedetto Ceraulo and Ivano Savioni are found guilty for the murder of Maurizio. Ceraulo receives a life sentence, while Patrizia gets 29 years in prison. ## What Happened to the Rest of the Gucci Family? ![](https://i0.wp.com/www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/house-of-gucci-HoG_FP_00311_R_rgb-1024x427.jpg?resize=1024%2C427&quality=89) Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures Inc. At the very end of the film, text appears over the screen announcing that Aldo Gucci died of prostate cancer and Paolo Gucci died poor and alone in London. The film ends by stating that the Gucci company is no longer owned by the Gucci family. ## How Were Patrizia And Her Accomplices Caught? ![HOUSE OF GUCCI](https://i0.wp.com/www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/HoG_FP_007_R_rgb-copy-1024x576.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&quality=89) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. “House of Gucci” never goes into detail about how police came to charge Patrizia, Pina and the hitmen with the murder; the film simply cuts from the immediate aftermath of Maurizio’s death to the sentencing. In reality, the crime went unsolved for nearly two years, until a tip-off in 1997 led police to Ivano Savioni, a hotel porter who had put Giuseppina “Pina” Auriemma in contact with Ceraulo and a getaway driver, Orazio Cicala. All four of them, plus Reggiani, were sentenced to jail time. [![HOUSE OF GUCCI](https://i0.wp.com/www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/HoG_FP_010_RC_rgb-copy-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C169&quality=89&ssl=1)](https://www.thewrap.com/lady-gaga-house-of-gucci-psychological-difficulty-method/)
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