Oliviero Toscani, Benetton's shock photographer, dies aged 82

Toscani was the creative force behind shock ad campaigns of the 1990s including a priest and nun kissing.

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The brand's former art director revealed least year he had amyloidosis, a rare incurable condition that affects the body's vital organs and nerves.

"It is with great sorrow that we announce the news that today, 13 January 2025, our beloved Oliviero has embarked on his next journey," Toscani's wife Kirsti said in a post on Instagram.

Toscani was admitted to hospital on Friday in Cecina, near his Tuscan country home, in a serious condition.

In an interview with Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera last year he said he had unintentionally lost 40kg (88lb) in weight.

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