Gucci heirs concerned over family’s depiction in new Ridley Scott film

Lady Gaga plays Maurizio Gucci’s former wife Patrizia Reggiani (AP)

The great-grandchildren of Gucci fashion empire founder Guccio Gucci have appealed to filmmaker Sir Ridley Scott to respect their family’s legacy in a new movie that focuses on a sensational murder.

The House Of Gucci, starring Lady Gaga and Adam Driver, is based on a book about the 1995 murder-for-hire of one of Gucci’s grandchildren, Maurizio, and the subsequent trial and conviction of his ex-wife.