A court in Milan has fined reporter Giulia Cortese €5,000 for a jibe about the Italian Prime Minister
A Milan court has ruled that journalist Giulia Cortese must pay €5,000 ($5,465) in damages to Italy’s Giorgia Meloni over an online insult about her height. The judge said the comments on X (formerly Twitter) were “defamatory” in nature and “body-shamed” the Italian prime minister.
Cortese was also given a second suspended fine of €1,200 and can appeal the ruling.