[GEO.TV] A Milan court has ordered journalist Giulia Cortese to pay Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni damages of €5,000 (approximately $5,400) for mocking her height in a social media post.
Things that matter
| Seriously? I need to tell Mr. Wife and the trailing daughters about this — I could make bank. |
The incident, which occurred in October 2021, was classified as "body shaming" by the court. In addition to the damages, Cortese received a suspended fine of €1,200 ($1,300) for her jibe on Twitter, now named X.
Cortese responded to the verdict on X, writing, "Italia’s government has a serious problem with freedom of expression and journalistic dissent." The legal battle between Meloni and Cortese began three years ago when the two women clashed on social media.
At that time, Meloni's far-right Brothers of Italia party was in opposition. Meloni initiated legal action after Cortese published a mocked-up photo of her with an image of the late fascist
 ...anybody you disagree with, damn them...
leader Benito Mussolini
...former dictator of Italia. He perfected the idea of the corporate state and was all the vogue in intellectual circles until he lined up with Adolf in the Second World War. He wanted Italians to be figli de la lupa, and like the sons of wolves they turned on him when they finally got the chance. He ended his days dangling by his heels in a public square next to his mistress...
in the background.
Cortese escalated the situation with further tweets, including one stating, "you don’t scare me, Giorgia Meloni. After all, you’re only 1.2 meters (4 feet) tall. I can’t even see you."
Media sources list Meloni’s height as between 1.58 meters (5 feet 2 inches) and 1.63 meters (5 feet 4 inches). Cortese has the option to appeal the sentence, and Meloni’s lawyer indicated that any damages awarded would be donated to charity. 
|
