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Italian judge orders a journalist to pay 5,000 euros in damages for making fun of Meloni's height

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ROME (AP) — A judge in Milan has ordered an Italian journalist to pay 5,000 euros (nearly $5,500) in damages to Premier Giorgia Meloni for making fun of her height in social media posts. The judge ruled on Wednesday that two social media posts by journalist Giulia Cortese, who was also handed a susp…

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  1. The Guardian

    Italian journalist ordered to pay €5,000 damages over Giorgia Meloni height jibe (opens The Guardian)

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    Giulia Cortese convicted of defamation over two tweets that judge in Milan said amounted to ‘body shaming’

  2. Deutsche Welle

    Giorgia Meloni height jibe costs Italian journalist €5,000 – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Giulia Cortese was convicted of defamation over two tweets about the Italian prime minister that a court said amounted to "body shaming."

  3. The Republic

    Italian judge orders a journalist to pay 5,000 euros in damages for making fun of Meloni's height (opens The Republic)

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    ROME (AP) — A judge in Milan has ordered an Italian journalist to pay 5,000 euros (nearly $5,500) in damages to Premier Giorgia Meloni for making fun of her height in social media posts. The judge ruled on Wednesday that two social media posts by journalist Giulia Cortese, who was also handed a susp…

  4. Courthouse News Service

    Court fines Italian reporter for mocking Meloni’s height (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    Meloni, who took office in October 2022, has a history of suing journalists. In the most high-profile case, she successfully took investigative journalist Roberto Saviano to court for defamation.

  5. CBS News

    Journalist ordered to pay over $5,000 to Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni for making fun of her height (opens CBS News)

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    The judge ruled that two social media posts targeting Meloni by journalist Giulia Cortese amounted to "body shaming."

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