Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday she had parted ways with fellow television journalist Andrea Giambruno, who has come under fire in recent weeks for sexist comments.
Meloni told reporters last month he should not be judged on Giambruno’s remarks and in the future would not answer questions about his behavior.
The split comes as the 46-year-old prime minister celebrates his first year in office as head of a right-wing coalition government that has defended the traditional family as one of its policy hallmarks.
“My relationship with Andrea Giambruno, which lasted almost 10 years, ended here,” Meloni wrote on his social media account. “Our paths have diverged for some time, and it’s time to admit it,” he added.
Meloni said he would not be distracted by difficulties in his personal life, saying, “all those who hope to weaken me by hitting me at home,” will not succeed.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says her relationship with her partner is over after he made “sexist” remarks on her news programme.REUTERS
The couple, who met in a TV studio in 2014, have a seven-year-old daughter.
Giambruno, 42, is the presenter of a news program broadcast by Mediaset, part of the MFE media group owned by the heirs of the late Silvio Berlusconi, a former prime minister and ally of Meloni.
This week, another satirical current affairs television show Mediaset aired off-air video excerpts from Giambruno’s program that showed him using abusive language, touching his groin and appearing to make advances to female colleagues.
Giambruno is the presenter of a news program broadcast by Mediaset, part of the MFE media group owned by the heirs of the late Silvio Berlusconi, a former prime minister and ally of Meloni.REUTERS
“Why didn’t I meet you before?”, he asked her.
In a second audio recording released Thursday, Giambruno is heard talking about having an affair and telling female colleagues they can work with him if they participate in group sex.
The TV journalist was widely criticized in August for comments that many interpreted as victim-blaming, following a gang-rape case.
Meloni shared a photo of the couple and their daughter to her social media account as part of her separation announcement. Giorgia Meloni/X Giambruno, attending Meloni’s swearing-in ceremony with their daughter was captured in a second video talking about being at the affair.ANSA/AFP via Getty Images
Giambruno was not immediately available for comment.
Marco Furfaro of the opposition Democratic Party said Giambruno’s comments were “pure chauvinism and sexism…. shit that can’t be commented on.”
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