Milan court orders journalist Giulia Cortese to pay PM Giorgia Meloni €5,000 ($5,465) in damages for mocking her height on social media.

Milan court orders journalist Giulia Cortese to pay PM Giorgia Meloni €5,000 ($5,465) in damages for mocking her height on social media, plus a suspended fine of €1,200 for body-shaming in a 2021 tweet. This highlights Italy's issue with lawsuits against journalists, ranking 46th in the 2024 World Press Freedom Index. Meloni's lawyer states she will donate any damages received to charity.