Overview
- Judge Roberto Pertile granted Alfonso Signorini’s urgent petition, ordering Fabrizio Corona to remove all content about him, stop further publications, and deposit all related files and chats with the court within two days.
- Noncompliance carries a coercive penalty of €2,000 per violation per day and Corona must cover roughly €9,000 in legal costs, according to the written order.
- The ruling says Corona is not a journalist and his vodcast is not a registered news outlet, finding no verified factual basis or public interest and citing offensive language inconsistent with fair reporting.
- Corona announced an appeal, denounced the decision as censorship, and released a new episode redirecting accusations toward Mediaset and the Berlusconi family, prompting a forceful corporate statement rejecting “falsehoods” and vowing to defend the company and staff in all venues.
- Parallel tracks continue, with prosecutors probing alleged revenge porn tied to Corona’s broadcasts, Signorini under separate investigation following a complaint, platform liability under scrutiny, and a prior €200,000 Consob fine against Corona over his $CORONA memecoin remaining on record.