Meloni Italian Prime Minister's Cohabitant Breaks Up Amid 'Lewd Talk' Scandal, Livelihood Also at Risk

Statements Admitting Workplace Affair in Transcript
Journalists Association Moves to Refer Zambruno to Disciplinary Committee

Andrea Zambruno (42), the former cohabitant of Giorgia Meloni (46), the Prime Minister of Italy, has been notified of their breakup amid a scandal involving lewd remarks and now faces the risk of losing his livelihood.

On the 23rd (local time), ANSA reported that the Journalists' Association of Lombardy in northern Italy has decided to refer Zambruno to a disciplinary committee.

Andrea Zambruno (42), the former cohabitant of Giorgia Meloni (46), the Prime Minister of Italy, was not only notified of their breakup due to a scandal involving 'obscene remarks' but is also facing the risk of losing his livelihood.
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According to the report, a disciplinary committee composed of nine journalists and public relations officers will soon convene to determine the level of disciplinary action. Prime Minister Meloni announced on social media on the 20th that she was ending her de facto relationship with Zambruno.

Although Meloni did not specify the reasons, some media outlets have pointed to Zambruno's scandal involving lewd remarks as the cause of the breakup.

Zambruno currently works as the host of the news show "Today's Diary" on Rete 4, a channel under the Mediaset media group. However, another Mediaset-affiliated current affairs program, "Striscia la Notizia," recently released a recording in which Zambruno told a female colleague, "If you participate in group sex, you can work with me." In the recording, Zambruno also admitted to an office affair.

Meloni declared the breakup herself on social media the day after the broadcast aired. Mediaset has decided to suspend Zambruno's appearances on air temporarily due to the social controversy he caused.

Media Owned by the Berlusconi Family Leads the Attack

Zambruno has been working as a freelance journalist since 2014. He first met Meloni in 2015 on the set of a TV program. The couple, who became lovers afterward, had a daughter in 2016 without getting married.
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Zambruno has worked as a freelance journalist since 2014. He first met Meloni during the filming of a TV program in 2015. The two became a couple and had a daughter in 2016 without marrying.

When Meloni became Italy's first female prime minister last October, Zambruno became Italy's first "First Gentleman." However, this scandal now threatens his livelihood.

Local media outlets predict that if the Lombardy Journalists' Association judges Zambruno's remarks as "workplace harassment," he could face expulsion from the association.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attended the funeral of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, held as a state funeral at Milan Cathedral in northern Milan on the 14th (local time).
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Meanwhile, local media have focused on the fact that Mediaset, operated by the family of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, aired the program targeting Prime Minister Meloni's cohabitant.

Meloni and former Prime Minister Berlusconi were once political allies. However, their relationship has deteriorated since Berlusconi's passing. In particular, last month, Marina, Berlusconi's eldest daughter, publicly criticized the government's plan to impose a windfall tax on banks, and since then, the Berlusconi family has taken a confrontational stance against the Meloni government.

As a result, rumors have circulated in Italian political circles that Mediaset plans to broadcast even more serious content related to Zambruno.

As various conspiracy theories spread, Mediaset moved to contain the situation. On the 19th, Pier Silvio Berlusconi, CEO of Mediaset, reportedly called Prime Minister Meloni to apologize after the "Striscia la Notizia" broadcast and explained that he was not informed about the program's content in advance, according to the daily newspaper Corriere della Sera.

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