“Spicy” Texts, “Advisor” Influencer Girlfriend Rock Meloni’s Govt As Culture

Italian Culture Minister resigned from his post on September 6 after admitting to an affair with someone he tried to hire. Gennaro Sangiuliano had tried to hold on to his job after being embroiled in the scandal that emerged last month.However, on September 4, Sangiuliano was forced to confess an affair with a social media influencer Maria Rosaria Boccia. On September 6, Sangiuliano handed in his resignation, saying the job of culture minister “cannot be stained or stopped by gossip.”“I deem it necessary for the institutions and for myself to hand in my resignation,” Sangiuliano said. The Italian minister also vowed to take legal action against those who had spread “fake news”. The minister, an ally of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, insisted he had acted “with transparency and fairness.”