Top Italian fashion influencer and
business woman Chiara Ferragni has been targetted by a mural in
Padua depicting her as a thief after coming under heavy fire for
allegedly profiting from charity initiatives regarding an Easter
egg she endorsed and a "designer" version of the 'pandoro'
Italian Christmas cake.
Milan prosecutors have opened probes into the cases although
Ferragni, who is half of what is arguably Italy's top celebrity
couple thanks to her marriage with rapper Fedez, has not
formally been placed under investigation.
The mural portrays Ferragni holding a 'pandoro' as she walks
hand-in-hand with Fedez under graffiti that says 'Beware
Pickpocket'.
On Monday Ferragni, 36, made a public apology over the 'pandoro'
case, which led to the Antitrust authority issuing fines of over
one million euros to companies linked to her.
She said she would donate one million euros to Turin's Regina
Margherita children's hospital to show her remorse.
The competition watchdog said Ferragni and Italian confectionery
company Balocco had led customers to understand that, by
purchasing the 'designer' pandoro, they would have contributed
to a donation to the hospital.
The donation of 50,000 euro had, instead, already been made by
Balocco on its own months earlier.
Premier Giorgia Meloni blasted Ferragni over the case, without
directly saying her name, during a speech last week.
A second case then emerged regarding an Easter Egg produced
Dolci Preziosi that allegedly earned her far more than the
amount that actually went to the good cause in question.
Ferragni, who has a massive online following, has vanished from
social media after posting her video apology on December 18.
Fedez, however, has reappeared, saying that it has been a "tough
time" for the couple.
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