BBC: Andrea Giambruno, Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni's ex-partner, has been dropped as host of a national TV show after sexist off-air comments were leaked to another programme.
TV company Mediaset said he would maintain an editorial role on the show.
Ms Meloni announced last week that she was separating from her long-term partner after a recording was broadcast on a satirical TV show.
Mediaset is owned by the family of late prime minister Silvio Berlusconi.
Striscia La Notizia - The News Strip - last week broadcast a leaked recording of Giambruno talking to female colleagues about an affair he was having, and appeared to proposition one woman for group sex.
Mediaset said Giambruno was "sorry for the embarrassment and discomfort caused by his behaviour", adding that he had agreed to leave his screen role on Diario del giorno (Diary of the Day) on Mediaset channel Rete4.
The statement indicated there would be no disciplinary proceedings against the former presenter. » | Ido Vock, BBC News | Wednesday, October 25, 2023
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This man's sacking seems very suspicious to me. One can but wonder who the power is behind this decision! – © Mark Alexander
