Overview
- Oggi published paparazzi images on July 22 showing Elisabetta Gregoraci applying sunscreen to Francesco Arca and him kissing her neck during a Pantelleria boat outing
- The magazine described their interaction as a “fatal attraction” marked by continuous eye contact, fueling widespread gossip
- On July 25 Arca denied any romantic involvement and lodged a defamation lawsuit against Oggi for what he calls a fabricated affair narrative
- Arca’s legal statement emphasizes that the boat trip included more than ten friends and underscored a long-standing friendship rather than a clandestine relationship
- The actor remains on holiday with partner Irene Capuano and their two children, while Gregoraci continues her summer as a single woman