Overview
- Antonia Dell'Atte recounts years of physical and psychological violence by ex-husband Alessandro Lequio, saying the first kick came while she was pregnant.
- Spanish outlet El País and Italian media report that Mediaset Spain removed Lequio as a commentator on Telecinco’s morning show Vamos a ver shortly after the interview.
- Dell'Atte says she first filed a complaint in 1991 and describes a legal resolution in 2004, yet Lequio continued a high-profile television career for years.
- She criticizes the tabloid press for dismissing her as unstable and has renewed a public campaign against machismo in TV, including the message “Fuera los machistas de la television.”
- Lequio has said he referred Dell’Atte’s statements to his lawyer, and one report says Mediaset reviewed legal materials from her counsel before acting.