Italian PM Giorgia Meloni sues Placebo singer for calling her ‘fascist racist’

Calls for overhaul of defamation laws in Italy after legal action brought against Brian Molko

The Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, is suing Placebo frontman, Brian Molko, for defamation after publicly calling her racist" and fascist", according to local media reports.

Molko made the comments during a performance by the band at the Sonic Park festival in Stupinigi outside Turin in July. Giorgia Meloni, piece of shit, fascist, racist," he appeared to shout in Italian in footage posted on social media by fans who attended the gig.