The former king of the paparazzi reported an extortion attempt. Followed by the police, he was attacked with chain blows on his SUV during a meeting on Via Noë.
Fabrizio Corona was the victim of an attempted extortion and assault during the night between September 4th and 5th in Milan. The former king of the paparazzi went to the police station to report that he had been threatened over the phone by two former friends of his son, who were demanding 500 euros.
After filing the report, Corona went to Via Noë, in the Città Studi area, for the meeting with the alleged extortionists, followed at a distance by police officers. During the encounter, one of the two young men, 20-year-old A.B., smashed the rear window of Corona's Range Rover with blows from a chain. The officers intervened immediately, stopping the young man, while his accomplice managed to escape.
Corona filed a formal complaint. The 20-year-old A.B., the son of a well-known television journalist, was reported at large for attempted extortion and aggravated damage. A can of pepper spray was found in his pockets, and images of weapons were found on his smartphone.
Fabrizio Corona, a media personality known as the former king of paparazzi and host of the show 'Falsissimo,' has long been at the center of judicial and media controversies. In recent days, he was engaged in a heated back-and-forth with showgirl Belén Rodriguez, with potential legal repercussions. Just hours before the assault, he received a €4,950 fine from the Data Protection Authority.
The two alleged assailants, 20-year-old A.B. and 24-year-old P.V., are already known to law enforcement databases. According to reports, they are former friends of Corona's son. The investigation, coordinated by the Prosecutor's Office, aims to reconstruct the motives behind the ambush and determine whether there have been similar prior incidents.
The police searched the home of the reported 20-year-old but found no weapons. The investigation remains open to precisely identify the role of the escaped accomplice and the context in which the assault was planned, which appears to have been intended to terrorize Corona and pressure him into making a payment.
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