Placebo's Brian Molko sued by Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is suing Placebo's Brian Molko. The right-wing politician is furious after the lead singer shouted "Giorgia Meloni, piece of s***, fascist, racist," in Italian during the band's performance at the Sonic Park festival in Stupinigi outside Turin. He made his comments to a crowd of around 5,000 people. Molko, 50, asked fans not to record his outburst but recordings were made and after the incident, prosecutors in Turin officially opened an investigation into Molko for “contempt of the institutions". Under Italy’s criminal code, individuals who publicly defame...