Top Italian fashion influencer andbusiness woman Chiara Ferragni has been targetted by a mural inPadua depicting her as a thief after coming under heavy fire forallegedly profiting from charity initiatives regarding an Easteregg she endorsed and a "designer" version of the 'pandoro'Italian Christmas cake.
Milan prosecutors have opened probes into the cases althoughFerragni, who is half of what is arguably Italy's top celebritycouple thanks to her marriage with rapper Fedez, has notformally been placed under investigation.
The mural portrays Ferragni holding a 'pandoro' as she walkshand-in-hand with Fedez under graffiti that says 'BewarePickpocket'.
On Monday Ferragni, 36, made a public apology over the 'pandoro'case, which led to the Antitrust authority issuing fines of overone million euros to companies linked to her.
She said she would donate one million euros to Turin's ReginaMargherita children's hospital to show her remorse.
The competition watchdog said Ferragni and Italian confectionerycompany Balocco had led customers to understand that, bypurchasing the 'designer' pandoro, they would have contributedto a donation to the hospital.
The donation of 50,000 euro had, instead, already been made byBalocco on its own months earlier.
Premier Giorgia Meloni blasted Ferragni over the case, withoutdirectly saying her name, during a speech last week.
A second case then emerged regarding an Easter Egg producedDolci Preziosi that allegedly earned her far more than theamount that actually went to the good cause in question.
Ferragni, who has a massive online following, has vanished fromsocial media after posting her video apology on December 18.
Fedez, however, has reappeared, saying that it has been a "toughtime" for the couple.
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