ITALIAN sports journalist Diletta Leotta first hit the headlines in 2017 when she blasted hackers who stole private nude pictures from her iCloud and then posted them online.
Now, she’s back in the headlines as she’ll be at Newcastle’s huge Carabao Cup final against Manchester United, cheering on Magpies boyfriend Loris Karius
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Who is Diletta Leotta?
Born on August 16, 1991, Diletta Leotta was raised in Sicily, Italy.
The stunning blonde studied Law at the Luiss University in Rome and graduated in 2015.
Diletta previously presented Sky Sports’ coverage of Serie B in Italy but has since moved to broadcaster DAZN and now presents Serie A fixtures.
Leotta is also known for her relationship with Magpies goalkeeper Loris Karius and she will be firmly in the shot-stopper’s corner for Newcastle’s Carabao Cup clash against Manchester United.
What happened with Zlatan Ibrahimovic?
Ibra and Diletta first met during lockdown when they filmed an ad for running app BuddyFit.
Italian media outlets such as Chi have alluded to the journalist getting flirty with footballing icon Ibrahimovic in 2020 despite the player having a wife.
The pair were apparently recently spotted at a restaurant in Sardinia together when Diletta was celebrating her 29th birthday on the island.
And the front pages of a number of Italian newspapers splashed on wild claims about the pair’s close relationship.
Italian magazine Chi went with the headline “the surprise couple of the summer” on their cover.
Ibrahimovic, has been with wife Helena Seger for over 20 years and the couple have two sons together, Maximilian and Vincent.
Diletta previously dated Italian boxer Daniele Scardina, but she called time on their relationship.
Scardina recently told Tips For Women: “Diletta is the best that life has given me.
“I don’t throw myself on the ground. I am a boxer. I took a punch, she left me.
“I am in Sardinia, she ditto. But not together. Unfortunately”
Is she on social media?
The presenter has amassed a huge following across her various social media accounts.
Her Twitter account has approximately 232.8k followers, as well as an Instagram following of over 8.6 million followers.
Her Instagram page, where she regularly posts a variety of work, exercise-related and sexy holiday snaps, has the most devoted following.
What happened to Diletta in 2017?
Diletta recalled the heart-stopping moment when she realised that her smartphone had been hacked and pictures she considered private had entered the public domain.
She said: “My phone would not stop ringing with calls, messages, WhatsApp.
“I didn’t cry at first. I found strength I didn’t even know I had. But after three days, yes, I succumbed.
“Those photos maybe I sent to someone, perhaps a couple of them. I hadn’t seen the pictures for years.
“I became aware that they were part of my private archive. Someone must have intentionally hacked into my iCloud account.”
But Diletta said she felt no regrets or guilt over what happened to her and urged other victims of hacking abuse to follow her example.
The popular presenter said that she had even been accused “by less intelligent and sensitive people” of leaking the photographs herself for the publicity.
But insisted: “It seems clear that the road I want to take is very different.”
After her pictures were leaked online, Diletta was supported by Italian footballer Mario Balotelli, 26, who said: “Everyone is free to do what they want with their body, for better or worse.
“People who abused this situation are a**holes.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
