Dear readers, welcome back! May is coming to an end, June and its heat are knocking on the door of the mind which is already in a holiday mood and all that remains is to count the days that separate us from the longed-for holidays. But in the meantime, to keep you company there is “Fatti Their”, our weekly column with a high level of gossip. Make yourself comfortable my dear gossip addicts and have a good, juicy read!

Marcello Sacchetta time

Marcello Sacchetta continues to be talked about after the Eurovision Song Contest. The choreographer of Sal Da Vinci’s “Forever Yes” spoke on social media about the strong emotions he experienced after the final, defining this experience as a personal “rebirth” and confessing the fears he faced before going on stage.

Meanwhile, the gossip focuses on his private life. According to Gabriele Parpiglia, the story with Giulia Pauselli ended months ago and without betrayal. The doubt that the two are no longer together exploded after the kiss between Sacchetta and Francesca Tocca during the Eurovision performance, considered by many to be particularly intense. Parpiglia, who spoke to people close to Tocca, rules out a relationship between the two dancers. In an interview with Libero Magazine, Sacchetta explained that he chose Francesca Tocca for the strong artistic feeling born at the time of Amici and rejected the controversy over the alleged similarities between her choreography and some of Giuliano Peparini’s works, thus definitively closing the chapter.

For Sacchetta, it is impossible not to talk about Stefano De Martino and regarding his possibility of being at his side for Sanremo he admits that he would immediately say yes: “If he needs me at night, I’m always there”, the choreographer also added, reiterating his “Forever yes” for the host.

Mario Cipollini and the operation

Mario Cipollini has returned to talk about the heart problems that have forced him to stop in recent months. The former 2002 cycling world champion had a ventricular arrhythmia, which came despite two previous ablations.

To undergo the operation, Cipollini was ready to leave for the United States to be operated on by Professor Andrea Natale, one of the world’s leading experts in electrophysiology, only to later discover that the doctor also operated in Rome. “I have a lightness in my heartbeat that I didn’t perceive before and the feeling of seeing the world in another colour. Ready to ride again”, he confessed to Tg1.

Mahmood and the sexual assault case

Mahmood could be heard as a witness in the trial involving Riccardo Tisci, former creative director of Givenchy and Burberry, accused in New York of having drugged and sexually assaulted Patrick Cooper, 35. The singer is not under investigation or accused, we point out, but his name appears in the documents because, according to Cooper’s reconstruction, that evening he was the one who delivered him the only drink drunk before the blackout.

The story dates back to June 2024. Cooper claims to have met Tisci in a club in Harlem together with Mahmood and other friends, only to wake up the following morning in the designer’s home without remembering anything. Tisci has always denied every accusation. According to what emerged in the subsequent documents of the case, Tisci’s defense would have asked to hear Mahmood in Italy through an international letter rogatory provided for by the Hague Convention. It would therefore not be a question of a summons that has already taken place, but of a formal request to the Italian judiciary to be able to collect his testimony.

In the last few hours, however, the case has seen a procedural turning point. Cooper’s legal team has in fact presented a partial opposition to the defense request: it does not contest the fact that Mahmood is heard, but asks that the hearing be postponed until Tisci has fully handed over the messages and communications between him and the singer. According to Cooper’s lawyers, in fact, the defense would have produced only “a single exchange of messages”, without attaching voice notes or previous and subsequent conversations. For this reason they ask for more time to formulate their questions after receiving all the documents, given that the singer would be a key witness for both.

There also remains a controversial point in the story: in the first official complaint filed by Cooper in April 2025, Mahmood was never mentioned. In that version of events, the only person listed as being involved was Riccardo Tisci. The singer’s name would only appear in subsequent documents submitted months later

Mara Venier at Giada Balloch’s laura and the ‘Rai case’

A party in grand style, which did not go unnoticed, was organized in Rome for the graduation of Giada Balloch, daughter of Stefano Balloch, FdI regional councilor in Friuli Venezia Giulia and husband of Tommaso Cerno. The young woman graduated from John Cabot University and Mara Venier also took part in the celebrations, including fireworks and music. A case? No. Cerno has been working with Venier on Domenica In since last September. The presenter dedicated affectionate words to the three: “I feel part of your family”, she said during the evening, also involving Stefano Balloch in the speech addressed to the recent graduate.

In March, Balloch’s name had already come to the center of attention after some online reports had highlighted that his LinkedIn profile indicated a job position as social media manager for Domenica In, which began with the entry of Tommaso Cerno into the programme. The news circulated quickly on social media and in newspapers, leading both Rai and Cerno to officially deny any collaboration or working relationship with the young woman. Following the controversy, Balloch modified his LinkedIn profile, removing any reference to Rai and leaving a generic indication of activity in influencer marketing.

Family feuds

Keep enemies close and family members even closer. Reinhold Reinhold Messner returned to talk about the difficult relationship with his children Layla, Magdalena, Simon and Anna Juditha, linked above all to the question of inheritance. The mountaineer said he regretted donating much of his wealth while he was still alive: “As soon as they had everything, they immediately tried to exclude me and my wife Diane,” he told Austrian radio Ö3.

Messner explained that he wanted to entrust his children with responsibilities and assets built over a lifetime of work, but today he would feel left aside: “They even deny me access to my museum,” he added, saying he was very hurt by the situation. The response from his son Simon was not long in coming, rejecting the accusations: “It’s not true that we put him aside. He’s the one who distanced himself from us,” he declared to Bild, adding that he misses his father every day. According to estimates reported by Ansa, Messner’s assets would be between 30 and 37 million euros.

The gossippins

What happens to Celentano?

Claudio Lippi has put everyone on alert by announcing a possible hospitalization for Adriano Celentano. The spring boy, however, does not have any health problems and his wife, Claudia Mori confirmed it: “Celentano is very well and is happily at his home in Galbiate with Claudia”.

And love it

Elodie returned to the Cannes Film Festival and, interviewed by Tg5, also spoke about her private life. Commenting on the symbolic image of the festival taken from Thelma & Louise, the singer declared: “I love women, even in this specific moment of my life”, words that resonate as the singer’s first, and public, declaration of love.

Mussolini winner

Alessandra Mussolini won Big Brother VIP 2026, marking Ilary Blasi’s return to hosting. After the final, Selvaggia Lucarelli joked on social media by writing: “‘Vince Mussolini’ has a certain effect, but this time everything will be fine”, referring to the winner’s relationship with Benito Mussolini.

The videos stolen from Stefano De Martino

The investigation continues into the theft and online dissemination without consent of intimate videos involving Stefano De Martino and his ex-partner Caroline Tronelli. The prosecutor’s office would have identified a person responsible for the theft of the images and is now focusing on who would have first distributed the video on Telegram platforms and channels.