‘You’re only here because of you idiots’ – Newcastle Wag and sports presenter Diletta Leotta speak out about sexist abuse

LORIS KARIUS’ partner Diletta Leotta has spoken out about the sexist abuse she receives as a TV presenter.

Diletta – a regular on DAZN in Italy – revealed the hatred she felt since the beginning of her career.

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She said F Magazine: “The worst was: ‘You’re only here because of you idiots.’

“A colleague at Sky Sport told me how people were talking about me.

“I had just arrived, I was twenty years old: it hurt a lot. That night, at home, I let out a cry of liberation.

“This awakened the lion in me, I learned a lot. I graduated [in law] so no one could say something like that to me again.”

Goalkeeper Karius – who has had a string of glamorous girlfriends in the past – is believed to have met Diletta in Paris.

They then began dating in 2022 and welcomed their daughter Aria in August 2023.

Karius – formerly of Liverpool – has been at Newcastle since 2022 but looks set to leave in the summer.

And it comes after Diletta – who he proposed to in February – asked him to LEAVE as she lives in Italy with their daughter.

She said Tuttosport: “Loris has people on his side who work for him. I live in Milan, so let’s say being close to Milan would be ideal for us.

“I always tell him that players who come to Serie A fall in love with Italy and often stay there forever. I think this could happen to him too.

“[He should join] Monza or any other team in Italy. I would be happy if he came to Italy to play near his family.

“Newcastle is very inconvenient because there are no direct flights. Neither about Paris nor about Amsterdam.”

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