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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Meredith Clark

Italian influencer apologises for misleading cake charity sale after being fined $1.1m

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An Italian fashion blogger-turned-businesswoman has apologised after being fined 1 million euros ($1.1m) by Italy's anti-trust authority for improperly communicating a charitable contribution tied to sales of a traditional Christmas cake sold with her logo.

In an Instagram post on 18 December, Chiara Ferragni said she would donate 1 million euros to the Regina Margherita Hospital in Turin to give “concreteness” to her apology, but she said she would challenge the fine itself.

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