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'Mutiny' at Versace: Staff horrified as workers are sacked weeks after Donatella was 'dethroned' as creative director by new boss
EXCLUSIVE: MailOnline can reveal that there has been yet more drama at the company as they got rid of a number of long-serving and loyal staff in a round of cuts.
Their much-loved leader who had held the role since her brother Gianni's tragic death 28 years ago, had been deliberately ousted as part of a plan for the brand to be sold to Prada after profits slumped during the pandemic. Indeed, sources say the Italian fashion queen was deliberately ousted in a plot to smooth the way for the brand to be bought by rival label Prada after profits slumped during the pandemic. They say Versace's chief executive, Emanuelle Gintzburger, and John Idol, boss of the label's owners, Capri Holdings, colluded to get rid of Donatella and replace her with Dario so they can continue with a succession plan that she didn't agree with.
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