By Shirley Farmer 
“When he started talking I thought it was a joke,” he reacts to the now ex-fiancé. But it really wasn’t
More than a hundred guests, music, food and speech one would have expected from an engagement announcement – but everything turned out the other way. Massimo Segri and Cristina Semande, two members of Italian high society, made a scandal when the businessman accused his partner of treason and ended the engagement in public.
It all started with “I always thought loving someone meant wanting their best interest more than yours,” during his speech at the ceremony on July 28. Guests at the private event were awaiting the most important event of the night: the announcement of the engagement of Massimo Segre, 64, and Cristina Semande, 47, whose wedding has already been postponed three times.
But the letter took an unexpected turn: “I want to give Christina the freedom of love. In concrete terms, the other person, a well-known lawyer.” His companion was standing frozen next to him, holding a bouquet of flowers, and the Turin banker continued: “Dear Christina, go to Mykonos with your lawyer. Be happy with him, it’s all paid for, like a trip to Vietnam.
Massimo Segre’s monologue lasted for five minutes, during which accusations of treason by his partner continued with several men, including his lawyer. “She’s so good at telling the truth that I couldn’t let her be the one saying why we ended our relationship tonight,” said the groom–sorry, ex-fiancé.
The moment was recorded and the digital world played back. And having finished speaking, the banker left the party and the house, without exchanging a word or a look with Christina Semande, accompanied by four bodyguards.
The audience froze with the speech. “I could not have imagined such a night. If I had been told that Segre was planning to do what he did, I would certainly not have accepted the invitation “, confirmed DJ Maurizio Arena, quoted Corriere della Sera. Hired to liven up the party, Maurizio Arena said: “I tried to revive the atmosphere with the music of Bob Sinclar, and I wanted to end this icy silence. I’ve been doing this business for decades and nothing like this has ever happened to me.”
Christina Semande, who also had professional relationships with her now-ex-fiancé, defended herself in statements to Corriere della SeraAfter days of silence. “When he started talking I thought it was a joke,” she says, confirming that she was “confused” when she realized what was going on. He adds, “Me, Massimo Segui and my daughter were a family. Then, with his violent gesture, he destroyed everything.”
Businesswoman Massimo Segre is accused of an “abnormal act of violence”, including sexual violence. He could have asked to talk to me. We may have come to the same conclusions, but in a completely different way. He continued: “If the same thing had happened with the reversed parts, the reactions would have been completely different. Rather, I am a woman and in this world it makes a big difference.”
Christina Semande admitted that she is still considering filing a lawsuit against him.