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Italian Judicial Reform May End Berlusconi Trial [VIDEO]

Apr 15th 2011 – 12:26PM
Andrew Medichini, AP

Andrew Medichini, AP

Berlusconi Admits Paying Ruby $87K -- for Beauty Parlor Equipment

By Lauren FrayerApr 12th 2011 – 9:42AM
Andreas Rentz, Getty Images

Andreas Rentz, Getty Images

For the first time, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has admitted to paying a teenage erotic dancer $87,000, but insists the whopping payment wasn't for sex but to save her from a life of prostitution. Mired in a sex scandal that threatens to end his political career, Berlusconi acknowledged that he gave...

Silvio Berlusconi's Prostitution Trial Adjourned [VIDEO]

Apr 7th 2011 – 4:16PM
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AFP/Getty Images

George Clooney Listed as Berlusconi Trial Witness [VIDEO]

Mar 30th 2011 – 3:05PM
AFP / Getty Images

AFP / Getty Images

Silvio Berlusconi News From the Web

  • 05/30/12 'Dead' Berlusconi artwork with hand down own trousers... Source: Andhra News A new controversial artwork, which shows Silvio Berlusconi lying in a casket on a velvet carpet and gives the impression that he is dead, pokes fun at the beleaguered former Italian premier and hints at his sins.
  • 05/29/12 Italy on the brinkQ of a digital renaissance Source: Taipei Times When Italians said good riddance to former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, it turned out that they were ready for more than just a political change.
  • 05/29/12 Rome gallery displays Berlusconi in coffin Source: Voice of Russia A Rome gallery located a few steps away from the residence of the Italian prime-minister displayed a monument made of silicon depicting former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi as deceased, the monument is called "Italian dream".
  • 05/29/12 Things That Look Like Other Things: A Graphic Magazine... Source: Core77 Blog Italian Designer Antonio Maria Privitera has been working as Studio Inesistente since 2009.
  • 05/27/12 Marysthell Polanco Wearing Obama Mask Bunga Bunga... Source: The Post Chronicle - Denville NJ Dominican model Marysthell Polanco, a witness in former Italian President Silvio Berlusconi's trial, had the court in fits of laughter when she described how she dressed as Milan prosecutor Ilda Boccassini, who has led many of the cases against Mr. Berlusconi, and President Barack Obama, adding that the Bunga Bunga parties were "all about entertainment," reports the Telegraph.

Background on Silvio Berlusconi

Silvio Berlusconi (; born 29 September 1936) is an Italian politician and media tycoon who served three times as Prime Minister of Italy from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011. Berlusconi is also the controlling shareholder of Mediaset and owner of A.C.

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