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| Silvio Berlusconi 'told to pay ex-wife €3m a month in divorce settlement' | Silvio Berlusconi 'told to pay ex-wife €3m a month in divorce settlement' |
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| Three years after Silvio Berlusconi's wife walked out on him over his alleged frolicking with teenage girls, the former Italian prime minister has reportedly been ordered to pay her €3m a month in a divorce settlement. | Three years after Silvio Berlusconi's wife walked out on him over his alleged frolicking with teenage girls, the former Italian prime minister has reportedly been ordered to pay her €3m a month in a divorce settlement. |
| The climax of the long-simmering divorce battle – reported by Italy's Corriere della Sera – follows Berlusconi's offer of just €300,000 a month to the former actress Veronica Lario, whom he married in 1990 after divorcing his first wife. | The climax of the long-simmering divorce battle – reported by Italy's Corriere della Sera – follows Berlusconi's offer of just €300,000 a month to the former actress Veronica Lario, whom he married in 1990 after divorcing his first wife. |
| Although Lario had demanded €43m a year, higher than the €36m awarded, the judge's ruling is heavily in her favour. | Although Lario had demanded €43m a year, higher than the €36m awarded, the judge's ruling is heavily in her favour. |
| Lario denounced her husband in 2009, saying: "I cannot stay with a man who frequents minors," after he was snapped attending the birthday party of the aspiring TV showgirl Noemi Letizia, then 18. | Lario denounced her husband in 2009, saying: "I cannot stay with a man who frequents minors," after he was snapped attending the birthday party of the aspiring TV showgirl Noemi Letizia, then 18. |
| Lario, who has had three children with Berlusconi, also described his attempt to send female TV starlets to the European parliament as "shameless rubbish" and entertainment fit for "an emperor". | Lario, who has had three children with Berlusconi, also described his attempt to send female TV starlets to the European parliament as "shameless rubbish" and entertainment fit for "an emperor". |
| Since their separation, Berlusconi has been engulfed by allegations of sex with prostitutes and his so-called Bunga Bunga parties in Milan. Female guests at the parties have revealed in court that Berlusconi still sends them regular cheques for thousands of euros. | Since their separation, Berlusconi has been engulfed by allegations of sex with prostitutes and his so-called Bunga Bunga parties in Milan. Female guests at the parties have revealed in court that Berlusconi still sends them regular cheques for thousands of euros. |
| As he hits the campaign trail, Berlusconi has claimed he is in a steady relationship with Francesca Pasquale, a former TV showgirl and member of his political party who is 27, almost 50 years his junior and younger than his oldest daughter. | As he hits the campaign trail, Berlusconi has claimed he is in a steady relationship with Francesca Pasquale, a former TV showgirl and member of his political party who is 27, almost 50 years his junior and younger than his oldest daughter. |
| That claim was challenged this month by Katarina Knezevic, a former Miss Montenegro, who reportedly attended Berlusconi's parties and said Pasquale had been given a contract to appear at Berlusconi's side. | That claim was challenged this month by Katarina Knezevic, a former Miss Montenegro, who reportedly attended Berlusconi's parties and said Pasquale had been given a contract to appear at Berlusconi's side. |
| Knezevic, 22, told the Italian daily Il Fatto Quotidiano that she was Berlusconi's true love and would marry him, adding: "I will kill for him and die for him." | Knezevic, 22, told the Italian daily Il Fatto Quotidiano that she was Berlusconi's true love and would marry him, adding: "I will kill for him and die for him." |
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