Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi turned 75 yesterday. The AC Milan soccer team sent greetings to the embattled billionaire — he owns the franchise — but he got brickbats from most Italians. His biggest gift was a new sex scandal: former Miss Montenegro Katarina Knezevic says she had an affair with him.
We don’t know if Mr. Berlusconi had a bunga bunga birthday party, but there’s news about his political party. Fashion exec Santo Versace has left the premier’s Popolo della Libertà (People of Freedom) party.
More:
“Happy Birthday Silvio! His Circus-Like Reign Crumbling, Berlusconi Hits 75,” Andrea Bachstein, Süddeutsche Zeitung via Worldcrunch
“No happy birthday for beleaguered Berlusconi,” Paddy Agnew, Irish Times
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