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Berlusconi Admits Paying Ruby $87K -- for Beauty Parlor Equipment
By Lauren Frayer - AOL NewsFor 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 Moroccan-born Karima El Mahroug, aka "Ruby the Heart Stealer," a huge sum of money. But he said it was to pay for laser hair removal equipment for a beauty parlor the 17-year-old dreamed of opening with a friend. Berlusconi, 74, told reporters Monday that he suspected that Mahroug ...
Silvio Berlusconi's Prostitution Trial Adjourned [VIDEO]
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Italy's Berlusconi: I'm Too Old for So Much Sex
By not in system - AOL NewsROME -- Premier Silvio Berlusconi has sat down with the enemy, telling an opposition newspaper that he is too old to have had all the sexual encounters he is accused of by Italian prosecutors. The 74-year-old faces trial in Milan next month over charges he paid for sex with a Moroccan minor and used his influence to try to cover it up. In court documents, prosecutors have identified 33 women, including the Moroccan teenager, who allegedly prostituted themselves during parties at Berlusconi's villa near Milan. Andrew Medichini, AP Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi said in a recent ...
Berlusconi Reported in Good Condition After Facial Surgery
By Lisa Flam - AOL NewsItalian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was in good condition today following a four-hour operation to repair damage to his jaw and teeth that he suffered in 2009 when a man threw a statuette at him. The 74-year-old was under general anesthesia for the operation in Milan, news agencies reported. Berlusconi "underwent a maxillofacial operation with bone transplant and implant," his doctor, Alberto Zangrillo, said in a statement released by the prime minister's office. He was in good condition, his doctor said, and was recovering at his villa outside Milan, Agence France-Presse reported. ...
Berlusconi Scandal Belly Dancer Ruby Shocks Vienna Society
By not in system - AOL NewsShe's admittedly a belly dancer, not a waltzer. But Ruby, the teenager at the center of a sex scandal that could torpedo Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi's career, is in Vienna to attend tonight's famed Opera Ball. The 18-year-old Moroccan, whose real name is Karima El Mahroug, was paid 40,000 euros -- more than $55,000 -- to accompany Austrian real estate mogul Richard Lugner, 78, to the swanky event, which is the highlight of the social season, The Independent said. Samuel Kubani, AFP / Getty Images Belly dancer Karima El Mahroug poses with Austrian entrepreneur Richard Lugner, ...
Report: Berlusconi Gave Teen Dancer $300K in Gifts
By Lauren Frayer - AOL NewsThe teenage belly dancer at the heart of Silvio Berlusconi's latest sex scandal says the Italian prime minister lavished her with gifts because he felt sorry for her. But prosecutors now say they believe that so-called sympathy was to the tune of nearly $300,000. Berlusconi is slated to go on trial in April, charged with paying for sex with an underage girl and abuse of power. The case stems from his meetings with Karima el-Mahroug, better known as "Ruby the Heart Stealer," a Moroccan dancer who was 17 when they were introduced. Prosecutors allege that Berlusconi paid the girl for sex and ...
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