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Italy's Long National Nightmare Is Finally Over...

Brian Fairbanks — Mon, 04 May 2009 22:01:00 GMT

The long national nightmare that is Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's "Bill-Clinton-Multiplied-By-90,000" marriage has finally come to an end.

Today, we'll look back on Silvio's many... many... many reasons for driving his wife to, at long last, file for divorce...

-defended Mussolini as a guy who sent people "on vacation" and didn't kill anybody

-claimed "Communists eat children"

-has been linked on numerous occasions to the Mafia

-"If I wasn't already married, I would marry you right away," and "With you, I'd go anywhere" are quotes attributed to Berlusconi, apparently speaking to Mara Carfagna, the showgirl-turned politician. Berlusconi's wife, Veronica Lario, demanded an apology in an opposition newspaper following the alleged incident

-was accused of making "sexist remarks" when he said right-wing women are hotter than left-wingers (he obviously has never seen Ann Coulter on television.)

-celebrated Obama's election by calling him "handsome" and "even tanned."

-answering a question about rape in Italy and soldiers being sent out to put a stop to it: "We would need as many soldiers as beautiful women and I don't think that would be possible, because our women are so beautiful."

It goes on and on... are you getting a picture? You must be wondering at this point what the final straw was for a lovable wackjobjackass like Silvio Berlusconi. The answer comes to us from the Times Online:

Ms Lario, who met Mr Berlusconi nearly 30 years ago, attacked last week his plans to field young attractive showgirls in the European Parliament elections next month as “shameless rubbish to entertain the Emperor”.

Her fury was fuelled by the revelation that her husband had attended the 18th birthday party of Noemi Letizia, a friend’s daughter, and had given her a diamond and gold necklace. Ms Lario said that he had never attended his own children’s 18th birthday parties.

Sick, sick, sick.

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Emily Farris — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:36:00 GMT

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has a penchant for pretty women (what politician doesn't?). And it's a source of "suffering" for his wife, Veronica Lario, she wrote in an open letter. [Yahoo!]

Simon Cowell joked that he's "secretly in love" with fellow American Idol judge Paula Abdul. And we wouldn't be all that surprised if he jerked off to the "Cold Hearted Snake" video back in the day... or if he still does. [Us]

After her double mastectomy, breast cancer survivor Christina Applegate says she still feels sexy, especially because her boyfriend, Dutch bass player Martyn Lenoble loves her "from head to toe." [People]

Is there no more bromance in the world? Chace Crawford is apparently looking to move out of the pad he shares with Gossip Girl co-star Ed Westwick. [PageSix]

Everyone can stop worrying about Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt. They're taking the necessary precautions to prevent catching swine flu (the swine flu?) while on their honeymoon in Mexico. Whew. We know we'll sleep better tonight knowing they're okay. [MTV]

Did California pageant officials buy homophobic Miss California, Carrie Prejean, new breasts? And if so, how do we get some? [Defamer]

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French President Names Woman To Cabinet Because She's Hot

Brian Fairbanks — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:45:00 GMT

French President Nicholas Sarkozy is about to lose his justice minister, the controversial Rachida Dati, who will leave a giant hole in the daily tabloids when she departs in June. (Dati, as you may recall, became a single mother at 42 and then caused an uproar when she attended a cabinet meeting five days later.)

Sarkozy realized France loves its female politicians, particularly much-discussed, attractive ones. So, his next Cabinet minister is going to be Christine Kelly, a woman "known for appearing in her bikini and appearing on TV..."

According to the Telegraph, Kelly was chosen because:

"Mr Sarkozy is hugely impressed that she is not only attractive, but in touch with the modern world,' said a source in the governing UMP party. Ed. Note: Notice he mentioned her looks first...

Yep, those are pretty much the extent of her qualifications, at least according to that story. Sarkozy is well on his way to becoming the next Silvio Berlusconi.

More about Kelly here, if the translation works.

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Brian Fairbanks — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:08:00 GMT

One of the married Bee Gee's fathered a child with his housekeeper.

Claire Danes is engaged to-- surprise-- one of her ol' co-stars.

Helicopter girl turns out to be a porn star. This would be a post in itself if TMZ hadn't edited out or censored all the good parts.

Italy now has its own Terri Schiavo case. Hopefully, it, too, will spell the beginning of the end of a right-wing dictator-type's stranglehold on a country; in this case, Berlusconi's.

My thirteen-year-old inner self cries at the news of Kristy Swanson's wedding.

Psychologist sex-- it's all the rage.

A relationship with Anne Hathaway seems more appealing by the day...

Being fans of the four-hour Che, we'll side with Sean Penn on this one: he should be up against Benicio del Toro.

Seriously, how did this 70-year-old woman know burglars had sex in her house? Did they leave Polaroids? Condoms? A sex tape? We want to know, damn it.

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And You Thought Bill Clinton Was A Sex-Crazed Politician...

Brian Fairbanks — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:52:00 GMT

As part of our continuing obsession with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi('s sex life), we present highlights from the extended New Yorker profile of the high-profile cheater.

There won't be any juicier gossip in your news all day, even if Paris Hilton gets donkey punched by Brad Pitt...

Berlusconi, in his undeniably fascist approach to government, is only remotely concerned with his philandering, bribery, corruption, and other crimes. It makes for uncomfortable and even disturbing reading, although mighty juicy!

Here are a few highlights:

having survived some seventeen criminal trials without ultimately being convicted.
an enormous casting couch that Berlusconi used to grant favors to aspiring actresses and to try to bring down the government
does little to hide the fact that he has had a face-lift and hair transplants
a dodering septuagenarian addicted to penis pumps and mysterious injections; supports like to paint him as a tireless Don Juan, capable of satisfying two or three women at once
[a comedian said about Mara Carfagna, a close associate and rumored lover of Berlusconi's] "You can't make someone Minister of Equl Opportunity just because she's sucked your cock!"
does little to hide the fact that he has had a face-lift and hair transplants
[Carfagna] has undergone a major makeover since her days on television, when she favored short skirts.... "They've seen my ass even in Germany" [is a popular online video about featuring Carfagna in her showgirl days]
[Berlusconi to Carfagna] "If I weren't already married, I'd marry you!" [he said at a public event, which led to a tabloid-crazed spat with Mrs. Berlusconi, Veronica Lario]
[A note passed to Berlusconi during a session of Parliament, which Berlusconi controls with the same amount of unchecked power as Vladimir Putin or, worse yet, Joseph Stalin]: "Dear [President], we accept romantic appointments only from you."

We'd reveal more, but we want you to enjoy the New Yorker article for yourself. See the Nov. 3 issue for the rest.

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Italian Model's Virginity For Sale (And For Only $1.5 Million!)

Brian Fairbanks — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:28:00 GMT

If you could afford it, would you shell out a million-and-a-half for the right to be this woman's first terrible mistake?

Perhaps inspired by the well-publicized case of the American woman who has sold her virginity for (at least) $275,000, Italian model Raffella Fico has offered herself up for the princely sum of $1.5 million. You got it? Take a look at these photos from Fico's modeling career and let us know whether you'd fund her new house and "acting lessons." (Oh, brother... for that kind of money in the US, she could buy 40 homes in California and raise Marlon Brando from the dead for a weekend intensive.)

We're betting Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi has already called to inquire as to the location of the bidding.

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Italian Prime Minister Hides--a Breast of--the Naked Truth Behind His Big Fat Head

Nicole Pasulka — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:31:00 GMT

Silvio Berlusconi or someone on his staff has incited bafflement and outrage by retouching (or rather dressing) a painting where he gives press conferences because an exposed breast floats above the prime minister's head "like a halo." What exactly has been done about this boob halo? Now, "an extra fold of clothing has appeared that covers the offending breast."

Come on! We know you're dying to see what was covered up!

That's right, none other than the 18th-century painting "Time Unveiling Truth" by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. Pretty racy stuff, eh? But we imagine something like this would be right up Berlusconi's alley, considering, as the Guardian points out:

The media mogul and Italy's prime minister made a large part of his fortune televising variety shows packed with scarcely veiled, undulating female flesh. One of the members of his cabinet - the equal opportunities minister, Mara Carfagna - was until just a few years ago a topless model and showgirl on one of his television channels.

Yes, by all means, protect this Berlusconi's image from a floating Renaissance titty. At this point, any false modesty or prudishness would be a pleseant change for a man who--

On welcoming newly elected female MP Mara Carfagna to parliament he joked: "I am obliged to remind you of a rule in the Forza Italia group, the jus primae noctis." (a Latin reference to the medieval "law of the first night" which gave the lord of an estate the right to "deflower" new brides)

Blech. Like most acts of over-the-top censorship, retouching this boob flash will do too little too late for the prime minister's reputation as a sexist moron.

Italy's Prime Minister Accused of "Pimping Out" Young Starlets

Brian Fairbanks — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:49:00 GMT

Mara Carfagna, we shit you not, is a member of the Italian cabinet.

Have you guys been following the meteoric rise, breathtaking fall, and meteoric rise of Italy's Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi? The 71-year-old king(pin) has been carrying on the good name of Italian politics for many years now, and this latest story of corruption, "pimping," and extramarital affairs with other politicians is but one of many sensational highlights...

Here's the rundown:

1) Italian prosecutors suspect Berlusconi of corruption, so they decide to tap his phone.

2) Berlusconi, who is married, is heard to say "inappropriate" and "raunchy" remarks about "the most glamorous" politician in Italy, "Mara Carfagna, the 32-year-old Minister for Equal Opportunities... a former model and television showgirl." Berlusconi reportedly remarked on an earlier recording that he would marry Carfagna if he was only single. His wife responded with a memorable public outcry.

3) On another recording, the Prime Minister

pressuring Agostino Sacca, head of drama at the state-owned RAI broadcaster, to give parts to several attractive young actors.
In one exchange, Mr Sacca promised Mr Berlusconi that he would find work for Elena Russo. Mr Berlusconi tells him: "If you can do me this favour, it's as if you're doing it for her. But you're doing this favour directly for me." Mr Berlusconi also described the actors and dancers whom he admires as his "little butterflies".

4) The outrage has been unanimous and brutal. One politico noted that Bill Clinton's sex scandal was bad enough, but at least he didn't make "Monica Lewinsky... Secretary of State."

Antonio di Pietro, a former prosecutor and now the leader of the small centre-left Italy of Values party, accused Mr Berlusconi of being a "pimp" who is "busy finding work for showgirls" rather than playing the role of a statesman.

5) Berlusconi promised to do an interview in which he would lash out against this kind of "porn politics," but canceled at the last minute.

6) Calling judges and others that leak to the press "a 'cancer' on democracy," the PM pushed a law through the legislature that specifically imprisons journalists who publish recorded phone calls before trials where those calls are used as evidence.

7) On Wednesday, Berlusconi will learn whether he is to be tried for corruption. If he does end up facing a judge, there will likely be a flood of new recordings in the papers...

Via The Australian: Berlusconi Accused of Pimping His "Butterflies"

More photos of Mara here.

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Emily Farris — Tue, 20 May 2008 14:41:00 GMT

Remember Silvio Berlusconi, the guy who hired the hot new Italian minister who was our Crush of the Week last week? Well, we now know she doesn't support "pointless" gay pride. If that means teddy bears (stuffed, not human) with nipple rings and rainbow t-shirts, we would almost get where she's coming from (because pierced teddy bears always freaked us out), but as a politician she probably shouldn't have said it out loud. Except it appears that's not what she meant at all. [Queerty]

Would you wear undewear-wear-wear-eh-eh-eh designed by Rihanna? [ICYDN]

If you look hard enough, you can see Angelina Jolie's nipple in this picture. [Fleshbot]

Oh Jesus, Pete Doherty has a son? Where is Sally Struthers when you need her? [GabbyBabble]

Only one cast member knows how LOST will end. We don't know if we want to know. Okay, we do, but we don't. Because we're a little disappointed with the way things are going lately. [Defamer]

Hide your babies (because they'll feel inadequate next to Suri) and your prescription drugs. Katie, Tom and Suri are headed for New York. That's right, Katie landed a role in Arthur Miller's "All My Sons" this fall and Tom is letting her do it. [Yahoo!]

Which Italian Fascist Leader's Crush Would You Rather?

Katie Halper — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:35:00 GMT

When Scanner Bryan broke the story about Silvio Berlusconi's crush and Equal Opportunity Minister, who happens to be a former topless model, Scanner Katie couldn't help but think about the other crushes of Italian Fascist Leaders.

Italian PM Berlusconi has defended the great late Benito Mussolini. And his media corporativism combined with his party's xenophobia, give him a real fascist je ne sais quois. So, who would you rather? Berlusconi's Ministress Mara Carfagna or Mussolini's mistress Clara Petacci?

Previously: Crush of the Week: Foxy New Italian Minister Proves Silvio Berlusconi Is The New Vladimir Putin

Crush of the Week: Foxy New Italian Minister Proves Silvio Berlusconi Is The New Vladimir Putin

Bryan Christian — Mon, 12 May 2008 21:15:00 GMT

Hey, remember when Vladimir Putin convinced a beauty in the Duma to share his neverending quest for the undying fealty of his fellow Russians? Well, you'd have to forgive us for wondering if Silvio Berlusconi wasn't trying to make the same thing happen, Italian style. Step one: get some hotties working close to him in the President's office. Someone like Mara Carfagna, former model and new Italian Equal Opportunity Minister. She's pretty striking here -- kind of like Catherine Zeta-Jones by way of Phoebe cates -- but we know what you're after. You wanna see what Ms. Carfagna looked like when she was a semi-nude model? Right? (Well, we hope so, because that's what you're gonna get after the jump...)

We're pretty sure that in Italy, this is not what they mean by pressing the flesh. But, um, let's just say we're gonna look into it as soon as we can. (And as soon as the dollar isn't funny money.)

[via Daily Mail]