Berlusconi knew I was a prostitute, says D'AddarioOctober 2nd, 2009 LONDON - The prostitute at the center of Silvio Berlusconi's sex scandal gave out intimate details of their purported encounter on live TV. Patrizia D'Addario appeared on a prime time RAI talk show hosted by Michele Santoro, a one-time center-left European Parliamentarian.
Italian Catholic church mortified by Berlusconi's scandalous private lifeAugust 13th, 2009 LONDON - The shocking revelations surrounding the private life of Silvio Berlusconi have made Italy's Catholic church feel "uneasy" and "'mortified", the newspaper of the Italian Bishops' Conference has said. Avvenire newspaper said the church had sent clears signals over Berlusconi's alleged womanising, reports The Telegraph.
Italian TV actress with "SB" tattoo takes centre stage in Berlusconi rowJuly 29th, 2009 LONDON - A TV actress, who is known as the 'Queen Bee' and has a tattoo dedicated to "SB" on her ankle, has become the latest star of the 'Silvio Berlusconi saga'. Sabina Began, 35, is said to have introduced Berlusconi, 72, to Giampaolo Tarantini - the man who hired girls, including escorts, for parties at the Premier's official residences, reports The Telegraph.
Berlusconi plans 'sober summer' to restore dignityJuly 26th, 2009 LONDON - After weeks of excruciating disclosures about Silvio Berlusconi's private life, the Italian leader is apparently trying to restore his dignity by planning a "sober summer". Berlusconi, whose reputation was tainted when an alleged postcoital conversation of him was captured on tape by escort girl Patrizia D'Addario, wants to put the sex scandal behind him.
Berlusconi's 'call girl' now threatens to sue Italian Foreign MinisterJuly 25th, 2009 LONDON - The escort girl at the centre of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi sex tape scandal has threatened to sue the country's Foreign Minister. Patrizia D'Addario, a Bari prostitute, is threatening to take Franco Frattini to court for impugning her reputation as opposition MPs unleashed an attack on their PM for trying to compromise nation's security, reports The Times.
Berlusconi on sex scandal: I'm no saintJuly 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has laughed off juicy allegations surrounding his private life by simply saying "I am no saint". The business tycoon's comments follow the release of audiotapes on the net, which purportedly reveal conversations between him and a prostitute, reports The Telegraph.
Italian newspaper that carried vice girl's recordings sues BerlusconiJuly 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Silvio Berlusconi has been issued with a writ following his attacks on the newspaper group, which published a series of audiotapes made by a prostitute of her alleged meetings with the Italian Prime Minister at his residence. The business tycoon's personal life came under the limelight when the publishers of La Repubblica announced that it was suing him for attacking it as "subversive", reports The Times.
Escort girl was promised gift if she stayed with Berlusconi for a nightJuly 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Patrizia D'Addario, the Bari prostitute who claims to have recorded footage that proves her encounters with Silvio Berlusconi, was apparently paid 1,000 euros to attend one of the Italian PM's parties and promised a gift if she stayed for a night. Berlusconi's private life came under the spotlight when fresh audiotapes of his alleged encounter with D'Addario at his Rome residence were posted on the Internet.
Berlusconi's sex tape scandal now has Putin's bed in itJuly 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Besides Silvio Berlusconi and his alleged sexcapades, another mysterious element which emerged from the sex tapes was his reference to Putin's bed. The audiotapes of the Italian Prime Minister's alleged encounter with an escort girl at his Rome residence were posted on the Internet.
New sex tape reveals Berlusconi 'doesn't like using condoms'July 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Silvio Berlusconi spurns a condom - at least that's what new tapes of a hooker's alleged dealings with the Italian PM which hit the internet suggest. The Sun reports, in one of the tapes, Patrizia D'Addario, 42, recoils as a business tycoon linked to Berlusconi's parties tells her: "He will give you a present.
Tapes reveal Berlusconi's steamy night with escort girl in "Putin's bed"July 21st, 2009 LONDON - Silvio Berlusconi's private life is again in the spotlight after audiotapes of the Italian Prime Minister's alleged encounter with an escort girl at his Rome residence were posted on the internet. The Italian daily La Repubblica and its sister weekly, L'Espresso, published bits and bobs of the alleged bedroom conversation between Berlusconi and Patrizia D'Addario, the woman whom his aides describe as a prostitute, reports The Times.
'The spectre of blackmail hangs over Berlusconi'June 20th, 2009 LONDON - Silvio Berlusconi is so badly stuck in the labyrinth of controversies that he has become "blackmailable", says a leading Italian daily newspaper. "The spectre of blackmail hangs over Berlusconi," said La Stampa.
Six facts about the female orgasm revealed by modern science (re-issue)May 31st, 2009 LONDON - While female orgasm has been the subject of so many myths and folk beliefs, scientists are trying their best to know more about the mystery behind the phenomenon. And now, after some intense field research, a team of experts have uncovered six facts about the female orgasm, as revealed by modern science, reports New Scientist magazine.
Six facts about the female orgasm revealed by modern scienceMay 29th, 2009 LONDON - While female orgasm has been the subject of so many myths and folk beliefs, scientists are trying their best to know more about the mystery behind the phenomenon. And now, after some intense field research, a team of experts have uncovered six facts about the female orgasm, as revealed by modern science, reports New Scientist magazine.
Female orgasms linked to the size of man's...walletJanuary 17th, 2009 LONDON - Women are more likely to have orgasms when making love to a rich man, says a potentially controversial new study by British scientists. 'Women's orgasm frequency increases with the income of their partner,' said Thomas Pollet, a psychologist at Newcastle University, who conducted the research.