mercoledì 8 luglio 2009

Carla Bruni snubs Silvio Berlusconi’s Rome tour for G8 wives

He has already played host to showgirls, hostesses, a teenage model and a prostitute. For once, however, there was no question over the suitability of Silvio Berlusconi’s latest round of female guests. The official party of first ladies, including Michelle Obama and Sarah Brown, is expected to arrive today for a three-day visit to Rome and the earthquake-stricken city of L’Aquila. The traditional gathering of leaders’ spouses has come under scrutiny this year after Veronica Lario, Mr Berlusconi’s wife, announced in May that she was seeking a divorce, partly because she could not stay with a man “who frequents minors”. An online petition by four Italian academics also urged the spouses to boycott the summit on account of Mr Berlusconi’s “offensive” behaviour towards women. Continue ... http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6662861.ece

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