Silvio Berlusconi, Italian PM Known for Sex Parties, Dead at 86

• Silvio Berlusconi, the previous prime minister of Italy, was reported lifeless Monday. He was 86.
• Berlusconi had been in hospital being handled for blood most cancers.
• In addition to being Italy’s longest-serving PM, he was synonymous with scandal and intercourse events.

Silvio Berlusconi, the long-serving former prime minister of Italy whose identify turned synonymous with scandal, is lifeless at age 86, studies stated Monday.

Italy’s revered Correra della Sera newspaper reported his dying on Monday morning. Many different shops quickly adopted.

The precise circumstances of his dying weren’t instantly clear. The Related Press reported that Berlusconi had been admitted to the hospital on Friday for checks associated to power leukemia.

He had solely lately been discharged from a 45-day keep due over leukemia in addition to a severe lung an infection.

Berlusconi was a dominant determine in Italian politics, serving three phrases as its nationwide chief.

He was additionally dogged by scandal round his private life, notably round what turned extensively often called “bunga bunga” intercourse events, which ended up with him being taken to court docket.

He was nonetheless being tried over the events as lately as February 2023, when he was acquitted of witness tampering. An earlier trial noticed him convicted of soliciting a prostitute.

Per an AP report on the February acquittal:

“Berlusconi’s protection described the dinner events, courting from 2010, as elegant soirees; prosecutors stated they had been sex-fueled gatherings that girls had been paid to attend and the place witnesses described showgirls stripping provocatively for the then-Italian chief.”