Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. An aspiring model and part-time belly dancer claims she witnessed sex orgies at the villa of Italian ...

If Silvio Berlusconi were anyone else, he'd surely be in rehab by now. But the viral leader of Italy somehow uses what appears to be blatant sexual addiction to his advantage. And as long as Italians ...

The phrase "bunga bunga" has become inextricably linked with the private life of Italy's Silvio Berlusconi, and for those who have puzzled over its origins an intriguing new explanation of its meaning ...

HE was the scandalous world leader whose infamous “Bunga Bunga” parties overshadowed his political career. Now tributes are pouring for former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who has died at ...

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi way with women has been well documented. His "bunga bunga" parties have become the stuff of folklore, mysterious parties with unlimited girls, cocaine, and ...

Italy’s bunga-bunga trial opened on Wednesday morning in a narrow Milan courtroom under a giant mosaic of Justitia, the Roman goddess of Justice. But the atmosphere surrounding the trial of Italy’s ...

He was one of the most colourful European leaders in history and Silvio Berlusconi had his share on controversies. A media baron, a property magnate and industrialist before becoming a politician, a ...

It's hard to escape the expression of the moment: The bunga bunga trial, bunga bunga justice, bunga bunga sentence. This is the musical term applied to all aspects related to Italy's judicial system ...

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Karima Keyek claimed she had witnessed so-called "bunga bunga" sex sessions. The phrase "bunga-bunga" has been dominating news bulletins, appearing in newspaper cartoons, rap songs and parodies on ...

'I am bunga bunga,' says 36-year-old German actress Sabina Began The comical-sounding phrase made its first appearance back in October, when 17-year-old Moroccan belly dancer Karima El Mahroug - who ...