Berlusconi gave showgirls cars, flats and political posts

ITALIAN Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi showered young showgirls and starlets with cars, rent-free apartments and jobs in politics, a court has heard.

A lawyer for Nicole Minetti, 25, a former showgirl who has been accused of recruiting 32 young women as prostitutes for the prime minister’s so-called “bunga bunga” parties (a phrase which is said to refer to a crude after dinner sex game), admitted in court that showgirls were given gifts after attending parties hosted by Berlusconi.

Pier Maria Corso said Minetti was “absolutely not a brothel keeper”, just one of many women who benefited from Berlusconi’s generosity.