Clooney and Ronaldo on witness list for Berlusconi trial

GEORGE CLOONEY and his ex-girlfriend, Elisabetta Canalis, were among more than 200 witnesses accepted by a Milan court in the trial of former Premier Silvio Berlusconi for allegedly paying for sex with an underage prostitute.

Clooney has said he was approached by Berlusconi’s team to testify about “bunga bunga” parties at Berlusconi’s villas, but says he only visited the premier’s residence once to seek aid for Darfur and declined an invitation to stay.

Berlusconi’s defence lawyer Niccolo Ghedini told reporters Clooney and Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo are on the defence list because an important prosecution witness cited them, the news agency LaPresse reported. Ghedini said they want to dispute the witness’s testimony.