Berlusconi wants in on the ogling action, too

Everyone’s falling over themselves publicizing this little non-scandal, but looks like the media forgot this picture yesterday. We’d never hear the end of it if Silvio Berlusconi were left out of the fun! AFP/Getty Images

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Everyone's falling over themselves publicizing this little non-scandal, but looks like the media forgot this picture yesterday. We'd never hear the end of it if Silvio Berlusconi were left out of the fun!

Everyone’s falling over themselves publicizing this little non-scandal, but looks like the media forgot this picture yesterday. We’d never hear the end of it if Silvio Berlusconi were left out of the fun!

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Brian Fung is an editorial researcher at FP.

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