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Berlusconi ex gets 1.4 mn euros a month in divorce settlement
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is seen while a portrait of his wife Veronica Lario is projected in the background, during the recording of "Porta a Porta", a programme of Italian channel Rai 1 on May 5, 2009 in Roma
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is seen while a portrait of his wife Veronica Lario is projected in the background, during the recording of "Porta a Porta", a programme of Italian channel Rai 1 on May 5, 2009 in Roma. Italian Catholic daily Avvenire the same day reprimanded billionaire leader Silvio Berlusconi after his well-known penchant for glamourous young women triggered the start of divorce proceedings.(AFP/Tiziana Fabi) (AFP/Tiziana Fabi)
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span class="inline inline-center">Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is seen while a portrait of his wife Veronica Lario is projected in the background, during the recording of "Porta a Porta", a programme of Italian channel Rai 1 on May 5, 2009 in Roma. Italian Catholic daily Avvenire the same day reprimanded billionaire leader Silvio Berlusconi after his well-known penchant for glamourous young women triggered the start of divorce proceedings.(AFP/Tiziana Fabi)
Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has been ordered to pay his ex-wife 1.4 million euros (US$1.5 million) in alimony as part of a divorce settlement, Italian media reported Tuesday.
Veronica Lario, 58, was married to the billionaire media magnate and politician for nearly 25 years before officially divorcing him in 2014.
She was initially awarded an allowance of 3 million euros per month but Berlusconi, 78, appealed the amount.
On Tuesday, a court in Monza near Milan confirmed he would only have to pay her half, or 1.4 million euros.
The two separated in 2009 after Berlusconi was embroiled in a scandal following his participation in the birthday party of 18-year-old Noemi Letizia.
At the time of the separation, Lario told the press that she "could not stay with a man who associates with minors".
In 2011, the former prime minister was also accused of paying underage exotic dancer Karima El-Mahroug -- known as "Ruby the Heart Stealer" -- for sex during erotic "bunga bunga" parties at his Milan villa.
After being convicted in 2013, Berlusconi was cleared of all charges earlier this year. (iik)(++++)
