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| Berlusconi wife 'claims millions' | Berlusconi wife 'claims millions' |
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| The estranged wife of Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is making a 43m euros (£39m) a year divorce claim, according to a media report. | |
| Veronica Lario filed for divorce in May, angered by a reported liaison with an 18-year-old aspiring model. | Veronica Lario filed for divorce in May, angered by a reported liaison with an 18-year-old aspiring model. |
| Her lawyer has not confirmed the report but Italy's Corriere della Sera has said money has already changed hands. | Her lawyer has not confirmed the report but Italy's Corriere della Sera has said money has already changed hands. |
| According to the paper, Mr Berlusconi has offered Ms Lario, with whom he has three children, 200,000 euros a month. | According to the paper, Mr Berlusconi has offered Ms Lario, with whom he has three children, 200,000 euros a month. |
| "Sources close to the head of government are also saying that 60[m] to 70m euros have already been paid out to Veronica," the newspaper said. | |
| Ms Lario, 52, married Mr Berlusconi in 1990, 10 years after meeting him. | |
| Their relationship breakdown has become increasingly public, with Ms Lario re-issuing her autobiography and demanding a front page apology for his disparaging comments about women. | |
| The BBC's David Willey, in Rome, says that this battle is shaping up to be one of the most costly divorces in Italian history. | |
| Mr Berlusconi's vast fortune - which spans interest in media, publishing, real estate and investment sectors - is estimated by Italian financial journals to be some 9bn euros. |