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Silvio Berlusconi should pay his estranged wife, Veronica Lario, only half the amount of money originally ordered by judges, an Italian court has said. Silvio Berlusconi should pay his estranged wife, Veronica Lario, half the amount of money originally ordered by judges, an Italian court has said.
The media tycoon must pay €1.4m (£1.2m) a month, the court in the northern city of Monza ruled, slashing the €3m payments previously stipulated, sources said. The former prime minister must pay €1.4m (£1.2m) a month, the court in the northern city of Monza ruled, slashing the €3m payments previously stipulated.
Berlusconi, 77, had criticised the panel of what he called "feminist and communist" female judges responsible for the original settlement and launched an appeal. The 77-year-old media tycoon, had criticised the panel of what he called "feminist and communist" female judges behind the original settlement and had launched an appeal.
The former prime minister has had little to celebrate since he was sentenced in August to four years in jail for tax fraud, commuted to a year under house arrest or in community service. Berlusconi has had little to celebrate since he was sentenced in August to four years in jail for tax fraud, commuted to a year under house arrest or in community service.
Last month he tried and failed to bring down Enrico Letta's government, and on Saturday a Milan court banned him from public office for two years.Last month he tried and failed to bring down Enrico Letta's government, and on Saturday a Milan court banned him from public office for two years.
Lario can appeal over the new divorce settlement. The former actress, who was married to Berlusconi for more than 22 years and had three children with him, asked for a divorce in 2009, accusing him of having an affair with a 17-year-old girl.Lario can appeal over the new divorce settlement. The former actress, who was married to Berlusconi for more than 22 years and had three children with him, asked for a divorce in 2009, accusing him of having an affair with a 17-year-old girl.
In June Berlusconi was convicted of paying for sex with an underage prostitute during bunga bunga parties at his villa near Milan. His new girlfriend Francesca Pascale, 28, said in September that she wanted to marry Berlusconi, who she said had first caught her eye when she was a teenager. In June Berlusconi was convicted of paying for sex with an underage prostitute during "bunga bunga" parties at his villa near Milan. His new girlfriend Francesca Pascale, 28, said in September that she wanted to marry Berlusconi, who she said had first caught her eye when she was a teenager.
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