| Berlusconi eyes up First Lady Michelle Obama
September 25, 2009
He is a notorious ladies' man and has spent the summer battling a series of sex scandals.
So when Silvio Berlusconi turned on the charm in the presence of Michelle Obama, it's no surprise the US president was instantly on his guard.
He threw his hands up in a delighted gesture, pulled a rather alarming expression and for several seconds, appeared to be contemplating taking Mrs Obama in a passionate embrace.
But a handshake - and a filthy look from Obama - were all he got.
Perhaps it's hardly surprising as the Italian premier - whose wife is divorcing him - is still dealing with the fallout from a series of sordid allegations.
A string of high class call girls have claimed they were paid money to attend parties at his villas while two say they slept with him.
Then there were the allegations of an improper relationship with 18-year-old lingerie model Noemi Letiza who calls him 'Papi' or daddy.
As if this wasn't enough, his own aides have accused him of being a sex addict.
The Obamas and Berlusconi were at the dinner in Pittsburgh last night on the eve of the G20 summit.
Gordon Brown grinned as he and his wife Sarah were pictured with the Obamas.
And it was Sarah who looked to be keeping the 'special relationship' between the U.S. and Britain alive as she was pictured tightly holding Mr Obama's hand.
Mrs Obama hosted the dinner at a working farm.
It was the first time the spouses of leaders of the world's 20 largest and emerging economies have met on U.S. soil.
Mrs Obama and her counterparts dined after she and her husband greeted their guests during a reception at the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Garden.
Rosemont Farm, just outside the city in Fox Chapel, belongs to Teresa Heinz Kerry, a local philanthropist and wife Senator John Kerry.
The farm grows produce and raises chicken and cows. Some of that was on the menu for the private affair.
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