Berlusconi's daughter raps dad over model scandalItalian Prime Minister Silvio
Berlusconi's daughter has said she was amazed by the attention her father lavished on a teenage model, in a rare criticism of the scandal-hit leader by one of his children.
Barbara Berlusconi, 25, also told Vanity Fair that politicians ought to uphold the values they preach publicly in their private lives -- in contrast to Berlusconi's allies who say his personal life has no bearing on his public role.
Berlusconi, 72, has denied an improper relationship with Noemi Letizia after showing up at her 18th birthday party with a 6,000-euro (,600) necklace gift, prompting his wife Veronica to seek a divorce over his womanizing.
When asked what she thought of the attentions her father had shown toward Letizia, Barbara said: "I was shocked. It's something that has never been part of my life."
"I have never frequented elderly men. I have no experience of such psychological ties," she told the magazine.
Since the Letizia scandal, Berlusconi has also been fending off accusations of cavorting with escorts who were paid to attend his parties. He denies paying for sex but says he is "not a saint."
"Political representatives that are called to govern well, make society prosper, are also held to safeguard the values they express, possibly raise them," Barbara told the magazine.
"So I don't believe a politician can allow a distinction between his public and private life."
Barbara's comments are another dent to Berlusconi's image, with polls showing the summer of scandals has helped push down his popularity.
Barbara is one of three children Berlusconi has with Veronica. His two children from his first marriage hold prominent positions in his business empire. They rarely speak publicly but defended their father when the scandal first exploded in May.
意大利總理西爾維奧·貝盧斯科尼的女兒近日表示,父親竟然對(duì)一位十幾歲的女模特出手大方,這讓她感到吃驚。身陷丑聞的總理被他的孩子指責(zé),這并不多見(jiàn)。
現(xiàn)年25歲的芭芭拉·貝盧斯科尼在接受《名利場(chǎng)》采訪時(shí)還表示,政界人士在個(gè)人生活中應(yīng)秉持他們公開(kāi)宣稱的價(jià)值觀,而貝盧斯科尼的支持者則宣稱其個(gè)人生活與公眾角色無(wú)關(guān)。
72歲的貝盧斯科尼否認(rèn)與諾埃米·萊蒂齊亞存在不正當(dāng)關(guān)系。他在參加萊蒂齊亞18歲生日派對(duì)時(shí),贈(zèng)送給她一條價(jià)值六千歐元(合8600美元)的項(xiàng)鏈,這也迫使總理夫人維羅尼卡因其招蜂引蝶而提出離婚。
當(dāng)被問(wèn)及對(duì)父親對(duì)萊蒂齊亞的“情愫”作何感想時(shí),芭芭拉說(shuō):“我感到震驚。我的生活里從沒(méi)出現(xiàn)過(guò)這種事情。”
她在接受雜志采訪時(shí)說(shuō):“我從不和上了年紀(jì)的男人交往過(guò)密。我可沒(méi)有這種心理感受的經(jīng)驗(yàn)。”
自從與萊蒂齊亞的丑聞曝光后,貝盧斯科尼還被指責(zé)與花錢(qián)雇來(lái)的派對(duì)女郎尋歡作樂(lè),對(duì)此他也一直予以反駁。他否認(rèn)自己花錢(qián)買(mǎi)春,但坦承自己也“不是圣人”。
芭芭拉在接受雜志采訪時(shí)說(shuō)道:“政界代表人物不應(yīng)該只執(zhí)政有力,促進(jìn)社會(huì)發(fā)展,還應(yīng)該捍衛(wèi)或者提升自己宣揚(yáng)的價(jià)值觀。”
“因此我覺(jué)得一位政界人士不應(yīng)該把公眾角色和個(gè)人生活完全分開(kāi)。”
芭芭拉的言論對(duì)貝盧斯科尼的形象來(lái)說(shuō)又是致命一擊,民調(diào)顯示,這個(gè)夏季的丑聞已經(jīng)導(dǎo)致貝盧斯科尼支持率下滑。
芭芭拉是貝盧斯科尼與維羅尼卡生育的三個(gè)孩子之一。前任妻子為他生育的兩個(gè)子女如今都在他的商界帝國(guó)中握有重權(quán)。他們很少公開(kāi)發(fā)言,但在今年5月份丑聞首次曝光時(shí),他們站到了父親一邊。