[NYPOST] Silvio Berlusconi, 86, the boastful billionaire media mogul who was Italia’s longest-serving premier despite scandals over his sex-fueled parties and allegations of corruption, died Monday, according to his television network.
Charlie Sheen wishes he could party like Silvio.
Mediaset announced his death with a smiling photo of the man on its homepage and the headline: "Berlusconi is dead."
Almost 90, he looked like a man in his 60's even without the Grecian Formula.
Berlusconi was hospitalized on Friday for the second time in months for treatment of chronic leukemia. He also suffered over the years from heart ailments, prostate cancer and was hospitalized for COVID-19 in 2020.
Most of us can point to similar lists.
A onetime cruise ship crooner, Berlusconi used his television networks and immense wealth to launch his long political career, inspiring both loyalty and loathing.
Which is what political careers usually do.
To admirers, the three-time premier was a capable and charismatic statesman who sought to elevate Italia on the world stage.
... without invading Ethiopia.
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