Ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi has
been put on the spot regarding derogatory comments he allegedly
made about German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
In an interview to air Tuesday, Jeremy Paxman for the BBC's
Newsnight asked the Italian media magnate if it is true he
"called Angela Merkel an 'unf**kable lard-arse'".
A promotional clip shows the three-time premier
gesticulating and shrugging his shoulders, but stops short of
his full response.
Berlusconi allegedly made the comment in a telephone
conversation with a newspaper editor that was secretly recorded
three years ago as part of an investigation linked to his "bunga
bunga" sex parties.
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