- Manuela Ferrara was one of dozens of women invited to Berlusconi’s party
- Berlusconi promises her payments, house over ‘reputational damage’
- Berlusconi’s now-infamous party later sparked criminal investigation
She is the latest “bunga bunga” woman to have an expulsion order issued against her by the heirs of controversial former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
Former TV weather girl Manuela Ferrara, who describes herself as a “journalist, model and influencer”, was one of dozens of women invited to parties that Berlusconi insisted were Just an “elegant dinner party.”
She is one of about 20 women who have been promised payments and housing by Mr Berlusconi after his “reputation was damaged” after being embroiled in a sex scandal. Berlusconi died of leukemia in June at the age of 86.
Now his children want to cut off these women and evict them from the houses of “grace and favor” he has bestowed upon them in and around the city of Milan.
Manuela, who also dated footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, was told she must move out of her apartment in the city’s upscale Bande Nere-Primaticcio district by the end of the year, but unlike the other women in the saga, she Agree not to take legal action.
Manuela, 39, and her twin sister Mariana were both guests at the now-infamous parties hosted by Berlusconi at his Alcorre mansion in the early 2000s, which later sparked a criminal investigation.
At a subsequent hearing, Manuela, who previously worked in Berlusconi’s TV empire, told prosecutors: “I’m a good girl but I’m being described as an escort, and let me tell you, that’s absolutely ridiculous. “
“Berlusconi paid us 2,500 euros a month because there were many other women who attended the soirées at Arcore, but they were not vulgar or uncomfortable, there was nothing scandalous and the dancers entertained themselves like their lives .”
Manuela later quit her job as a TV weather presenter but was a contestant on the Italian version of I’m a Celebrity and still appeared regularly on talk shows and as a lingerie and calendar model.
Two other women, Alessandra Sorcinelli and Barbara Guerra, who also attended the party and received deportation orders, decided to take over Berlusconi’s heirs and threatened Take legal action.
Alessandra claims Berlusconi promised her €3 million to compensate for the publicity she received for attending the Bunga-Bunga party and instructed her lawyers to take legal action, saying she had evidence she could keep Apartment.
Barbara’s lawyer Federico Sinicato told the Daily Mail: “We have several recordings in which Berlusconi assures my client that she can stay where she lives. There are no issues in the apartment and we are prepared to make it public if necessary.”
In one recording, Berlusconi can be heard telling her how to stay at home, saying: “I assure you that my five children will have access to a loan that our lawyers will provide us immediately after the trial. All clear information.” and I will put it in your name.
In various trials against Berlusconi, prosecutors have claimed that stipends and housing were benefits for girls in exchange for favorable testimony during his hearings, particularly in cases where he allegedly provided sexual favors to underage girls.
Both women live in properties on the outskirts of Milan and insist nothing untoward happened between them and Berlusconi.