«Hardly a night goes by that #KarimaElMahroug does not think of what her life would be like if she had never met #SilvioBerlusconi

14 years ago, Ms. el-Mahroug, then 17 & known as nightclub dancer #RubyHeartStealer, suddenly found herself @ center of national scandal & global tabloid frenzy. Mr. Berlusconi, #Italy’s then prime minister, was accused of paying her for #sex during #bacchanals he hosted at his villa near #Milan in what became known as “#BungaBunga” parties»

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/13/world/europe/berlusconi-bunga-bunga-scandal-italy.html

Silvio Berlusconi Died. But for Her, the ‘Bunga Bunga’ Scandal Lives On.

The woman at the center of revelations of bacchanals at the former Italian prime minister’s villa is still fighting a court case, and a negative public image, 14 years later.

The New York Times