Silvio Berlusconi is not most people's idea of a sexy hunk, but photographs allegedly showing the 74-year-old Italian prime minister naked—reportedly taken by one or more of the showgirls who entertained the PM in the "bunga bunga" party room of his mansion—have prompted a bidding war between tabloids that has soared past $1.35 million, reports the Telegraph.
Berlusconi's legal team says that if the pictures exist then they're "fakes, manipulated pictures, photo montages"—but they've filed complaints with judicial authorities and Italy’s privacy watchdog all the same. Prosecutors are expected to call for Berlusconi to go to trial today or tomorrow, to face charges of paying for sex with underage girls and abusing the power of his office. (More Silvio Berlusconi stories.)