Berlusconi's wife blasts infidelity rumours

Washington, June 13 (ANI): Silvio Berlusconi's estranged wife Veronica Lario has shot down reports claiming that she cheated on the Italian premier during their 19-year marriage.

After tiring of his womanizing ways, Lario, 52, is seeking a divorce from the Prime Minister.

However, she is furious over claims made in press about her alleged infidelity with a bodyguard.

Lario believes the Italian media is simply trying to damage her reputation, reports Contactmusic.

Writing in leading local newspaper, Corriere della Sera, she says, "Over these last weeks, I have watched in silence, without reacting through the media, as people brutally sully my person, my dignity and my marriage."

Last month, Berlusconi demanded an apology from Lario for going public with her plans to divorce him. (ANI)