of italian prime minister denies "steamy affair" with 18-year-old

Berlusconi denies 'spicy' affair: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has denied having an affair with an underage girl and said he would resign if he was caught lying about it.

Mr Berlusconi said that if someone asked had he had "a spicy or more than spicy" relationship with a minor, his answer would be "absolutely not". Mr Berlusconi, 72, is under pressure to explain his relationship with Noemi Letizia, 18, an aspiring model. His wife, Veronica Lario, announced earlier this month that she was divorcing him after it was reported that he had attended Ms Letizia's 18th birthday party in Naples and given her an expensive necklace.

Ms Letizia sports the gold and diamond pendant given to her by the PM