30/03/2011 10:45
George Clooney named as Berlusconi 'defense witness'
Hollywood star George Clooney is one of 78 witnesses named by Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi for his trial on charges of sex with an under-age prostitute, BBC reported.
Mr. Clooney's girlfriend, Italian model and TV star Elisabetta Canalis, is also on the list as are MPs and ministers.
The couple were said to have been seen at one of Mr. Berlusconi's parties by Karima el-Mahroug, the teenager whom he is alleged to have paid for sex.
The trial is due to start on 6 April. Mr. Berlusconi denies the charges.