A teenage belly dancer, who Silvio Berlusconi is said to have paid for underage sex, wrote to Woody Allen asking to be in his next film.
The letter emerged on the latest day of the Italian prime minister’s sex trial.
Karima El Mahroug, 19, who was allegedly given cash and jewellery in return for sleeping with Berlusconi, wrote to the famous director saying she said she would like to meet Allen at the 'earliest opportunity' so they could 'have tea together'.
The letter emerged on the latest day of the Italian prime minister’s sex trial.
Karima El Mahroug, 19, who was allegedly given cash and jewellery in return for sleeping with Berlusconi, wrote to the famous director saying she said she would like to meet Allen at the 'earliest opportunity' so they could 'have tea together'.
Aspirations: Dancer Karima El Mahroug of Morocco, who was allegedly paid by Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi for sex, has contacted Woody Allen about starring in one of his films
She wanted to discuss a possible film role and be his new ‘Mia Farrow or Diane Keaton’.
Allen's next film will begin shooting in Rome later this year and star Penelope Cruz and Alec Baldwin. Allen will also play a character in the comedy but he has not revealed any other details.
Miss El Mahroug, also known by her stage name Ruby The Heartbreaker, said his 1972 comedy Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex But Were Afraid to Ask was her favourite film.
Talent-spotter: Woody Allen directs French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy in his latest film Midnight In Paris
She wrote to him after the director apparently told reporters at the Cannes Film Festival that the Moroccan-born dancer ‘fascinated and intrigued' him.
He also wondered if she could act - prompting her to say in the letter that she hoped she would 'not disappoint'.
In reference to his latest film Midnight In Paris, in which the wife of French president Carla Bruni-Sarkozy appears, she wrote: 'You don’t know how envious I was of Carla Bruni.
Friends in high places: Woody Allen reportedly said he was intrigued by Karima El Mahroug who is at the centre of a prostitution investigation into Berlusconi (L)
‘I would have loved to be in her place. What does the First Lady of France have that I don’t have?
'She is just a luckier lady than me. She was born rich and slim. I’ve had to fight to achieve everything.'
Berlusconi and Miss El Mahroug both deny any wrongdoing. At his trial today his legal team presented 16 objections to the case which resumed after his humiliating local election defeat.
Inspirations: Karima El Mahroug wrote to Woody Allen saying she wanted to be the next Mia Farrow (R) or Diane Keaton
Besides the sex allegations, Berlusconi is also said to have abused his position as prime minister by falsely claiming Miss El Mahroug was related to former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, to secure her release from custody after she was arrested for a 3000-euro theft.The age of consent in Italy is 14 but paying for sex with a girl under 18 is seen as underage prostitution and punishable by up to three years in jail. Abuse of office carries a maximum 12-year sentence.
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