He survived being accused of paying a 17-year-old for sex (a criminal case is still pending), throwing what came to be known as "bunga bunga" parties, having countless affairs, and hanging out with madman Muammar Gaddafi -- but the collapsing Italian economy -- that was another matter entirely.

Silvio Berlusconi resigned as Saturday, and as his motorcade entered the presidential palace for his official departure, Italians shouted "Buffoon" amid signs saying "Shame" and "Get Out."

New austerity programs are immediately being put in place throughout Italy.  The dream that everyone could be as wealthy as the 75-year-old Berlusconi -- the campaign that got him elected 17 years ago -- is over.

David Beckham is continuing his legal attack on Irma Nici, the former prostitute who claimed he'd paid her for sex on several occasions.

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In legal declarations obtained exclusively by RadarOnline.com, two members of Beckham's high-powered security team insist the soccer superstar was nowhere near the locations where Nici said they were having sex.

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Beckham is a client of the famed Gavin de Becker & Associates security firm; the guards are with Beckham almost 24/7, especially when he travels, and logs are filed at the end of each shift.

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David and Victoria Beckham are adding to their family, RadarOnline.com has learned. The couple is expecting baby number four!

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"David and Victoria Beckham are delighted to confirm they are expecting their fourth child in the summer," the couple's rep told People.

"Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz are very excited about the arrival of their new brother or sister."

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David Beckham is currently embroiled in several sex scandals. There is the high profile divorce of Beverly Hills millionaires Joseph and Shery Shabani, where the husband is alleging his wife had an affair with David, something but she and Beckham vehemently deny.  There is also Beckham's lawsuit against a hooker who claimed she'd had sex with him, and the magazine that published the story.

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None of that stopped former Spice Girl Victoria from raving about David in the November issue of Marie Claire. She called her soccer stud hubby "perfect."

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As RadarOnline.com previously reported, the Beckhams are believed to be on the guest list for Prince William and Kate Middleton's April wedding.

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