Whether as a politician or media tycoon, the former prime minister and businessman who died Monday at 83, left an imprint, or a bruise, on just about everything he touched.
The former Italian prime minister and media mogul, who died at 86, was a divisive figure, but even his foes acknowledged that he was an influential political and cultural force.
He introduced sex and glamour to Italian TV, and then brought the same formula to politics, dominating the country and its culture for more than 20 years.