This blogpost has been updated. Scroll down for the video that gives the full picture about Bottomgate.
Has Barack Obama been hanging round Silvio Berlusconi too long? On first inspection, this snapshot from the G8 summit in L'Aquila suggests the US president is as easily distracted by a pert derriere as his Italian and French counterparts.
What would Michelle think? He'll be sleeping on the sofa, according to Gawker.
Updated, 6pm BST: Truth about that bottom
As pointed out by users, this video of the incident shows Michelle need not worry. Obama was in fact turning to the woman to his right to help her down the steps.
Carla Bruni on the other hand may be ruing her decision to snub the summit, as the clip still suggests Sarkozy stole a lingering look at the behind in question.
The woman behind the behind – a 17-year-old Brazilian named Mayara Rodrigues Tavare – has become an overnight celebrity back at home as a result of apparently catching Obama's eye.
Hundreds of readers wrote in to news webites to comment on the photo of Tavares, a social activist from Barro Vermelho (Red Clay), a rundown neighbourhood on the impoverished western outskirts of Rio de Janeiro.
"This young lady must be phenomenally beautiful," wrote one. "After all, even Sarkozy had to hang on to his jaw."
