Ashley Alexandra Dupré
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Ashley Alexandra Dupré (born in 1985 as Ashley Rae Maika Youmans—and later, through adoption, surnamed DiPietro) is the woman at the center of the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal.[1]
Dupré has been the subject of intense media coverage in the days since her role in the scandal became public. On March 15, the New York Post published an extensive photo shoot showing Dupré in provocative poses.[2] As of March 15, Dupré's profile on MySpace.com had received over 7 million page views.[3]
Jason Itzler, who ran New York's NY Confidential escort service from 2003 to 2005, told the New York Daily News that Dupré worked for him at one time. NY Confidential was shut down and Itzler sent to prison by Spitzer's New York State Attorney General's office in 2005.[4]
Dupré has reportedly been offered $1 million by Hustler to pose nude for the magazine, and has received unofficial offers from Penthouse, among others.[5]
An unsigned singer, her single "Move Ya Body" set a record for how fast it commanded the top price on music-download site AmieStreet.com reaching the site's maximum of $0.98 per download in a matter of 5 hours [6] following Dupré's identity as the call girl "Kristen" being revealed by The New York Times on March 12, 2008.[7] Another single, "What We Want", has been played more than 3 million times on the Internet since the scandal erupted.[7] She has reportedly earned as much of $1.4 million from download sales of her singles on Amie Street in the two days after her name became public.[8]
On March 15, 2008 Dupré was given immunity by Manhattan federal prosecutors for her role in the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal, in order to testify at court hearings related to the Emperors Club VIP prostitution ring. Spitzer allegedly paid $1,000 an hour for Dupré's services. [9]
References
- ^ Gaskell, Stephanie (2008-03-13). "Jersey girl is revealed as 'Kristen'". New York Daily News.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ OMG! I JUST DID THE GOVERNOR! SPITZ HOOKER'S DC DISCOVERY New York Post, March 15, 2008. Retrieved on March 15, 2008
- ^ Ashely Dupré Myspace.com Page Retrieved on March 15, 2008.
- ^ She came to N.Y. looking for record deal; instead she got hooker ring offer NY Daily News, March 14, 2008
- ^ Prostitute In Spitzer Scandal Scores Million Dollar Offer To Bare All, Access Hollywood
- ^ Hooker's an online hit - to tune of $200G, New York Daily News, March 15, 2008
- ^ a b Wee, Gillian, "`Kristen,' Linked to Spitzer, Becomes Pop Star on Web", bloomberg.com, March 15, 2008
- ^ Sklar, Rachel, "Millionaire Call Girl? Spitzer's Hooker Rakes In A Fortune Online From Her Music", Huffington Post, March 15, 2008
- ^ Gov. Spitzer's hooker gets immunity New York Daily News, March 15, 2008. Retrieved on March 15, 2008