Ashley Alexandra Dupre

Ashley Alexandra Dupre sits in the front row of a show at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in February, 2009. (Getty Images) Former New York prostitute Ashley Alexandra Dupre took on her many, many haters in a blog posted Wednesday , writing that her part in the scandal that brought down Eliot Spitzer "closed far more doors than it ever opened." Ashley Alexandra Dupre (Getty) With Spitzer taking small steps back into the public eye, and speculation swirling about his potential return to politics, Dupre says she's tired of being referred to as the "woman who brought down the governor." Dupre complains, "I didn’t call ... Read Full Story

Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer will not be charged with any crime for patronizing a high-priced prostitution ring, federal prosecutors announced on Thursday. The announcement was made by the office of Michael J. Garcia, the United States attorney in Manhattan. Eliot Spitzer announced his resignation in March two days after The New York Times reported that he had been a customer of the Emperor’s Club V.I.P., a prostitution service that charged as much as $5,500 an hour. Mr. Garcia said in a statement that his office had found no evidence that Eliot Spitzer had used public money or campaign funds to pay for his encounters ... Read Full Story

Don’t ask me why, but I am still fascinated by the whole Eliot Spitzer-Ashley Dupré scandal from last year - it’s been more than a year and a half since it broke, and I’m still interested in hearing more about these people. I think I’m captivated by the players because the scandal didn’t over-stay its welcome. The whole thing - from the outing of “Client Number Nine” to Gov. Spitzer’s resignation, the whole ordeal only took a week. It was a really fun week, gossip-wise, but I’d still like to know more about all of the players, from Eliot Spitzer, to Silda Spitzer, to ... Read Full Story

Ashley Alexandra Dupré , the ex-call girl who was at the center of Eliot Spitzer ’s resignation as New York governor, says she has made many mistakes, and that she fell into prostitution because she couldn’t find unconditional love. “You don’t mean to make those choices, but you’re put in a situation and, you know, you have an opportunity to do it,” Dupré, 23, told Diane Sawyer in an interview airing Nov. 21 on 20/20 . Born Ashley Youmans , Dupré is a high-school dropout who grew up in Belmar, NJ. She ignited a media frenzy in March 2008, when news first surfaced of ... Read Full Story

Girls Gone Wild” founder Joe Francis tells "The Tyra Banks Show" that he doesn’t believe his good pal Lindsay Lohan is a lesbian. Although he doesn't offer up any proof, like a video, darn it. And he really doesn’t like Samantha Ronson at all: “I care about Lindsay … she’s not gay. She’s being controlled by this like, who I think is a wretched woman, this Samantha Ronson.” Apparently, Sam is jealous of Joe? “I just had this whole conflict with Samantha Ronson the other day, where she’s very jealous. … Samantha tried to start a fight with me.” And he says Lindsay is ... Read Full Story