The siren song of the Big Apple lured Ashley Alexandra Dupre back! The 23-year-old known better as "Kristen," former Governor Spitzer's high class prostitute, was spotted taking a bus from NJ (she's been living with her parents) into the Port Authority. Three guesses: the Emperors' Club VIP took a big chunk of her fees; she hasn't been paid for her music; or she believes very strongly in ways to reduce her carbon footprint. Of course,......

Tameka Rachelle Lewis, a University of Virginia graduate now immortalized as the prostitution ring booker who confirmed an escort's visit with Governor Spitzer, has pleaded guilty to promoting prostitution and money laundering. Lewis was taped by the FBI when she spoke to Alexandra Ashley Dupre (pictured), whose escort name was "Kristen." She told Kristen that "Client 9"--believed to be Governor Spitzer--"would ask you to do things that, like, you might not think were safe -......

First she nabs Mariah Carey's old manager to represent her. Now Ashley Dupré, also known as "Kristen," the hooker who serviced former governor Eliot Spitzer, is suing Joe Francis and his "Girls Gone Wild" operation for $10 million in damages. She says the GGW video was taken when she was underage. People.com reports, "Dupré alleges that Girls Gone Wild representatives approached her while she was vacationing in Florida in 2003, offered her alcohol and......

It's a relatively quiet month for revelations about former governor Eliot Spitzer, so the Post serves up an "Exclusive" about a "second call girl" who says the Steamroller like "props." Apparently her details support claims made by Ashley Alexandra Dupre (Dupre's booking firm, the Emperors VIP Club, said Spitzer preferred "unsafe" practices) and confirms other claims the former Attorney General kept his black socks on during sex. A source says, "The full portrait of Mr.......

Roger Stone, infamous GOP operative who formerly consulted for the NY State GOP, tells NY1 that he "told the FBI in November of Spitzer's possible involvement in a prostitution ring." An interview with Stone will be broadcast on tonight's "Inside City Hall." Stone explains that he met "high-priced call girl" at an "adult club in Florida," "The service got a call to send somebody for an assignation with Eliot Spitzer, but he specified that he......

Photo of Spitzer and Sen. Schumer, by aboutmattlaw at flickr Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer has emerged from his upstate seclusion and now has his nose back to the grindstone--this time in the private sector. There was no need to polish his resumé, however, as his new boss is his father. Bernard Spitzer, who is 83 years old and suffering from Alzheimer's, amassed a half-billion dollar real estate and money management empire during......

Sure, politicians, pundits, psychiatrists, and anyone else who can string together two words have weighed in on Eliot Spitzer's disgrace. But it's just cuter when a little princess explains it all.......

Surprise, surprise: Eliot Spitzer is being linked to Kristin "Billie" Davis's prostitution ring, which got busted earlier this week. Wicked Models, the East Side Madam's operation, toppled on Tuesday, and it looks like it's going to bring down some clients with it (rumor is the list is 10,000 strong). While Police commissioner Ray Kelly says the case has no relation to Spitzer, The NY Post is reporting that the ex-Governor "regularly patronized" her company and......

Ashley Dupré has become a "don't" in the world of scandalites for not parlaying her 15 minutes into some cold hard cash. NY Mag reports on her quick decline, saying that even market analysts "are now scolding the governor's hooker for not taking full financial advantage." Meanwhile, Silicon Alley reported yesterday that while there's still a possibility of a "low six-figure" offer from Georgi Vodka in the works, what's-her-name's story is going stale; seems her......

According to the tabloids (and the Miami Herald), apparently, former Governor Spitzer would not only solicit high-priced call girls in Florida but that he'd keep his black mid-calf socks on during the deed. Take that, NY Times story about finding the good in Spitzer's term as Governor! Of course, these socking claims come from GOP operative Roger Stone, who may or may not have left a rude voicemail on Spitzer's dad's phone, calling Eliot a......

Federal prosecutors have asked the NY State Inspector General to "refrain from launching" its own investigation into former Governor Spitzer activities (the Post translates it as "a double-life as a sleazy harlot-hopper"). Why? Because the feds says they are "looking at all aspects." Well, why not, when it seems that the feds used "some of its most intrusive tactics" against Spitzer during the investigation. The NY Times has an article about the Justice Department's aggressive......

Uh oh, Joe Francis! The lawyer for Governor Spitzer's call girl says she was only 17 when she made a Girls Gone Wild video a few years ago. Apparently Ashley Alexandra Dupre (known to Spitzer as "Kristen") only turned 18 a month after the video was shot. Lawyer Don Buchwald wrote in an e-mail Dupre was kicked off the GGW bus "because she was underage...It would be outrageous at the very least to play the......

New York magazine hit the stands today (or, really, yesterday) with a bunch of features about our embattled ex-governors, from looks inside the world of prostitution, the Silda angle, and the irony of Governor Spitzer's fall. Best of all is the cheeky cover, which uses the image at right. Most disturbing quote: Call girl "Kristen" allegedly has what other call girls called "the most beautiful vagina in New York." Over the weekend, it was revealed......

The annual press Inner Circle Dinner performance showcases the Mayor (and Broadway casts) performing skits written by the City Hall press corps, with proceeds from the $500 tickets going to charity. Last night's performance included references to PlaNYC 2030 (Planadu), calling Bloomberg "Young Mikenstein," and even a Spitzer song "Love Client Number 9." Mayor Bloomberg even wore a Xanadu-ish outfit - yellow headband, spandex leggings under shorts, and rollerskates! Last year, Bloomberg was Mayor......

Saturday Night Live sunk its claws into Governor Spitzer's meaty scandal. Bill Heder played Spitzer while Kristen Wiig was Silda Wall Spitzer in the cold open (video above). Heder didn't try to emulate Spitzer's extreme lip biting, but he did have a balding head and slightly maniacal gleam in his eyes. Wiig brought pursued lip frustrated restraint to the suffering spouse. On Weekend Update, Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers covered Spitzer in a "Really?!?"......

Television coverage of Governor Spitzer's scandal has been relentless. From extra newscasts from most of the stations and WNET/ Thirteen's special Monday night report (the only one that seemed to gauge statewide reaction) to leading all the local newscasts, but the networks, local stations throughout the country and even the BBC World News. When the BBC leads with an American governor’s prostitution scandal on its international news channel, it shows how big the story......

Infamous prostitute of the hour Ashley Alexandra Dupre, whose other life as high class hooker "Kristen," forced Governor Eliot Spitzer to resign, is cashing in on her . . . uh, notoriety. From revenue from downloaded music tracks to book, magazine, clothing, and film deals, Dupre could stand to make millions of dollars in coming months. Silicon Alley Insider listed some potential deals that could pay off for the pro from New Jersey. $200,000+ from......

While call girl "Kristen" is getting a lot of attention, the thoughts and feelings of Governor Spitzer's wife Silda Wall Spitzer are still the object of much curiosity. The Post spoke to a friend of hers who said Wall Spitzer is most upset about Ashley Alexandra Dupre's age (22). According to the Post, "The fact that Dupre is only four years older than the Spitzers' eldest daughter, Elyssa, is not lost on Silda." Still, the......

The abrupt elevation of Lieutenant Governor David Paterson to the top seat in NY State government should mix things up a bit in Albany and NYC. First up is the state budget, and with a grim economic outlook and behind-the-scenes transitions, he said yesterday, “We cannot afford to waste another second. We have a budget that is due and a deadline to meet.” Paterson added he would attempt to govern by consensus, rather than take......

Likely many a person coming to New York City with a dream, Ashley Alexandra Dupre, also known as Governor Spitzer's February 13 call girl "Kristen," wanted to be famous. But did she want to be infamous enough to be on the cover of the NY Post as a "BAD GIRL"? And how bad can she be, if she has a tattoo of a cross on her right hand? In addition to the photo on......

From a resounding election win to his first day on the job, when he said, "What is needed now more than ever is a politics that binds us together, a politics that looks to the future, a politics that asks not what is in it for me, but always what is in it for us?" From the embarrassment of attempting to smear rival Joe Bruno and the ensuing Troopergate to a 2008 plea to......

Parades are generally times when politicians come out to march with and wave to constituents. (At last year's Gay Pride Parade, City Council Speaker Quinn and Senator Clinton marched, and Mayor Bloomberg, Governor Spitzer, and Senator Schumer were at the Puerto Rican Day Parade.) But Monday's St. Patrick's Day Parade may have few politicians, because Lieutenant Governor David Paterson is being sworn in that day, too. The Staten Island Advance points out the swearing-in is......

First there was the Spitzer Spritzer at Teddy's and now, Sandwich #9: Hot Tongue on Rye. Eisenberg's owner Josh Konecky explains to Gobble the creative process behind today's special: So, who came up with the sandwich? Spitzer came up with it. [pause]. No, I came up with it. Did you already order? Yeah. I didn’t order the tongue. What’d you order? The chicken? No, the roast beef. A lot of people don’t like tongue.......

Photograph of soon-to-be-governor David Paterson speaking in Albany by Mike Groll/AP Lieutenant Governor David Paterson spoke to reporters for the first time since Governor Eliot Spitzer resigned yesterday. Paterson mentioned how it's been a sad and unexpected past few days, speaking fondly of Spitzer and his family. He also made sure to emphasize he's ready; from CityRoom:I made my commitment when I gave my word to Governor Spitzer in January 2006, when I left......

Photographs of the West 25th Street building where Ashley Alexandra Dupre, aka "Kristen" the prostitute, lives by Seth Wenig/AP News that Governor Spitzer's high-class escort "Kristen" is a 22-year-old who grew up on the Jersey shore named Ashley Alexandra Dupre has captivated the media. They are camped outside of her Flatiron-area apartment on West 25th Street (one commenter lamented the news crews were preventing him to get to his CVS!) for a glimpse of......

Governor Spitzer's resignation means more and more fodder for late night talk shows. David Letterman's writing staff has been a roll , what with Tuesday night's "Top Ten Messages Left on Spitzer's Answering Machine" (#7 - "Hi - I'm calling from the NY Post. Would you rather be known as 'Disgraced Governor Perv' or 'Humiliated Whore Fiend'?"), and last night's Top Ten Surprises During Spitzer's Resignation (video above). Jon Stewart thought about Spitzer's possibilities......

Photograph of Eliot Spitzer being sworn in as Governor on January 1, 2007, with wife Silda Wall Spitzer looking on Well, today was quite a day, with Governor Spitzer's resignation bookended by more details about why the authorities were drawn to his activities with prostitutes - banks were alerted because of cash transactions! - and the revelation of who his expensive hooker "Kristen" actually was - a 22-year-old Jersey girl named Ashley. Here are......

Photographs from Ashley Alexandre Dupre's MySpace page Client No. 9's escort "Kristen" has been unmasked by the NY Times. She's known as Ashley Alexandra Dupre (born Ashley Youmans), a 22-year-old aspiring singer who was raised in NJ, lived in a number of cities before settling in NYC. Dupre has a MySpace page, with the message "what destroys me, strengthens me." She appeared in federal court, to appear as a witness against the operators of......

Gothamist's Spitzerpimp image made it on to page 4 of the New York Post today. That is both awesome and puzzling at the same time. Here's a bit from the article: At Credit Suisse and Merrill Lynch, which also had been on Spitzer's hit list, doctored pictures of the governor decorated their trading floors. They showed Spitzer as a rapper with his arm around a sexy, bikini-clad girl. Bloggers also had a field day.......

Photo of Eliot Spitzer and wife Silda Wall Spitzer during press conference by AP/Stephen Chernin Two days after news that he patronized an international prostitution ring, Governor Eliot Spitzer announced his resignation. With wife Silda Wall Spitzer at his side, he spoke for about three minutes at the Governor's office in Manhattan, at approximately 11:40 a.m. Here's a transcription:In the past few days, I've begun to atone for my private failings with my wife......