Joseph Brooks, the 73-year-old Academy Award-winner and alleged serial rapist who killed himself yesterday, insisted on his innocence until the end, reportedly using his "rambling" three page suicide note to boast how he would have gotten off and blame his choice to take his life on failing health and financial troubles. "He was facing serious charges and had nothing to live for. I'd have done the same thing," a neighbor told the News. more ›

Because being the former "Manhattan Madam" as well as a candidate for governor wasn't enough, now Kristin Davis says she wants to open a shelter for sex-trafficking victims? Davis tells Gatecrasher that her "Hope House" will offer women "food, shelter, security and medical care" when it is fully operational in 2013. In the meantime she is focused on getting an emergency help line up and running. As sex trafficking is a serious issue—with "a completely different business model" than the kind of services Davis once offered— we'll try and withhold judgement for the time being. more ›

Kristin Davis, one of the many third party candidates hoping to be New York's next governor, has been running some TV ads lately, which the NY Post finds fishy. The paper's Albany bureau chief, Fred Dicker, writes, "Manhattan Madam Kristin Davis' broke campaign for governor has received a sudden infusion of tens of thousands of dollars to buy TV ads attacking Andrew Cuomo -- and she won't say where the money's coming from." And Cuomo's aides think the money is coming from... Carl Paladino. more ›

Tonight is the lone debate in this year's governor's race, and it should be interesting, with Democrat Andrew Cuomo and Republican Carl Paladino joined by five third-party candidates—madam Kristin Davis who claims to have supplied former governor Eliot Spitzer with call girls; Libertarian candidate Warren Redlich; Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins; Freedom Party candidate and NYC Councilman Charles Barron; and Rent Is Too Damn High candidate Jimmy McMillan. The debate, held at Hofstra University, starts at 7 p.m.; according to Newsday, "The debate will be broadcast live on cable television stations News12 Long Island, NY1 News, NY1 Noticias and YNN. It also will be carried by National Public Radio stations and streamed live over news12.com, newsday.com, ny1.com and ny1noticias.com." more ›

While gubernatorial candidates Carl Paladino and Andrew Cuomo comethisclosetotaking out a ruler, one other candidate for NY Governor is speaking up about being included in any scheduled debates. Kristin Davis, the former madam who claims that Eliot Spitzer was one of her candidates, says, "Why should the only woman running for State office be excluded? The debate shouldn't be a boys only club." more ›

While former governor Eliot Spitzer reminded everyone he used to be the Sheriff of Wall Street on The Colbert Report this past week, "Manhattan Madam" Kristin Davis, the madam who claims Spitzer was one of her clients, has been eyeing one of Spitzer's former jobs—being governor! According to the Daily News, Republican operative Roger Stone has been helping her with a gubernatorial bid! more ›

It must be Spitzer Hooker Day—Madam Kristin Davis, who claims that former governor Eliot Spitzer was one of her clients (he allegedly got rough with her girls!), updated her blog to announce, "Client number 9 is talking to potential fundraisers and political consultants about a comeback bid. If Eliot Spitzer runs I will also take the plunge and enter the Democratic Primary for New York State Comptroller. I am confident I can gather the necessary signatures to get on the Primary ballot." more ›

Today, former governor Eliot Spitzer will be at Harvard, speaking at the Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics, discussing, "What Should Be the Rationale for Government Participation in the Market?" But given Spitzer's past, from Troopergate to Hookergate, one person is very upset—a madam who had Spitzer as a client. In a letter to Professor Lawrence Lessig, Kristin Davis wrote, "For nearly 5 years, I supplied Mr. Spitzer with high priced escorts while he was both Attorney General and Governor. For this crime, I served four months on Rikers Island, had all of my assets confiscated and am now considered a sex offender on 5 years probation. Mr. Spitzer broke both state and federal laws and walked away free." more ›

Kristin Davis sure seems to be a sneeze away from the headlines these days. The high profile madam (and soon to be published author) most famous for her connection to Eliot Spitzer tells the Daily News that at one time she employed Julissa Brisman, the 26-year-old masseuse murdered in a Boston hotel room earlier this week by a client who found her on Craigslist. Davis says, "She was a good kid, but kind of a nightmare. She had a bad drinking problem." Davis says that Brisman, who friends say was a recovering alcoholic with aspirations to become an AA counselor, used the name "Stacey" and did not offer sex for money, only sensual body rubs. As for the investigation into Brisman's murder, police now say they see "a strong connection" between the incident, a similar holdup in Rhode Island and a third robbery last week in Boston, also by a Craigslist erotic massage patron. All three crimes used zip-tie plastic restraints, which cops are currently trying to link and track the origins of. more ›

The latest dose of scandal served up to Alex Rodriguez in what has already been a long year comes from Kirstin Davis, who claims that she knew the slugger "personally and professionally" over the years. Friends and associates of the madam, who has claimed that Eliot Spitzer was once a client, say that the slugger pursued her with zeal while also taking advantage of the services of women who worked for her as a client. more ›

As the one year anniversary of the Eliot Spitzer scandal pulls near, the Daily News ties up one of its loose ends and gets some kinky details from an escort who claims that she was sent to the former governor. "Annie" opens up to Rush & Molloy about Spitzer's desire to play rough with her. She tells them: more ›

Kristin Davis, the madam with the (allegedly) biggest black book in America, says she'll write a tell-all about the "naughty exploits" of the powerful and famous. Davis ran Wicked Models from a Murray Hill apartment and reportedly had over 10,000 clients. And in a nod to the actress with a similar name, the Daily News reports the book will be named "The Real Sex in the City: True Tales of the Manhattan Madam." Davis, who pleaded guilty to prostitution last week, also made this statement, "While it is true that Spitzer, as well as many other celebrities, patronized women employed by my former agencies, what is not accurate are the rumors that I personally serviced Spitzer." more ›

Accused assistant to Murray Hill Madame Kristin Davis, Grace O'Toole, turned herself in yesterday, perhaps realizing that escape from both the NYPD and the NY Media was an impossible mission. After her alleged boss was arrested and jailed on $2 million bail for running a prostitution ring linked to former Gov. Eliot Spitzer, O'Toole took off, although she was described very accurately by someone who witnessed her flight as wearing over-sized sunglasses, and carrying a travel tote and pet carrier. Cops had her Bronx apartment and her mother's NJ home staked out, and obviously the media weren't going to let the alleged call-girl ring back office operator evade attention, if not justice. more ›

New York Ranger forward Sean Avery may be on thin ice with any woman he's currently seeing, as his name popped up in the spreadsheets of Murray Hill madame Kristin "Billie" Davis. The distaff pimp was arrested after being linked to former Gov. Eliot Spitzer--one-time state attorney general and longtime whore connoisseur. Avery denies that he knows Davis or ever used a prostitute, laughing off the incident as a practical joke by someone familiar with his high profile and playboy lifestyle. Avery has been attached to supermodel Rachel Hunter and actress Elisha Cuthbert. The hockey player is just one of many high-profile clients listed in Davis' computer records. more ›

the details of East Side madam Kristin Davis's black book are revealed, but quite a few are highlighted in the Daily News today. Davis, busted earlier this week for running a prostitution ring in Manhattan apartments, reportedly has the "largest black book in America." more ›

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). more ›

Has a Sex and the City star been caught doing the dirty deed on film? Kristin Davis (aka Charlotte York-Goldenblatt) reportedly has a sex tape floating around out there, and this particular scene wasn't meant for major motion picture audiences. At the moment, only the photos have leaked -- which you can see here (warning: the images do not include innocent Pinkberry frozen yogurt, and are decidedly NSFW!). more ›

Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen, playwrights more ›

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The Daily News spends a day on set of Sex and the City - the day they happen to be filming at Soho House. The News is quick to point out that even though the girls are fabulous, "" Gawker, who has visited Soho House in less nefarious ways, has this tip about where else in the club SATC filmed. more ›

Gothamist was walking by the American Museum of Natural History and noticed that the Rose Center was lit up. Then we remembered: It was where the screening and premiere party for Sex and the City was taking place. more ›

Following up on stumbling across Sex and the City filming at the Trapeze School downtown, The Sun tells Gothamist that it was Sarah Jessica Parker (as Carrie) who was airborne, with Cynthia Nixon, Kim Cattrall, and Kristin Davis on cheering her on. more ›