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MIAMI — The call girl involved in a scandal that brought down New York's former governor has dropped a lawsuit claiming "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis exploited her image and name on the Internet.
Ashley Dupre voluntarily dismissed the $10 million federal lawsuit, according to court documents filed Thursday. She said she was only 17 when she signed a binding contract giving permission to appear in the "Girls Gone Wild" video.
Telephone calls and e-mails to Dupre's lawyer and publicist were not immediately returned Friday.
Francis said in a statement issued late Friday night that "the truth invariably comes out, as I knew it would in this case. I am happy to, once again, be completely vindicated."
In her lawsuit, Dupre said she was on spring break in Miami Beach in 2003 when she was approached by "Girls Gone Wild" producers, given alcoholic drinks and then signed a release agreeing to appear. The series depicts women in provocative poses or topless, often in such party locations as Mardi Gras or spring break beach towns.
Francis has said Dupre was on the "Girls Gone Wild" bus for a week and made seven full-length videos.
Shortly after the lawsuit was filed, Francis released a video where Dupre appears covered by a terry cloth towel and gives her name as Amber Arpaio. An unseen questioner asks if she is 18 and if the footage can be used on "Girls Gone Wild." She says yes to both questions.
The video also displays a New Jersey driver's license with the Amber Arpaio name and a birth date that would have made her appear to be in her 20s.
Dupre rocketed to fame in March when she surfaced as a high-priced call girl in the Emperors Club VIP prostitution ring that involved then-New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, who resigned soon after the scandal broke. Dupre, going by the name "Kristen," met "Client 9" — later identified as Spitzer — at least once at a swanky Washington hotel, according to court documents.
After the Spitzer scandal, Francis made a public $1 million offer for Dupre to appear in one of his videos and go on a promotional tour. But he rescinded the offer after realizing he already had footage of her.
Francis has other legal problems, including federal tax evasion charges pending in California and lawsuits by filed by women in Panama City, Fla., claiming they were victims of underage exploitation. Francis spent a year in jail and was released in March after pleading no contest to child abuse and prostitution charges for filming underage girls in that Panhandle beach town.
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{"commentId":2119557,"authorDomain":"awlknight"}
How does one exploit the image of a hooker? She who indiscriminately spreads her legs for money does not have an exploitable image,
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#1 - Fri Jul 4, 2008 5:55 PM EDT{"commentId":2121175,"authorDomain":"Henryvii"}
Someone doesn't know anything about prostitution.
I think you've just won a place on my least favorite Newsviners list.
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{"commentId":2122139,"authorDomain":"lakeworthguy"}
I presume you're of the school of thought that: All whores are victims?
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{"commentId":2122700,"authorDomain":"Henryvii"}
No. I'm of the school of thought that there is no such thing as a victim (or crime). The universe is simply a simulation with a starting point and momentum. Everything that has occurred since the beginning of this universe has done so because of those initial conditions.
It has all been pre-determined.
Ignoring that fact, I would say that women should have complete control over what they want to do with their bodies. There is no reason for prostitution to be illegal. Further, if a company profits from your body and your work, you are entitled to compensation for such.
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{"commentId":2123813,"authorDomain":"awlknight"}
Henry, thank you for honoring me so much!
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{"commentId":2128206,"authorDomain":"awlknight"}
Actually Henry I am one of your favorite posters. I give you an opportunity to post scathing condemnations of a point of view. When you see "Aent Orange", you are drawn like a fly to......... well it's one of those nasty words you want children to speak.
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{"commentId":2128358,"authorDomain":"stevehouse"}
Dumpsters?
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{"commentId":2141962,"authorDomain":"awlknight"}
Prostitution should be legal in the sex industry. Supply of that particular product should be increased in order to lower the price. The slogan for an increased effort could be "More Whores, Whore More. Don Imus could be Director of Services. Our political process has already been prostituted.
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{"commentId":2120883,"authorDomain":"bluecollarbytes"}
She had no case. End of THAT story.
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#2 - Sat Jul 5, 2008 12:06 AM EDT{"commentId":2121037,"authorDomain":"kalenajoy"}
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#3 - Sat Jul 5, 2008 12:47 AM EDT{"commentId":2121206,"authorDomain":"stevehouse"}
White chicks? Check!
Missing? nope.
Sex? Check!
Scandal? Check!
Why, that's a Story™!
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{"commentId":2121116,"authorDomain":"Mulderscully"}
nice picture
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#4 - Sat Jul 5, 2008 1:13 AM EDT{"commentId":2121242,"authorDomain":"brianford"}
Francis spent a year in jail and was released in March after pleading no contest to child abuse and prostitution charges for filming underage girls in that Panhandle beach town.
I guess the truth came out in that instance, too. What an assbag.
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#5 - Sat Jul 5, 2008 1:50 AM EDT{"commentId":2141970,"authorDomain":"awlknight"}
assbag. Is that a male donkey's scrotum?
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