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Mich. Senator's Husband Caught in Hooker Bust

Apr 2, 2008 2:16 PM CDT

Mich. Senator's Husband Caught in Hooker Bust

Ex-Air America exec wasn't arrested, might be called as a witness

(Newser) - A Michigan police sting has netted another notable john: Sen. Debbie Stabenow's husband was caught in February paying a 20-year-old prostitute $150 for oral sex. Police observed Thomas Athans enter a Troy hotel room and leave 15 minutes later, reports the Detroit News. Officers arrested a woman inside the room,...

Chelsea to Voters: Monica's None of Your Business

Apr 1, 2008 2:40 AM CDT

Chelsea to Voters: Monica's None of Your Business

Leave dad out of choice for mom, she adds

(Newser) - For the second time in a week Chelsea Clinton has been asked a question about the sex scandal involving White House intern Monica Lewinsky that cast a shadow over her father's presidency. When it happened at North Carolina State University yesterday, just as it did at Butler University last week,...

The Donald
to Ashley:
'Call Me'

Mar 30, 2008 12:10 PM CDT

The Donald to Ashley: 'Call Me'

Thinks hooker would be great hook for 'My Fair Lady'-like show

(Newser) - Another high-powered fella has taken an interest in Ashley Alexander Dupre, but unlike Eliot Spitzer, Donald Trump’s interest in the former call girl is all about TV (well, money, too). People reports that Trump wants Dupre for his new MTV reality show, said to be a sort of "...

Detroit Mayor Charged in Text-Message Sex Scandal

Mar 24, 2008 12:32 PM CDT

Detroit Mayor Charged in Text-Message Sex Scandal

Kilpatrick hit with 8 felony counts

(Newser) - Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his ex-chief of staff were charged today with perjury, obstruction of justice, and misconduct in office related to their denials under oath that they were romantically involved, the Detroit News reports. Kilpatrick, who faces eight felony counts, said at a press conference shortly after the...

Playgirl Proposes Spitzer Spread

Mar 20, 2008 1:48 PM CDT

Playgirl Proposes Spitzer Spread

'How about ... showing us what you saved for such a select few?' mag asks in open letter

(Newser) - Playgirl feels sorry for Eliot Spitzer, what with the public-opinion crucifixion and $1 million Hustler offer to call-girl “Kristen." He’s unemployed, and might face some stiff legal fees in the near future, so the girls are extending an offer on their blog: “How about making some...

'Kristen' Was 17 in Wild Videos, Says Lawyer

Mar 20, 2008 6:24 AM CDT

'Kristen' Was 17 in Wild Videos, Says Lawyer

Girls Gone Wild boss may put nude footage online anyway

(Newser) - Girls Gone Wild mogul Joe Francis thought he'd hit the jackpot when he discovered he had raunchy videos of the call girl from the Spitzer sex scandal on file. But his find may prove less of a bonanza than he'd hoped, now that Ashley Alexandre Dupre has said she was...

The Software That Ruined Eliot Spitzer

Mar 19, 2008 3:20 PM CDT

The Software That Ruined Eliot Spitzer

Unusual deposits alerted ever-watchful bank computers

(Newser) - The banks were watching Eliot Spitzer—and they’re watching all of us, too. These days, all large banks and most small ones are equipped with anti-money laundering software, Technology Review explains, which tracks even the most mundane transactions of every customer. Moves that don’t conform to a pattern—...

Call Girl Was a 'Girl Gone Wild'

Mar 19, 2008 8:07 AM CDT

Call Girl Was a 'Girl Gone Wild'

Spitzer hooker filmed Spring Break videos in '03

(Newser) - The call girl who ended Eliot Spitzer's career started hers on a nude Girls Gone Wild video during a wild Spring Break weekend in 2003, reports the LA Times. Ashley Alexandra Dupré was celebrating her 18th birthday in Miami when she stumbled across the Girls Gone Wild production bus, and...

Thank You,
Sex Scandal!

COLUMN

Mar 18, 2008 5:50 PM CDT

Thank You, Sex Scandal!

German scribe salutes Spitzer, Craig for pulling towel off prudish Americans

(Newser) - Here's to the US sex scandal! Eliot Spitzer and Larry Craig make American politicians seem almost human, Gabor Steingart writes in Der Spiegel. He claims that prudish Americans are fueled by secret lust—"and, in the case of some politicians, naked lunacy." Which makes public shame "an...

Detroit Mayor Rejects Call for Resignation

Mar 18, 2008 4:55 PM CDT

Detroit Mayor Rejects Call for Resignation

Political sex scandal spurs City Council's no-confidence vote

(Newser) - Detroit's beleaguered mayor says he'll stick around, even though the City Council voted today to to call for his resignation. A nonbinding resolution asking Kwame Kilpatrick to step down passed 7-1, the Detroit Free Press reports. "My reaction is, OK, now since it's over, it has no effect, it's...

New NY Gov Admits Affair

Mar 18, 2008 5:30 AM CDT

New NY Gov Admits Affair

Paterson and wife were both unfaithful for years

(Newser) - David Paterson, who succeeded Eliot Spitzer as governor of New York yesterday, has his own history of extramarital relations. He and his wife Michelle admitted in a joint interview with the New York Daily News that they were unfaithful during a rocky period in their 15-year marriage. But both denied...

Spitzer Flap Frees Sawyer's Hooker Special

Mar 17, 2008 4:05 PM CDT

Spitzer Flap Frees Sawyer's Hooker Special

Prostitution show, stalled for 2 years, to air this week

(Newser) - A Diane Sawyer special about sex workers will air this week after 2 years on the shelf, Rush & Molloy report in the New York Daily News, and the ABC newshound can thank Eliot Spitzer. Previously considered too sensational for prime time, the show is now closer to "ripped...

Ex-Aide Claims
Ménage à Trois
With McGreeveys

Mar 16, 2008 9:36 PM CDT

Ex-Aide Claims Ménage à Trois With McGreeveys

Former driver and aide says trysts began while couple was dating

(Newser) - Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey's wife Dina was all over the media last week blasting Eliot Spitzer for hypocrisy and empathizing with this aggrieved wife. That was too much for Teddy Pedersen, a former McGreevey driver and aide who says “she’s out there being as dishonest as...

Call Girl's Bro Pleads Guilty on Heroin Charges

Mar 15, 2008 8:19 PM CDT

Call Girl's Bro Pleads Guilty on Heroin Charges

'Kristen' kin already on probation for dealing near school

(Newser) - The brother of gubernatorial call girl Ashley “Kristen” Dupre has legal problems too: He pled guilty in New Jersey this week to possessing heroin with intent to distribute. Already on probation for other drug charges, Kyle Youmans will likely get more probation when he is sentenced next month, the...

'Kristen' Could Make Millions
on Instant Fame

Mar 15, 2008 8:16 AM CDT

'Kristen' Could Make Millions on Instant Fame

Experts advise cashing in on notoriety fast— and investing well

(Newser) - Fame (or infamy) is beginning to pay off for Eliot Spitzer "escort" Kristen: the aspiring R&B star has now scored $200,000 from downloads of her song—which the New York Post helpfully calculates is worth over four dozen Spitzer hookups. Meanwhile, men's mag Hustler has offered Ashley...

Times Tells
Inside Story
of Spitzer
Scoop

Mar 14, 2008 4:55 PM CDT

Times Tells Inside Story of Spitzer Scoop

Staffers won't say how paper got scoop, butwill dish on 'Kristen,' other angles

(Newser) - With the New York Times in the spotlight for breaking the Eliot Spitzer story, the paper’s urban-affairs correspondent tackles a flood of reader questions, ranging from whether Hillary Clinton will still get Spitzer’s superdelegate vote (“she loses it”) to how the Times got the story in...

As Press
Closes In,
'Kristen'
Clams Up

Mar 14, 2008 3:20 PM CDT

As Press Closes In, 'Kristen' Clams Up

Online profiles attract publicity, good and bad

(Newser) - The woman introduced to the world this week as a prostitute named “Kristen”—aspiring singer Ashley Alexandra Dupre—is trying to maintain some privacy as she keeps close tabs on her Facebook and MySpace accounts, CNN reports. After the New York Times revealed her identity, she began cleaning...

Did Governor Use
Campaign Funds for Trysts?

Mar 14, 2008 6:33 AM CDT

Did Governor Use Campaign Funds for Trysts?

Feds Probe hotel, travel payments

(Newser) - Disgraced soon-to-be-ex-governor Eliot Spitzer's troubles could get even worse as prosecutors probe whether he used campaign funds for his meetings with prostitutes, the New York Times reports. Criminal charges linked to the payments could follow if federal investigators discover campaign money paid for the hotel rooms and transportation Spitzer used...

Stardom Beckons for 'Kristen'

Mar 14, 2008 5:24 AM CDT

Stardom Beckons for 'Kristen'

'Kristen' already cashing in on massive media interest

(Newser) - The now famous young "escort" in the prostitution case that torpedoed New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer is enjoying a boost to her budding music career, thanks to all the publicity. Ashley Alexandra Dupre's MySpace page has chalked up over 5 million hits since the scandal broke, and her R&...

Criminal Charge No Certainty
for Spitzer

Mar 13, 2008 5:52 PM CDT

Criminal Charge No Certainty for Spitzer

Resignation could soften prosecutors' stance on NY governor

(Newser) - Although Eliot Spitzer’s political career is over, it remains unclear what legal fate awaits the disgraced New York governor, the Wall Street Journal reports. Spitzer’s resignation wasn’t part of any deal, the feds confirm, but makes him less of a legal target. One possibility is a deferred-prosecution...