Spitzer’s ‘Kristen’ sues ‘Girls Gone Wild’

[TJ Phaserman 2]

MIAMI - The woman linked to the sex scandal that forced former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer to resign last month is suing "Girls Gone Wild" adult video founder Joe Francis for more than $10 million for the illegal use of her name and image.

 

In the lawsuit, filed on Monday in federal court in Miami, Ashley Alexandra Dupre contends that she was 17 and not old enough to sign a legally binding contract when she appeared partially nude in video footage filmed in 2003 by members of Francis' Mantra Films production company in Miami Beach.

 

On a spring break vacation at the time, Dupre was also drunk when told to sign a video "release" form, according to the complaint, which seeks damages in excess of $10 million from Francis and his co-defendants.

 

"At the time of these events, plaintiff did not understand the magnitude of her actions nor that her image and likeness would be displayed in videos and DVDs produced and distributed by defendants," the lawsuit says.

 

"The defendants have profited from the filming, production and distribution and sale of the videos and DVDs," it added.

 

"Defendants created the false impression that plaintiff has endorsed and/or approves of the graphic sexual content, including lesbian acts, contained in the video, which in reality she does not."

 

Dupre was identified in media reports in March as the woman named "Kristen" linked to "Client 9," the frequent patron of an upscale prostitution ring.

 

The New York Times, citing unnamed law enforcement sources, has said Spitzer was the unnamed Client 9 cited in a federal affidavit against four suspected ringleaders of the online prostitution ring. Spitzer resigned on March 12 after the story appeared.

 

A spokesman for Francis could not be reached for immediate comment on Monday's lawsuit.

 

I doubt she'll even get any money seeing how once they realized who she was 2 to 3 months ago, they had to pull that segment of her off the video's as soon as they possibly could...but at the same time it's also GGW's fault for not even asking how old she was at the time of the video was being shot.

[Kor37 9]

Any girl that poses for Girls Gone Wild has to sign a disclosure statement stating that she is at least 18 years old and is posing willingly. Dupre did just that. If she lied, then thats her fault. When she signed it, it also gives GGW the right to publish the photos and video. They have every right to do so. She's just mad because she won't get any money out of it. I'm actually surprised that she hasn't showed up in some magazine by now. Her 15 minutes of fame is rapidly fading.