Ashley Dupre Goes Wild with Lawsuit Against Joe Francis
In a potential reversal of seeming unlimited fortune for Joe Francis in the aftermath of the Eliot Spitzer scandal, Ashley Dupré is suing the Girls Gone Wild honcho for $10 million. Dupré, the call girl at the center of the scandal, filed suit Monday, claiming that Francis and his company had exploited her image and name without her consent, just to make a buck. (Check out a tamer version of the video in question here.)Following the former governor's scandal, Francis unearthed footage of Dupré on a dance floor in Florida at age 17 as she's going, yes, just a little wild. Dupré, however, claims that Francis' crew pushed her into shimmying for booze, baring her chest for their cameras, and signing a release that she did not fully understand, much less have the legal authority to sign anyway, says People.com.Ever the diplomat, Francis (who was released from jail just months ago following a tax-evasion suit) said he was "surprised and in fact amazed" at the lawsuit. ...
Tue, Apr 29, 2008
