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Spitzer Call Girl To Develop Reality Show

Ashley Dupre

If you didn’t see this one coming from a mile away, you aren’t paying attention to popular culture.

E! News reports that Ashley Dupré, the prostitute who ended Eliot Spitzer’s career as New York governor, is developing her own cable reality series.

Dupré, who is 23, is reportedly working with Los Angeles-based Handprint Entertainment on some sort of unscripted reality show, possibly with a dating format a’ la .

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E! Online

says Handprint Entertainment is the same company that managed the careers of and . (So mostly high-brow stuff, we guess?) The company reportedly wants to pitch the Dupré concept to a network like . MTV says the network hasn’t held any meetings with Dupré or anyone else on the matter.

Dupré became a household name back in March when she was named in U.S. Federal Court documents as “Kristen”, a high-priced escort who Eliot Spitzer allegedly hired for sex at Washington D.C.‘s Mayflower Hotel. Spitzer resigned as governor a few days after the scandal broke. Federal prosecutors allege that Spitzer spent at least $15,000 on 8 liaisons with prostitutes from Emperors Club VIP, Dupré‘s employer. Spitzer’s association with Emperors Club came to light after North Fork Bank reported suspicious wire transfers involving Spitzer’s accounts to the Internal Revenue Service.

Dupré, born as Ashley Youmans, was raised in New Jersey. So far her only TV or video work (that we know of) involves a segment in in 2003 and as a backup dancer in a music video for rapper Mysterious.

Dupré is also a pop singer. Shortly after the Spitzer scandal broke her single “Move Ya Body” was played more than 3 million times on the internet. It is unclear exactly how much money she actually made from the dime a dozen pop song. Dupré reportedly has a manager for her musical career but has yet to secure a record deal. A reality show might help in that department as well. We’ll keep you posted.

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