At Last! Dupre’s 15 Minutes of Fame is Over
Well, it was just a matter of time before Ashley Alexandra Dupre (a.k.a. Kristen, Governor Spitzer’s favorite call-girl) took her place at center stage for the obligatory 15 minutes of fame and then proceeded to exit stage left. The media hype machine was firing on all cylinders during the first few days of the scandal. But as of late it appears that interest in Dupre has all but disappeared. I wonder, did the media hype machine run out of gas, or did everyone finally wake up and realize that a hooker wasn’t worthy of that much attention?
Despite the public humiliation Dupre did manage to capitalize on her instant rise into semi-stardom (as questionable as it might be). Her songs “What We Want” and “Move Your Body” available at Amie Street went from $0.16 to $0.98 per download. She got lots of air play on traditional radio until the angered listeners complained. The obvious offers to “bare all” came in from Hustler and Penthouse (clearly, everyone wants to know what $1000 an hour gets you). And, I suspect, book offers have probably come in and perhaps even an offer to host Saturday Night Live have been made. Hey, if Monica Lewinsky can host SNL, why not Ashley?
Despite all of this attention (wanted or not) Ashley’s moment in the spot light came and went. Perhaps the media figured out there was a difference between someone caught in the middle of an extra marital affair (e.g. Monica Lewinsky) and a run-of-the-mill hooker?
on April 7th, 2008 at 6:35 am
I’m sure Ashley is on Bill’s short list for interns if Hillary gets elected.
on April 7th, 2008 at 7:49 am
I’m not sure about that. Interns are free while Ashley, however, is $1000 per hour. Our economy is hitting hard times, I’ll bet Bill would go for the bargain option.
on April 8th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
$4,800/pop is still cheaper than my wife…