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Meet Spitzer's 'Kristen'

Posted Mar 12, 08 10:00 PM CDT in Gossip,  Politics 

(Newser) – At the center of Eliot Spitzer’s fall from grace is 22-year-old Kristen, aka Ashley Alexandra Dupre, a high-priced escort and aspiring R&B singer who left her self-proclaimed "broken family" in New Jersey at age 17 to pursue a musical career in New York. “I just don’t want to be thought of as a monster,” she told the New York Times.

"This has been a very difficult time for me," said Dupre, who faces no charges but will be a witness against her escort agency's leaders. "It is complicated." She provided no further details about her liaison with Spitzer. On her MySpace page, Dupre says she's been "broke and homeless" and is worried about paying her rent. Dupre's mother believes she will weather the storm. “She is a very bright girl who can handle someone like the governor,” she said.

Source New York Times

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The escort in the Eliot Spitzer scandal has been identified as 22-year-old Ashley Alexandra Dupré.   (MySpace)
This copy of the cover from the Winter 2007 issue of the magazine 02138 shows former New York State Attorney General and Gov. Eliot Spitzer and his wife, Silda Wall Spitzer.   (AP Photo/Jake Chessum, 02138)
New York State Gov. Eliot Spitzer announces his resignation amid a prostitution scandal as wife Silda looks on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 in his offices in New York City.   (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)
New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer announces his resignation amid a prostitution scandal Wednesday, March 12, 2008 in his office in New York.   (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)
New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer speaks during a news conference in Albany, N.Y., in this Dec. 12, 2007 file photo.   (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)
The escort identified as Kristen in the Eliot Spitzer scandal is 22-year-old Ashley Alexandra Dupré.   (MySpace)
The New York Times reported that the real name of the woman identified as "Kristen" in the Eliot Spitzer scandal is Ashley Alexandra Dupre.   (AP Photo)
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