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Ashley Biden Cocaine Video Was a Setup

'Friend' hoped to hit jackpot by hawking video of VP's kid

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 1, 2009 10:37 AM CDT

(Newser) – The video that supposedly shows Ashley Biden snorting cocaine was a pure set-up, Radar reports. The man hawking the video to media outlets—a so-called "friend" of of the VP’s daughter—bought the cocaine himself, along with a hidden camera, as part of an elaborate plot to make money selling the video. Judging from the tape, it's clear that, contrary to the seller's claims, the woman in it doesn't know she's being filmed, notes Radar.

Joe Biden holds his daughter Ashley in this file photo. (AP Photo/Sen. Biden's office)

Joe Biden stands with his wife Jill, left, and his daughter Ashley. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Joe Biden walks with daughter Ashley as wife Jill waves to the crowd in the Inaugural Parade January 20, 2009 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)

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oldgoat

Apr 2, 2009 8:07 AM CDT

Sorry the guy might have planned on making a killing on the tape, but evidently she took the drugs willingly. She is wrong either way.

riffran

Apr 1, 2009 10:48 AM CDT

It's only news if your a Republican, and get caught....then it's despicable, "Oh no she was set up".....whatever. Cocaine is a horrible drug...it causes kids in their 20's to have strokes, ages the body way before it's time, damages the heart and cardiovascular system, then you get all the crap they cut it with....but hey at least she isn't a teenage mother right, just a coke head, drug addict...pass the eight ball please

drlarrymitchell

Apr 1, 2009 6:13 AM CDT

A little booger sugar is good for you, like vitamins.

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