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  • July 2008

    • Edwards 'Love Child' Story Shows Press Double Standard

      newser  |  Slate  |  Jul 24, 08 11:00 AM CDT

      Edwards 'Love Child' Story Shows Press Double Standard

      The press jumped all over Larry Craig’s bathroom dalliance not because he was gay, it was claimed, but because he was a hypocrite with an anti-gay voting record. But no one is piling on John Edwards, whom the National Enquirer says it caught visiting his mistress and love child this week. Jack Shafer of Slate thinks the non-coverage reveals a double standard: Homo-hypocrisy is wrong, but hetero-hypocrisy is OK. More »

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      John Edwards  • sex scandal  • Larry Craig  • affair  • tabloids  • media criticism  • National Enquirer  • love child

    • Dupre May Get Dose of Reality TV

      newser  |  E! Online  |  Jul 8, 08 1:59 PM CDT

      Dupre May Get Dose of Reality TV

      Eliot Spitzer's high-priced prostitute, Ashley Dupre, is developing a reality TV series with the producers behind Nicole Richie and Pamela Anderson's careers—and may move to Los Angeles to complete the project, E! Online reports. Handprint Entertainment is "talking to MTV about Ashley being the next Tila Tequila," a source told the website, referring to MTV's bisexual TV star. More »

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      Los Angeles  • sex scandal  • reality TV  • prostitute  • Ashley Dupre

  • June 2008

    • Detroit Mayor's Blunders Hurt Mom's Reelection Chances

      newser  |  Detroit Free Press  |  Jun 11, 08 8:00 AM CDT

      Detroit Mayor's Blunders Hurt Mom's Reelection Chances

      She’s a popular 11-year incumbent with a $500,000 war chest facing two cash-strapped two opponents, but Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick still faces a challenge in defending her House seat, the Detroit Free Press reports. Why? Her son is Kwame Kilpatrick, the Detroit mayor recently charged with perjury in a highly public scandal involving an affair with his chief of staff. More »

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      Congress  • House of Representatives  • Detroit  • sex scandal  • mayor  • Kwame Kilpatrick  • re-election

    • Spitzer Madam Pleads Guilty in 'Disgusting' Operation

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 4, 08 10:31 AM CDT

      Spitzer Madam Pleads Guilty in 'Disgusting' Operation

      The woman who managed the prostitution ring that brought down New York governor Eliot Spitzer copped a plea yesterday in federal court, the AP reports. Cecil Suwal, 23, giggled and cried during a Manhattan hearing at which she pleaded guilty to money-laundering and promoting prostitution at the Emperors Club VIP service, where clients like Spitzer paid up to $5,500 an hour. More »

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      New York City  • Eliot Spitzer  • sex scandal  • prostitution ring  • Manhattan  • guilty plea  • money laundering  • Emperors Club  • Ashley Dupre  • Federal Court  • madams

  • May 2008

    • Silda Steps Out of Hiding

      newser  |  New York Daily News  |  May 22, 08 10:30 AM CDT

      Silda Steps Out of Hiding

      While the fictionalized "Law & Order" version of her husband's infamous sex scandal was airing on NBC last night, Silda Wall Spitzer emerged from 2 months of self-imposed exile to attend the Manhattan benefit for Children for Children, the Daily News reports. The wife of prostitute-patronizing former New York governor Eliot Spitzer launched the foundation in 1996. More »

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      New York City  • Eliot Spitzer  • sex scandal  • charity  • Silda Wall Spitzer  • benefits

    • Spitzer Scandal Hits Small Screen Tomorrow

      newser  |  New York Post  |  May 20, 08 11:56 AM CDT

      Spitzer Scandal Hits Small Screen Tomorrow

      If disgraced New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer was ever a Law & Order fan, he probably isn't anymore. Tomorrow’s ripped-from-the-headlines season finale on NBC tells a fictionalized version of the sensational sex scandal that doomed Spitzer’s political career, the New York Post reports. Actor Tom Everett Scott guest-stars as a charming governor who is caught planning a rendezvous with a hooker. More »

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      television  • New York City  • Eliot Spitzer  • sex scandal  • Law & Order

    • How to Avoid R. Kelly Jury Duty

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  May 16, 08 2:33 PM CDT

      How to Avoid R. Kelly Jury Duty

      R. Kelly's jury is complete, and the arduous process of getting it filled contains a lesson: Should you ever be called upon to weigh in at a child pornography trial, the Chicago Tribune offers some proven ways—at least they worked in this case— to avoid getting trapped in the jury box: Mention your teenage daughter. Argue the age of consent is too high. Explain that you're a doctor with lives to save. More »

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      list  • music  • sex scandal  • celebrity trials  • R. Kelly  • sex tape  • Chicago Tribune  • jury selection

    • 6 Ways the GOP Can Get Back on Its Feet

      newser  |  Politico  |  May 15, 08 1:50 PM CDT

      6 Ways the GOP Can Get Back on Its Feet

      Six months before an election in which some estimate Republicans could lose 20 seats in the House and five in the Senate, insiders tell Politico how the GOP can pick itself up: Write some policy. “It’s critical that our candidates have a very clear set of principles,” says Mitt Romney. Think tax-cutting and spending-slashing. More »

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      George W. Bush  • election 2008  • Mitt Romney  • terrorism  • GOP  • sex scandal  • Republican candidates  • Republican Party  • Mitch McConnell  • John Boehner  • family values

    • Spitzer Makes Amends—With His Donors

      newser  |  New York Post  |  May 15, 08 12:11 PM CDT

      Spitzer Makes Amends&mdash;With His Donors

      Eliot Spitzer had $2.9 million in the bank for a presumed reelection campaign, but the disgraced New York governor has done something rather uncommon for politicians: offered a refund. An email obtained by the New York Post reports that Spitzer will return what remains in his campaign coffers to anyone who makes a request. "When have you ever heard of getting a refund from a politician?" said one stunned Dem. More »

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      New York  • Eliot Spitzer  • sex scandal  • campaign contributions  • refund

    • Ohio AG Quits Amid Sex Harassment Scandal

      newser  |  Columbus Dispatch  |  May 15, 08 2:45 AM CDT

      Ohio AG Quits Amid Sex Harassment Scandal

      The Ohio attorney general who once vowed to dismantle the state's "culture of corruption" resigned yesterday just hours after a raid on his office by state troopers seeking evidence of illegal activity. Democrat Marc Dann is embroiled in scandal linked to an affair with an aide and was under threat of impeachment after workers filed complaints of sex harassment in his office, reports the Columbus Dispatch . Dann is also the target of other investigations into expenditures and management. More »

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      corruption  • sex scandal  • Ohio  • Attorney General  • sexual harassment  • Marc Dann

    • Spitzer Booker Pleads Guilty

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 14, 08 3:00 PM CDT

      Spitzer Booker Pleads Guilty

      The woman accused of arranging the infamous liaison between "Kristen" and "Client No. 9" pleaded guilty today, the New York Times reports. Temeka Rachelle Lewis, 32, admitted to charges of promoting prostitution and money laundering in the bust that brought about Eliot Spitzer's downfall. She could face up to 25 years in prison. More »

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      Eliot Spitzer  • sex scandal  • prostitution  • prostitution ring  • governor  • guilty plea  • money laundering  • plea bargain

  • April 2008

    • Benedict's US Trip Improved His Image

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Apr 30, 08 8:40 PM CDT

      Benedict's US Trip Improved His Image

      Both the pontiff and the Catholic Church got an image boost following the pope's recent US visit, reports Reuters. A post-trip poll found that 61% of Americans, both Catholics and non-Catholics, believe the pope's 6-day stint met or exceeded their expectations; 65% now have a more positive view of Pope Benedict. More »

    • What a Drag! Ronaldo In Transvestite Flap

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Apr 29, 08 8:07 AM CDT

      What a Drag! Ronaldo In Transvestite Flap

      Soccer virtuoso Ronaldo was questioned by police in Rio de Janeiro yesterday after an altercation in a motel with transvestite prostitutes, Reuters reports. The star of AC Milan and the Brazilian national team took three call girls to the motel, only to discover that they were men in drag, according to cops. Ronaldo then offered them $600 each to close the affair, but one of them demanded $30,000 to keep the story from the media. More »

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      sex scandal  • Brazil  • soccer  • prostitution  • extortion  • Rio de Janeiro

    • Sex Scandal Tees Are All the Rage

      newser  |  Radar  |  Apr 27, 08 7:40 PM CDT

      Sex Scandal Tees Are All the Rage

      Americans love their ironic T-shirts, especially when they make coy references to politicians' sex scandals. The Internet is awash with "Client #9" and "Zippergate '98" gear, but the phenomenon isn't restricted to the digital age. It's version 2.0 of the traditional smear campaign—"as American as apple pie," one political analyst told Radar . More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • Bill Clinton  • Eliot Spitzer  • sex scandal  • clothing  • clothes  • Monica Lewinsky  • Kwame Kilpatrick

    • Spitzer Tell-All On Market for $350K

      newser  |  New York Daily News  |  Apr 25, 08 1:55 PM CDT

      Spitzer Tell-All On Market for $350K

      The bidding for a tell-all on former New York governor Eliot Spitzer begins at $350,000, the Daily News reports, though publishers don't appear certain of a big market for such a book. An agent for Peter Elkind, a Fortune writer and co-author of an Enron tome, said she expects a deal to be done today. More »

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      book  • Eliot Spitzer  • sex scandal  • prostitute  • celebrity tell-alls

    • New Gal: Spitz Likes Sex Toys

      newser  |  New York Post  |  Apr 24, 08 11:20 AM CDT

      New Gal: Spitz Likes Sex Toys

      A second hooker has confirmed to federal investigators Eliot Spitzer's proclivity for prostitutes and unprotected sex but has also revealed another embarrassing detail: the disgraced New York governor's fondness for sex toys, the New York Post reports. More »

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      New York City  • Eliot Spitzer  • sex scandal  • prostitute  • Ashley Alexandra Dupre  • federal investigation  • Kristen  • sex toys  • hooker

    • CNN Star Busted With Drugs, Sex Toy in Park

      newser  |  New York Post  |  Apr 19, 08 4:07 PM CDT

      CNN Star Busted With Drugs, Sex Toy in Park

      When cops found Richard Quest in Central Park early yesterday morning, they first busted him for loitering past the park's closing time. Then they noticed that the CNN star had a rope tied from his neck to his genitals, drugs in his pocket, and a sex toy in his boot, the New York Post reports. More »

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      celebrity  • drugs  • sex scandal  • CNN  • Central Park

    • Formula One Boss Denies Nazi Theme in Hooker Orgy

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Apr 3, 08 2:40 AM CDT

      Formula One Boss Denies Nazi Theme in Hooker Orgy

      Formula One Racing chief Max Mosley has denied that the videotaped sado-masochistic orgy he participated in with five prostitutes was Nazi-themed. Mosley claims he spoke German during the orgy simply because several of the call-girls were German, not as a part of Nazi role playing, as the News of the World had reported. Mosley is taking legal action against the paper for the story, reports the Times of London. More »

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      sex scandal  • Nazi  • Formula One  • Max Mosley  • FIA

    • Mich. Senator's Husband Caught in Hooker Bust

      newser  |  Detroit News  |  Apr 2, 08 2:16 PM CDT

      Mich. Senator's Husband Caught in Hooker Bust

      A Michigan police sting has netted another notable john: Sen. Debbie Stabenow's husband was caught in February paying a 20-year-old prostitute $150 for oral sex. Police observed Thomas Athans enter a Troy hotel room and leave 15 minutes later, reports the Detroit News. Officers arrested a woman inside the room, and detained Athans in his car; he later admitted he met her through an online ad. More »

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      sex scandal  • Michigan  • prostitute  • oral sex

    • Chelsea to Voters: Monica's None of Your Business

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Apr 1, 08 2:40 AM CDT

      Chelsea to Voters: Monica's None of Your Business

      For the second time in a week Chelsea Clinton has been asked a question about the sex scandal involving White House intern Monica Lewinsky that cast a shadow over her father's presidency. When it happened at North Carolina State University yesterday, just as it did at Butler University last week, the former first daughter responded the same way: "It’s none of your business." More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • sex scandal  • campaign  • Chelsea Clinton  • Monica Lewinsky

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