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NEWS ABOUT: Eliot Spitzer

Eliot Spitzer stories: 138 news summaries

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The Donald
to Ashley:
'Call Me'

Thinks hooker would be great hook for 'My Fair Lady'-like show

Mar 30, 08 12:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Another high-powered fella has taken an interest in Ashley Alexander Dupre, but unlike Eliot Spitzer, Donald Trump’s interest in the former call girl is all about TV (well, money, too). People reports that Trump wants Dupre for his new MTV reality show, said to be a sort of "... More »

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reality TV • Donald Trump • sex scandal • Eliot Spitzer • political scandal • hooker • Kristen • Ashley Dupre • Ladette to Lady

Spitzer Slammed for Smearing Political Rival

He may have lied
about Troopergate, Albany DA says

Mar 28, 08 8:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Eliot Spitzer was more involved a smear campaign against political rival Joe Bruno than he cared to admit, according to a report today. Spitzer's answers to investigators were possibly "not truthful," Albany District Attorney P. David Soares said—but Soares is not seeking prosecution, in part due to... More »

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Eliot Spitzer • Andrew Cuomo • political scandal • Troopergate • Albany • Joe Bruno • P. David Soares • Darren Dopp

 Spitzer Linked to Second Ring 

Ex-governor patronized NY-based hooker operation since '03, Post charges

Mar 27, 08 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Former New York governor Eliot Spitzer was a client of an upscale prostitution operation busted Tuesday in Manhattan, the New York Post reports. The news comes less than two weeks after Spitzer stepped down for patronizing a similar operation based in New Jersey. And as that saga had "Kristen,... More »

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Eliot Spitzer • prostitution ring • call girls • Emperors Club • Kristen • Ashley Dupre • Wicked Models • Kristin "Billie" Davis

 GOP Operative 
 Involved in 
 Spitzer Sting 

But Roger Stone might have gotten involved too late

Mar 25, 08 4:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - A GOP operative who was a teenage participant in the Watergate affair played a role in uncovering Eliot Spitzer’s prostitution habit, Talking Points Memo reports. But Roger Stone was likely too late to the scene to deserve credit for breaking the story. Stone, who was recently involved in leaving... More »

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FBI • Watergate • Miami • Eliot Spitzer • Roger Stone

 I Used Cocaine: NY Governor 

Spitzer's successor under fire again

Mar 25, 08 4:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - One week after revealing he had extramarital affairs, New York Gov. David Paterson has also admitted using marijuana and cocaine. Patterson used drugs in the 70s when he was 23, he said in an interview on TV news channel New York 1. Paterson, the state's first black and first blind... More »

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New York • cocaine • budget • marijuana • Eliot Spitzer • drug abuse • political scandal • David Paterson • Silda Wall Spitzer • Albany • Michelle Paterson • NY1 • Inside City Hall

Feds Defend Tough Pursuit
of Spitzer

Corruption fears spurred unusually zealous hunt

Mar 21, 08 3:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Justice Department's unusual pursuit of the Emperor's Club—and its most famous client—grew out of suspicions of corruption, not moral turpitude, department officials tell the New York Times. Agents tailed Eliot Spitzer, tapped his phone, and pored over his financial records, steps more costly and intrusive than prostitution... More »

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prostitution • Department of Justice • Eliot Spitzer

 Playgirl Proposes Spitzer Spread

'How about ... showing us what you saved for such a select few?' mag asks in open letter

Mar 20, 08 1:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Playgirl feels sorry for Eliot Spitzer, what with the public-opinion crucifixion and $1 million Hustler offer to call-girl “Kristen." He’s unemployed, and might face some stiff legal fees in the near future, so the girls are extending an offer on their blog: “How about making some... More »

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sex scandal • Eliot Spitzer • political scandal • prostitution ring • Kristen • adult magazines • Ashley Dupre • Playgirl

'Kristen' Was 17 in Wild Videos, Says Lawyer

Girls Gone Wild boss may put nude footage online anyway

Mar 20, 08 6:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Girls Gone Wild mogul Joe Francis thought he'd hit the jackpot when he discovered he had raunchy videos of the call girl from the Spitzer sex scandal on file. But his find may prove less of a bonanza than he'd hoped, now that Ashley Alexandre Dupre has said she was... More »

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prostitution • Girls Gone Wild • Joe Francis • sex scandal • Miami • Eliot Spitzer • Larry Flynt • Hustler • Ashley Dupre

The Software That Ruined Eliot Spitzer

Unusual deposits alerted ever-watchful bank computers

Mar 19, 08 3:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - The banks were watching Eliot Spitzer—and they’re watching all of us, too. These days, all large banks and most small ones are equipped with anti-money laundering software, Technology Review explains, which tracks even the most mundane transactions of every customer. Moves that don’t conform to a pattern—... More »

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sex scandal • bank • domestic surveillance • Eliot Spitzer • money laundering • prostitution ring • structuring

 Call Girl Was a 'Girl Gone Wild' 

Spitzer hooker filmed Spring Break videos in '03

Mar 19, 08 8:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - The call girl who ended Eliot Spitzer's career started hers on a nude Girls Gone Wild video during a wild Spring Break weekend in 2003, reports the LA Times. Ashley Alexandra Dupré was celebrating her 18th birthday in Miami when she stumbled across the Girls Gone Wild production bus,... More »

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prostitution • Girls Gone Wild • Joe Francis • sex scandal • Miami • escort • Eliot Spitzer • prostitute • political scandal • spring break • prostitution ring • Emperors Club • Mayflower Hotel • Kristen • Ashley Dupre • call girl

COLUMN

Thank You,
Sex Scandal!

German scribe salutes Spitzer, Craig for pulling towel off
prudish Americans

Mar 18, 08 5:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Here's to the US sex scandal! Eliot Spitzer and Larry Craig make American politicians seem almost human, Gabor Steingart writes in Der Spiegel. He claims that prudish Americans are fueled by secret lust—"and, in the case of some politicians, naked lunacy." Which makes public shame "an... More »

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John McCain • sex scandal • Eliot Spitzer • Larry Craig • prostitution ring • prudishness

 New NY Gov Admits Affair 

Paterson and wife were both unfaithful for years

Mar 18, 08 5:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - David Paterson, who succeeded Eliot Spitzer as governor of New York yesterday, has his own history of extramarital relations. He and his wife Michelle admitted in a joint interview with the New York Daily News that they were unfaithful during a rocky period in their 15-year marriage. But both denied... More »

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sex scandal • marriage • Eliot Spitzer • affair • infidelity • David Paterson • Albany • Michelle Paterson

ANALYSIS

 Spitzer: Hooked on Covert Ops 

Ex-gov spent career trying to ditch silver spoon image

Mar 17, 08 5:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Eliot Spitzer didn't patronize a pricey call girl ring just for the sex, Chris Smith writes in a  provocative New York post-mortem. What really attracted him was the covert op. The silver-spoon-fed Ivy Leaguer was always rebelling against being squeaky clean; as a young prosecutor, he got "hooked... More »

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New York • Eliot Spitzer • governor • district attorney • Gambino crime family • political scandal • prostitution ring • Joe Bruno

Spitzer Flap Frees Sawyer's Hooker Special

Prostitution show, stalled for 2 years,
to air this week

Mar 17, 08 4:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Diane Sawyer special about sex workers will air this week after 2 years on the shelf, Rush & Molloy report in the New York Daily News, and the ABC newshound can thank Eliot Spitzer. Previously considered too sensational for prime time, the show is now closer to "... More »

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media • prostitution • sex scandal • Eliot Spitzer • ABC News • prostitution ring • call girls • Diane Sawyer • Ashley Dupre

NY Swears In New Gov; Paterson Calls for Unity

New head of state is funny but also solemn

Mar 17, 08 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - David Paterson was sworn in as New York’s governor this afternoon and gave a speech that mixed humor and solemnity, the Albany Times-Union reports. “I never expected to have the honor of serving as governor,” said New York’s first black governor, who repeatedly stressed the importance... More »

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New York • doctor • Eliot Spitzer • budget deficit • endowment • David Paterson • Albany

 'It Could Never Happen 
  to Me': NY Wives  

Many women in denial about husband's adultery, author says

Mar 16, 08 4:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - He may have strayed, but prostitutes? No way, say Manhattan wives who reflected on the Eliot Spitzer scandal this week with the New York Times. But "there is a trememdous tendency toward denial" among unsuspecting women, said Leslie Bennetts, author of The Feminine Mistake. “I’ve heard thousands... More »

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gender • prostitution • escort • Eliot Spitzer • infidelity • Silda Wall Spitzer

Call Girl's Bro Pleads Guilty on Heroin Charges

'Kristen' kin already on probation for dealing near school

Mar 15, 08 8:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - The brother of gubernatorial call girl Ashley “Kristen” Dupre has legal problems too: He pled guilty in New Jersey this week to possessing heroin with intent to distribute. Already on probation for other drug charges, Kyle Youmans will likely get more probation when he is sentenced next month, the... More »

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New Jersey • sex scandal • heroin • drug possession • probation • drug dealing • Eliot Spitzer • prostitution ring • Kyle Youmans • Ashley Dupre

'Kristen' Lawyer Scolds Media Over Racy Pics

Photo spreads of call girl may violate copyright law

Mar 15, 08 4:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - The lawyer for Ashley Alexandra Dupre—the call girl known as "Kristen" to resigned New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer—blasted the media yesterday for unauthorized use of revealing photos of the 22-year-old. Attorney Don D. Buchwald said the media has thrust Dupre into the "public glare" without her... More »

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MySpace • New York • privacy • Eliot Spitzer • Kristen • Don Buchwald • Ashley Dupre

'Kristen' Could Make Millions
on Instant Fame

Experts advise cashing in on notoriety fast— and investing well

Mar 15, 08 8:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fame (or infamy) is beginning to pay off for Eliot Spitzer "escort" Kristen: the aspiring R&B star has now scored $200,000 from downloads of her song—which the New York Post helpfully calculates is worth over four dozen Spitzer hookups. Meanwhile, men's mag Hustler has offered Ashley... More »

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prostitution • music downloads • sex scandal • model • Eliot Spitzer • Hustler • Penthouse • Kristen • adult magazines • Georgi Vodka • Ashley Dupre


 Times Tells 
 Inside Story 
of Spitzer 
Scoop  
 

Staffers won't say how paper got scoop, butwill  dish on 'Kristen,' other angles

Mar 14, 08 4:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - With the New York Times in the spotlight for breaking the Eliot Spitzer story, the paper’s urban-affairs correspondent tackles a flood of reader questions, ranging from whether Hillary Clinton will still get Spitzer’s superdelegate vote (“she loses it”) to how the Times got the story in... More »

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prostitution • newspaper • New York Times • sex scandal • journalism • Eliot Spitzer • editor • Kristen • Ashley Dupre

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