Girls Gone Wild - Joel Francis Claims Victory over Ashley Dupre after trial no show

“Girls Gone Wild” porn purveyor Joe Francis' claimed victory in a lawsuit filed by Ashley Dupré, after the comely call girl failed to show for scheduled deposition in Florida. Francis claims she was giving up on the $10 million suit and would also soon apologize to him for filing it. But Dupré is still pursuing the case, her Florida lawyer Richard Wolfe says. The deposition was only postponed, apparently in an effort to reach an out-of-court settlement.









Francis made the claims in an “exclusive” interview with “Access Hollywood.” He told the tabloid television show: "She is [going to be] a no show. Her lawyer said she is dropping it and going to issue an apology to me.” But Wolfe told the show the deposition was postponed “weeks ago.” He said he planned to take a three-week vacation and if the case wasn’t settled before then, the deposition would be rescheduled. Separately, a source also told "E! News" that Dupré’s suit is still alive and well.

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Dupré sued Francis in April for unjust enrichment, cyber squatting and violations of Florida's unfair competition statute and its unfair trade practices act for trying to peddle “Girls Gone Wild” video footage from 2003 that included Dupré. She appeared in the video before her liaisons with former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer made her a household name. The film may have been shot while she was only 17, and therefore, still a minor. It shows her topless and nude taking a shower among other raucous party scenes.

At the time Francis discovered that he had footage of her, he said he would release the tape. In the federal suit, which was file in Miami, Dupré says she never gave GGW permission to use her name or likeness to market videos of her. Dupre says in the suit that GGW reps callously exploited her by illegally getting her drunk and coercing her to strip and dance nude at parties they staged.

Ashley Dupre's Thank you letter to her "fans"

Hey everyone...Let me just start by saying THANK YOU ALL, for your support!! I have not had the time to be on MySpace that much...BUT I have been trying to get on here to approve pending friend requests and catch up on e-mails & comments. Sorry it is taking me so long!! All of my pending friend requests from 3/12 through now were deleted by MySpace (if you do not approve them within a certain number of days, they get deleted) so...please please please re-send and you should be approved automatically. Again, thank you all so much for taking the time to send me a bit of strength and inspiration via email or comment, your words have touched me and I thank you for that...with all my heart, I love you guys!!! :) ...and to all the not so kind words...I love you too, because it makes me push myself and want it even more. "Hard times don't last...only strong people".

xxA

Inspirational mail from you all...(here are SOME that really stood out, some made me laugh, some made me cry, some just made me stop for a bit and think...but they all made me smile)...Thank-You again. ps. no last names are included below so you will know if it is your story, but the rest of the world will not know it is you. :)

"When you are destined to be a star, life has a way of taking you there...even when it doesn't at first appear to be a good thing."

"Regardless of your decision, always remember: others may hate you. But those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself. Greatness comes not when things go always good for you, but the greatness comes and you are really tested, when you take some knocks, some disappointments, when sadness comes, because only if you have been in the deepest valley can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain.

My very best wishes to you,
Secret Agent Man :-)"

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"Remember, like Eleanor Roosevelt said: "Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent." Hope everything goes well and that you had a wonderful Easter! :)
Janna"

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"Music makes us stronger. It also makes us feel warm when we are vulnerable. So, when you say "what destroys me, makes me stronger", oh yes i understand...Life is Full of That Sure U Know That..! So, Keep it up. Just keep being you...San"

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"hey i just wanted to say to you, that you truely are the most beautiful women i have ever seen. i am just a nobody in this world and knowing that you might just read this has really made my day. stay on the up an up and chase after your musical career. well good luck."

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"Hey Ashley......Well I guess it would be a miracle for you to sift through your thousands of emails and find this one. Girlfriend you keep rockin and continue to climb that ladder of success. I know the media is driving you nuts, but keep the head high and positive. Always continue to follow your dream and don't settle for less. I am from North Carolina in the Charlotte area and have some great contacts down here as well as Los Angeles. So if you find that needle in the haystack...as in my email, give me a shout. Hope is all well with you and hope to hear from you soon! From one musician to another.....rock on baby!!! Kevin Drummer (rockafellas) Charlotte, NC "

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"Hey girl I just wanted to stop in and hi. I think that you are beautiful and I hope that nothings keeping you down lately. You were doing your thing and having fun...that’s all that matters. Keep presuing your music career; your talent will take you places."

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"hey i just wanted to say that I am a huge fan!!! also i respect the hell out of you you are a great person reguardless of what every 1 else thinks ... just wanted to tell you that life is tough you always have a friend in me."

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"Dear Ashley Dupre
You dont know me, and I dont know you. However, I admire how you did not let this 'dirty laundry' and the media game stop you from showing the world that you are a muti-dimensional human being, and an artist. Words and song are my passion, and I find my greatest liberation when truth is enabled to speak from the heart. "All people have their stories safely hidden with in closed books". I think most people have done things, or things have been done to them which they would only tell a therapist- and maybe not even then would they speak , and let the truth set them free.

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I wish:
for you to be strong...be clear...
Ride it out and WRITE it out...
Speak or sing your truth!!!
Be you!
Peace be with you,
Ahda"

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"HEY ASHLEY. WE MET A WHILE AGO BUT I KNOW U WON’T REMEMBER. I THINK IT WAS CIPRIANI OR ONE OF THEM CLUBS DOWN THERE. IT WAS A QUICK CHAT BUT I REMEMBER U TELLIN ME U SANG AND I WAS INTERESTED BUT NEVER GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXCHANGE INFO TO LISTEN. NOW IM HEARING YOUR SONGS AND THEY ARE FIRE!!! I THINK U GOT WUT IT TAKES TO BREAK NEW POP GROUNDS. I’M OFFICIALLY A FAN. DESPITE THE BS OF ALL THESE DUMB FUCKS TRYING TO KNOCK OUR HUSTLE, U STILL A STAR. WE ALL DO THINGS THAT MAKES PEOPLES JAW DROP BUT TO BE CRUCIFIED BY IT IS THE MOST HYPOCRITICAL THING THE MEDIAS ABOUT. LIKE U SAID, TAKE THIS AND GET STRONGER BY IT CUZ U ONLY GONNA BLOW UP FASTER. U GOT THE LANE OPEN NOW PUT IT IN 5TH GEAR STEP ON IT! LOL. GOOD LUCK WITH EVERYTHING AND KEEP IN TOUCH. GOD BLESS."

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"I absolutely have alottt of respect for you. I can relate to what you wrote in your about me. very deep. very personal. I love it<3 good luck babe."

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"A poem I wrote for myself a while back, or was it for you?

Life We work all day then go to sleep
We laugh and cry and sometimes weep
We fight and love every day
We fight for love in every way
We do this to feel less alone
We do this until we're shown
That though we breathe, drink, feel and see
Our course is set, can we alter it but a degree
With hope with faith we face each day
Even with denial and anger we try to sway
But our path is set we cannot change the course
Even knowing we're wrong we deny the source
Remember this when you try to understand
When you feel overwhelmed by the creator's grand plan
Though every one of your days may be filled with strife
Be thankful and accept this very unique gift, Life
Harold B...


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"You are talented and I hope you get signed. You are beautiful, intelligent....young too...but seem wise beyond your years. It will all work out, girl. Just ignore the haters. How many times have you heard that? lol G"

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"Just wanted to say keep you head up! Everyone always has something to say but you know what you continue to live your life everyday and be content! Don't let anyone disrespect you or shame you. You are beautiful and I know how it feels for people to talk when they don't even know you. Stay strong and never let anyone doubt yourself.
xoxo Lucy"

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"Thanks for adding me... I saw the media having a field day with you when all of the craziness was going on. I hope you are doing well, and are happy and at peace. I hope you get to do more with your music, or what ever you enjoy doing. Don't let the people with the negativity bring you down. Love is all around you. Even though it might not seem like that sometimes. I was really happy to see you among the friends on my list. Have a great weekend. Mike"

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"Just wanted to say thanks for adding us! I also wanted to just tell you that I read your about me section earlier today when I added you...I know I don't know you for shit, and I normally would not share anything personal with a complete stranger, but for some reason I felt I had too...What you have about your life to date on your page really hit home with me...I can totally relate...Was abused as a kid, left home when I turned 17, and never looked back....Had drug problems in the past(no longer for a long time now).....I guess we all go thru hardships in life, some of us worse than others...I wanted to say that I'm glad you were able to overcome the hard times, and come out alive.....Too many are unfortunate, and never get themselves out......Anyhow,...just wanted to stop by, and tell you thanks.....After reading your page, it made me realize how proud I am of myself,.....ANd you should be proud of yourself as well......Sorry for talkin your ear off,....but for some reason I felt the urge to contact you....I feel better now! lol...Take care....F...ADS"

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"You are like that sweet pretty wild flower that grows up through the crack in a side walk...surrounded by crazy hard difficult environments yet you still manage to bloom beautifully. When I first read your history and learned of your experiences I was possitive that you will come out ahead with a bright future. I don't know you but very few could withstand what you have and that takes a unique and resilient person. Take care sweet girl. Wishing you the best from Cali. Love your song by the way, almost added it to my page but wasn't sure if that was gay or not, hehe"

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"You just became part of history, enjoy the ride! Nowadays you should be applauded for helping to expose hypocrisies in our society, don't take any shit."

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"saw you in the news. . . . Andy Warhol said that in the future we'd all be famous for 15 min:) guess it's your turn. . . I wish you the best."

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"Awesome move! You're now an American Icon! Play it right and you'll be a media favorite!! God Bless. . ."

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"Keep your head up. Don't let others make you suffer for what isn't your fault."

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"Hang in there. Only the Strong Survive (OTSS). TOUGH times don't last. tough people do."

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"...Apache is the best known unknown brand in the world. We are also the first American's but the last on the list for anything in America. Irony of ironies.. You hold tight. ( OR Whoever runs this page) Hang on. " those that say, don't know those that know don't say" peace.


D"

Eliot Spitzer hooker trial coming to a close

Federal prosecutors are slowly tying up loose ends in the Eliot Spitzer call-girl case. In the latest development, Mark Brener admitted in Manhattan federal court that he led the prostitution ring that ultimately led to Spitzer’s downfall as New York governor.

Meanwhile, the Spitzer family is off on vacation to Southeast Asia,. The disgraced former governor leaves June 23, with his wife, Silda, and their three girls will be at his side, New York magazine reports. The trip was reportedly Spitzer's oldest daughter Elyssa's idea, and the whole clan will spend at least 10 days in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, sources say.

It may be Spitzer’s last vacation while not under indictment. The 62-year-old Brener pleaded guilty to running the Emperors Club, an Internet call-girl business, and to money laundering through two fraudulent companies, QAT Consulting and QAT International. Under the plea deal, he faces up to 30 months in prison, a sentence that suggests the feds are playing hardball. He had no previous convictions. With his plea, Spitzer and Dupre are the only others involved in the scandal who have not been charged and prosecuted. Spitzer could face money laundering and prostitution charges.

Cecil Suwal, 23, the elderly Brener’s girlfriend and the money manager behind Emperors Club, pled guilty earlier this month and will serve up to 27 months in prison. Federal investigators arrested Brener and Suwal at their New Jersey condo in early March. Less than a week later, authorities learned that Spitzer was a client who was involved in several trysts with a prostitute named "Kristen." He reportedly paid nearly $4,300 for the hooker, who turned out to be Dupre.

Since then, Dupre, 23, has been out of sight, and has not tried, or more likely has been prevented by the feds, from capitalizing on her notoriety. But recently, she has been spotted out in public and even made an outing to a New Jersey beach with her mother. Her MySpace post is her first full communication through the site since her arrest.

For the details of her letter click here http://adupre.blogspot.com/2008/06/ashley-dupres-thank-you-letter-to-her.html

Ashley Dupre could be facing Jail time over her whoring ways

Are those sunny days at the beach soon coming to an end for Ashley Dupre, the infamous Eliot Spitzer call girl? The man accused of running the escort service that hooked (no pun intended) up Ashley with the former New York governor and led to one of the biggest sex scandals in New York History will plead guilty in court this week, and it looks like the Feds are throwing the book at him. Others have already pleaded guilty. Could Dupre be next?

Lawyer Murray Richman confirmed to the New York Post that Mark Brener, 62, Ashley’s "Emperors Club V.I.P." pimp, will plead guilty on Thursday in federal court in Manhattan as part of a plea deal. But the U.S. Attorney's Office isn’t cutting him much slack. He’s reportedly looking at up to 30 months in jail on money-laundering and prostitution-conspiracy charges.

Cecil “Katie” Suwal, 23, who was Brener’s girlfriend and worked as his call-girl booker, pleaded guilty last week in a plea deal that includes a 21 to 27 month jail sentence. Brener ran the call girl ring with Suwal out of his New Jersey apartment. Suwal had no prior criminal record. In that regard, the sentence is considered stiff.

Hooker bookers Tanya Hollander, andTemeka Rachelle Lewis have also pleaded guilty or are in plea talks. Lewis was reportedly the booker who arranged the date between “Kristen, “the name Dupre used, and a man identified in court papers as "Client-9," who later turned out to be Spitzer. The Feds tracked Spitzer to Washington where he met up with Dupre on Feb. 13. Spitzer resigned in March.


Dupre has reportedly cooperated with prosecutors from the start, but the Post reports that the Feds have such a strong case against all of the parties, including Spitzer, that they have been driving hard plea deals. Everyone so far has gotten jail time. The evidence is said to include phone records and taped conversations. The feds are particularly interested in determining where Spitzer got the money to pay for his trysts, which reportedly costs more than $1,000 an hour.

Dupre is the smallest fish in the bunch and is not known to have had any role in running the operation. But given the fact that everyone so far has received jail time, it would seem that she would be heading to the slammer as well, although her sentence shouldn’t be nearly as stiff, and may be limited to probation. The would-be singer has kept out of the public eye since her arrest, although she has been spotted in public more recently. Over the weekend, she and her mother spent some quality time at a New Jersey beach.

Ashley Dupre to testify in court that Joel Francis "Ruined her reputation"

She was a hooker for crying out loud. What fucking reputation does she have.... Grab a brain cell ya little tart.

Eliot Spitzer’s alleged call girl Ashley Dupre has already appeared on camera for “Girls Gone Wild” — but it seems she'll be back with the provocative production company on June 25 ... in the courtroom.

Dupre recently filed a $10 million lawsuit against Joe Francis’ infamous company with claims that he falsely advertised that she performed for its cameras, and falsely advertised its offer to her of a $1 million contract. In her lawsuit, Dupre claims that Francis and his company ruined her reputation.

To counter her claims, Francis' defense team called on Dupre on Monday to testify under oath — in a deposition to be videotaped on June 25 — to explore her work history and reported employment with Emperor’s Club VIP.

“It’s hard to imagine how anyone could actually ruin a hooker’s reputation,” Francis said in a statement. “But what I really don’t understand is, out of the whole Eliot Spitzer scandal, how I’m the only person who ends up in a courtroom.”