Note, June 14, 2010:
There's more than one Carolyn Capalbo.
It may not be easy being Ashley Dupré's mother, but it must be worse to be mistaken for her.
Here's another Carolyn Capalbo: The Real Carolyn Capalbo.
She's a real estate agent serving the Northern Virginia market.
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UPDATE, November 19, 2008: Ashley Dupre Exclusive: 'My Side of the Story'
VIDEO.
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Ashley Alexandra Dupré - MySpace
Eliot Spitzer's "Kristen" has been identified.
She is 22-year-old Ashley Alexandra Dupré.
She was born Ashley R. Youmans, legally changed her name to Ashley Rae Maika DiPietro, and now goes by Ashley Alexandra Dupré.
From her MySpace profile:
I am all about my music, and my music is all about me… It flows from what I’ve been through, what I’ve seen and how I feel. I live in New York and am on top of the world. Been here since 2004 and I love this city, I love my life here. But, my path has not been easy. When I was 17, I left home. It was my decision and I’ve never looked back. Left my hometown. Left a broken family. Left abuse. Left an older brother who had already split. Left and learned what it was like to have everything, and lose it, again and again. Learned what it was like to wake up one day and have the people you care about most gone. I have been alone. I have abused drugs. I have been broke and homeless. But, I survived, on my own. I am here, in NY because of my music. It started when I moved in with a musician during my odyssey to New York. One day, I was in the shower singing “respect.” He and his lead guitarist burst in, had me repeat it and it started. We wrote, rehearsed and toured. After recording a bit with them, I decided to move to Manhattan to pursue my music career. I spent the first two years getting to know the music scene, networking in clubs and connecting with the industry. Now, it’s all about my music. It’s all about expressing me. I can sit here now, and knowingly tell you that life’s hard sometimes. But, I made it. I’m still here and I love who I am.
Well.
Ashley loves who she is.
That's nice.
I'm sure she loves that she's a celebrity now.
In our twisted culture, she doesn't need to hang her head in shame. No. She's proud. She's a star.
NEW YORK -- The call girl at the center of the prostitution scandal that prompted Gov. Eliot Spitzer to resign in disgrace has been identified as a 22-year-old aspiring musician who struggled in a broken home as a child.
The New York Times reported that the real name of the woman — identified as "Kristen" in court papers alleging that Spitzer paid thousands of dollars for her services — is Ashley Alexandra Dupre.
Don D. Buchwald, a New York lawyer, confirmed to The Associated Press that he represents Dupre, but he wouldn't comment further.
Law enforcement officials have said Spitzer had a Feb. 13 tryst with Kristen and paid her $4,300, according to court papers. Spitzer said Wednesday that he's resigning.
Dupre briefly spoke to the Times about the Spitzer scandal but didn't offer details on her involvement in it.
"I just don't want to be thought of as a monster," Dupre told the Times. "This has been a very difficult time. It's complicated."
Dupre told the newspaper she had slept very little since the allegations against Spitzer were revealed, and she declined to comment when asked by the Times when she first met him and how many times they had been together.
She told the Times she was worried about paying her rent in a ninth-floor Manhattan apartment since her boyfriend recently left her. She said she was considering moving back in with her family in New Jersey.
A man who answered the phone at her mother's home in New Jersey and identified himself as Dupre's brother told The Associated Press he had no idea why Dupre would agree to be interviewed in the scandal.
"She's just trying to get through this," he said. "We are all trying to be supportive of her."
Photos of Dupre don't fit with Ashley's dramatic tale of her family life. Her family doesn't seem to be too broken. She certainly wasn't struggling for money. If her older brother split, he's back.
So Ashley doesn't want to be thought of as a monster.
I wonder if Silda Wall Spitzer thinks of Ashley as a monster. Spitzer's three daughters -- Do they think Ashley is a monster?
Personally, I don't think she's a monster. She's a whore.
Her brother said that the family is "trying to be supportive of her."
Why didn't she go to them for help when she was worried about paying her rent?
It bothers me that she's achieving some fame now for prostituting herself.
Let's remember: She's not a role model. She's a whore.
The New York Times treats her gently and calls her a "star":
She left a broken home on the Jersey Shore at 17 and came to New York City to work the nightclubs as a rhythm and blues singer. Now, at 22, she is the unwitting, and as yet unseen, star of the seamy drama that is the downfall of Gov. Eliot Spitzer of New York.
Kristen, the prostitute described in a federal affidavit as having had a rendezvous with Mr. Spitzer on Feb. 13 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, has spent the last few days in her ninth-floor apartment in the Flatiron district of Manhattan. On Monday, she made a brief appearance in federal court, where a lawyer was appointed to represent her. She is expected to be a witness in the case against four people charged with operating a prostitution ring called the Emperor’s Club V.I.P.
In a series of telephone interviews on Tuesday night, she said she had slept very little over the past week, with all the stress of the case.
“I just don’t want to be thought of as a monster,” the woman said as she told the tiniest tidbits of her story.
Born Ashley Youmans but now known as Ashley Alexandra Dupré, she spoke softly and with good humor as she added with significant understatement: “This has been a very difficult time. It is complicated.”
Awww, little Ashely spoke softly and with good humor. Isn't that sweet?
Ms. Dupré said by telephone Tuesday night that she was worried about how she would pay her rent since the man she was living with “walked out on me” after she discovered he had fathered two children. She said she was considering working at a friend’s restaurant or, once her apartment lease expires, moving back with her family in New Jersey “to relax.”
Dupré is looking at her options. She might work at a friend's restaurant or move back in with her family "to relax."
Yes, the poor thing probably needs to unwind. Good grief.
Were these options available to her before she was identified as Eliot's whore?
If they were, she CHOSE to sell her integrity and her body to make big bucks. She was not some desperate victim forced into prostitution to stay alive.
Ms. Dupré’s mother, Carolyn Capalbo, 46, said that after her daughter finished sophomore year in high school, Ms. Dupré moved to North Carolina. “She was a young kid with typical teenage rebellion issues, but we are extremely close now,” Ms. Capalbo said in a telephone interview Wednesday.
In 2006, Ms. Dupré changed her legal name, according to records in Monmouth County Superior Court, from Ashley R. Youmans to Ashley Rae Maika DiPietro, taking her stepfather’s surname since she regarded him as “the only father I have known.” But in the interview, she referred to herself as Ashley Alexandra Dupré, which is how she is known on MySpace.
Mother Capalbo says that she and her daughter are "extremely close now."
I wonder if Ashley has told her mom all the details.
I don't know why the mother talked to the media. I can't imagine that interview.
"Yes, my daughter's the whore. That's right. We're very close."
...Ms. Capalbo said that she was “shell-shocked” when her daughter called in the middle of last week and told her she had been working as an escort and was now in trouble with the law. She said she was not sure that Ms. Dupré realized who Mr. Spitzer was when he was her client.
“She is a very bright girl who can handle someone like the governor,” Ms. Capalbo said. “But she also is a 22-year-old, not a 32-year-old or a 42-year-old, and she obviously got involved in something much larger than her.”
Oh, my God.
"She is a very bright girl who can handle someone like the governor."
I can't believe her mother said that! Her daughter is not very bright. She's a whore.
Actually, I can't believe her mother is saying anything.
I guess Capalbo wants her time in the limelight, too. I really hope Dupré isn't rewarded for her immorality and her illegal activities.
I hope she doesn't do the interview circuit and write a book and start selling her own line of purses or something. I hope she doesn't get invited to Oscar parties, like Monica Lewinsky did. I certainly hope this doesn't launch a recording career for her.
This makes me sick. It really does.
Ashley the whore is only four years older than Spitzer's oldest daughter. How could he do this to his daughters?
How could he betray his wife like this?
How could Silda stand at his side when he addressed the press on Monday and then on Wednesday when he resigned?
I think Dupré should have been there too, standing right next to Spitzer -- the john and the whore, the governor and the star.
Spitzer in the middle with Spitzer's wife and daughters on one side and Dupré on the other -- I think it would be pretty clear who the monsters are.
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UPDATE, March 14, 2008, from the New York Post:
The high-priced hooker at the center of Gov. Spitzer's sex scandal trysted with him several times before he was caught on a wiretap - but it was only during their last encounter that she realized the real identity of her john, sources said yesterday.
...The 22-year-old call girl had several dates with the governor over the past year, the sources said, but always knew him as "George Fox" - the name of one of Spitzer's close friends that he used to hide his identity.
I thought Dupré was a bright girl. Well, this "bright girl" didn't recognize her governor.
...[A]s the Democratic governor prepared to slink out of office on Monday with his tail between his legs, sordid details of Dupre's decline into prostitution emerged.
Sources say Dupre got involved with the Emperors Club as early as 2006 after responding to an ad from the agency seeking girls to "party" with deep-pocketed men.
After meeting with her, the escort service's operators liked what they saw. She took to the job quickly.
"Like all of them, she wanted to hang out with guys with money," a source said.
After moving to New York to pursue a music career in 2004, Dupre worked as a cocktail waitress, hostess and bartender at New York hot spots like Viscaya, Pink Elephant and Retox. She partied with club promoters and bragged about hobnobbing with hip-hoppers like Sean "Diddy" Combs.
"She's been hanging around the night-life scene for a few years," said one well-connected club source. "She's definitely a party girl. She was out four, five nights a week and was a staple. She danced on tables and had fun."
Few knew she was financing her high-octane lifestyle through the oldest profession on earth.
"Nobody knew she was a prostitute," the club source said. "Everyone assumes it goes on, but you never know which girls are involved. Now it makes sense where her Cartier watch, her Louis Vuitton bathing suit and her trips to St.-Tropez came from."
...On her MySpace page - where she admitted, "Yeah, I did it," after word of her involvement with Spitzer emerged - Dupre described struggling with drugs. Sources said the tattoos were mantras to help keep her clean.
Born Ashley Youmans, Dupre grew up in Seaside Heights and Wall Township by the Jersey Shore. She also mentioned being abused while growing up, saying it forced her to run away - a claim one family friend called ridiculous.
"She crashed up [her stepdad's] Porsche and wanted another one, and he wouldn't give it to her, so she left," said the friend, who asked her name not be printed.
I think we can put to rest the notion that Dupré was a victim.
She made her choices. She chose to be a whore. She loves her life.
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UPDATE, July 5, 2008: Spitzer call girl drops 'Girls Gone Wild' lawsuit
15 comments:
c'mon now. the only "whore" here is spitzer. clearly, this ashley is not the most moral girl in the world, but spitzer, the husband, father, and holier-than-thou governor is the one on whom ALL the blame should be cast. period. plus, the moron actually had the gall to request sex (from an advertised escort) without a condom. talk about risky business. i hope his wife chops off you-know-what, the bastard!
This girl is from my community and it's not the least bit of a stretch to imagine this happening to her. But she is not a "monster". Just a kid struggling with a set of circumstances most of us will never understand fortunately. Nature is partly to blame but nurture is the big culprit… trust me on this one.
"She is a very bright girl who can handle someone like the governor."
That comment alone should give insight into her role model.
She certainly could have chosen a different path for her life but she didn’t so hopefully she learns from this and turns things around for herself and doesn’t fall further victim to what is offered her next. The seduction of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$
I can’t say I hold much hope for Spitzer to do same… Oh sure he will say all the right things and fight the valiant battle to convince us he repents.. his reality is a longstanding sexual addiction. It makes me wonder about the other 10’s of thousands of powerful high placed men with the same dirty secrets, many of whom are shaking in their boots over this one.
He is the monster here, the one who allowed his urges to ruin his family and beautiful children who are at an age where it will do great damage.
He deserves to have the book thrown at him, perhaps being on the receiving end of his type of justice will give him some insight.
This is yet another case of… not sorry, just sorry he got caught.
"Anonymous 7:36 AM, March 13, 2008"--
The only whore here is not Spitzer.
Spitzer is a despicable man, not just because of his whore habit but because of the way he has conducted himself throughout his public life. The man is the definition of a hypocrite.
He is at fault for engaging in the same sort of behavior that he busted people for. It's inexcusable.
That said, there is no way that Dupré should be considered innocent. She was hauling in thousands of dollars as a whore. She's a prostitute. She was employed to have sex with married men, fathers. Apparently, she's conscience-challenged.
Dupré is no lost little babe in the woods. That routine won't cut it. She's a whore.
Moreover, Dupré's broken home, abused child sob story doesn't seem to be holding up.
Spitzer is completely at fault for betraying his wife and children and the public trust. He is a lowlife and I hope he is shown as much compassion as he showed others. That would be zero.
Dupré is completely at fault for whoring herself and taking part in a business that destroys people's lives. She's not a bright girl.
Mary needs to lighten up with the whore comments. Whom is she to judge? Ashely is only 22 yrs old. She is not a mature woman and did what a lot of women do to make ends meet in a pinch. Women who become prostitutes are not bad people. Get over it. The only whore IS Spitzer for having sex with a woman who is not his wife and worse still, is half his age and young enough to be his daughter. Heck, what about college girls who "hook up"? They are way worse in my book. At least prostitutes get clean bills of health and get reimbursed for services. Ditzy college girls think they are hip because they have sex with strangers, multiple partners just like the Olsen twins and other Hollywood trampsl
"Anonymous 4:12 PM, March 13, 2008"--
You said: "She is not a mature woman and did what a lot of women do to make ends meet in a pinch."
WHAT?
You're kidding, right?
You're bored and leaving goofy comments on blogs, right?
I'm with Mary. It is not an acceptable option to sell your body. If she needed money, then GO HOME or get a LEGAL job like millions of people do every day. At 22 you know right from wrong. Immaturity does not necessarily lead to lack of integrity.
from dictionary.com - the definition of "whore" - a woman who engages in promiscuous sexual intercourse, usually for money; prostitute; harlot; strumpet.
You pick the term - whore; prostitute, harlot or strumpet. By dictionary.com - the terms fit.
That said, Spitzer is a hyprocritical creep. People make mistakes, but not when you represent yourself as holier than thou and a crusader against evil - real or imagined - it is hard to forgive or forget.
Of all the people affected by this story - I cannot imagine what the wife and kids must be going through.
I want to make it clear that I'm not defending Spitzer. He's the lowest.
What bugs me is that his whore stands to become rich over this.
Whore Dupré gets rewarded by becoming a celebrity. Some are treating her like a glamorous figure.
This is quite a spectacular way to launch a music career.
The whole thing is twisted. She's a whore.
Wow, jealous much....Get a life and you will have less time to judge people. You must be the epitome of perfection and apparently being "perfect" means you can't help but exude negativity. Seems like having everything "all figured out" doesn't ensure happiness...Perhaps you need some of the money the "whore" stands to make...Just a thought.
P.S. Jealous people were put on this earth to make everyone else laugh and you are TOO funny!!!!!!!
Good grief.
I'm not jealous of a woman who whores herself.
She's pathetic. She doesn't respect herself.
The life Dupré has chosen makes her happy?
That's truly sad.
She's going to profit from her lack of morals. Being a whore can help you get rich. Woo hoo!
There's nothing funny about any of this at all. I think it's a terribly sad statement on American society.
She was a spoiled brat who decided to go her own way and use the 'broken home' syndrome as her 'story', of which rich men who were screwing her us the ass without a condom, doted on. Wads of bills left on the bedside table, lavish gifts, dinners etc.... She LOVED money and had no problem selling her body or integrity to get it to support the lavish lifestyle she felt she deserved. She should not be sensationalized but should be arrested by the DA for prostitution and charged with tax evasion by the IRS.
The Casting Couch of the 21st Century ... being a whore is the first big step into the world of celebrity. You don't need talent (ie. Anna Nicole), you don't even need looks (ie. Mary Carey), so Ms Ashley Dupre, or DiPietro, or Youmans (or whatever her nome du jour is), can now just step into her new MTV, VH1, BRAVO TV reality show (not to mention spreads in Playboy, Hustler and/or Up the A$$ monthly). The ratings will be HUGE, and taking it every which way from rich men will be the next big stop to stardom for many young girls who want to follow in her footsteps! Wheeee, I can't wait to see what these girls come up with next! Yes, the X-Gov. is a pig and is responsible for this whole mess. But hey, he ruined his own career and family, but Miss Dupree, DiPietro, Youmans, etc. etc. etc., she has a world of opportunity ahead of her ... ain't society these days just grand!
Seems like you have a personal vendetta against this person. Yes, she was a prostitute. There are thousands out there like her. You're showing a lot of zeal by the way you are going after her makes me wonder why you appear to be taking it so personally. She'll get her 15 minutes of fame and then disappear. No need to get bent out of shape over it.
Anonymous, 4:43 PM, June 11, 2008--
Are you directing your comments to me, this blog's author?
If so, I don't have a personal vendetta and I'm not taking this story personally. It was a story months ago. It's over.
Note: She's not like other prostitutes. The governor of New York resigned because of her. Like it or not, that will forever be her footnote in the state's history.
Spitzer was the ultimate hypocrite and liar.
Dupré was the whore that brought that to light. She's tried to build a career off of her notoriety.
End of story.
Yes, there are different definitions of whore. Allow me to clarify.
In this case, I'm using this definition: (noun) 1. prostitute.
Dupré worked as a prostitute. Has she quit that job? I think so.
If that is the case, and I believe it is, whore (prostitute) should be on her resume under her work history.
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