Elsewhere: Palin's Email, Silver's Warning, Blaming Spitzer
Sheldon Silver said of the Wall Street crisis, "It will affect our ability as a state to fund essential infrastructure projects, schools, and our higher education system.” He also expressed willingness to call the Assembly back to Albany. In "certain circles," according to Liz, Eliot Spitzer is being blamed for Wall Street's woes. Jim Wyne, who lost the Staten Island Republican Congressional primary with about 40 percent of the vote, is going to run as a write-in. Con Ed and anothe

Okay So I’m a Little Obsessed with This Whole Thing About Sarah Palin’s Pregnant Teen Daughter
There are very few things that can get me genuinely interested in anything political. In fact, I had previously believed that there was nothing that could get me genuinely interested in anything political. This year, however, has proven me wrong. There are two things, at last count, that can get me genuinely interested in politics: hookers and teen pregnancies. Since the Eliot Spitzer scandal has died down, I am now thoroughly obsessed with Sarah Palin’s 16-year-old daughter, Bristol, and the child

Upcoming 'Law & Order' episode ripped from Eliot Spitzer headlines
Call it "Law & Order: Luv Gov." That's right, the crime show has started casting for an episode loosely based on Spitzer-gate, featuring a disgraced politician caught in a wild sex scandal. We originally heard the episode was set to run on the series arm "Special Victims Unit." Which means it would probably contain some dead hookers. But now a source close to the show says it will run on the original "Law & Order," probably before the end of this season. A rep for the show declined to comment, telling

There's Love for the Sun; Spitzer Calls Paper 'Spectacular'
The New York Sun published a story today that quoted ex-politicians and a few semi-retired journalists saying that it would be a terrible thing if the newspaper closed later this month. In his first public interview since resigning, Eliot Spitzer says, "The Sun has been a spectacular addition to the city's political discourse and is one of the finest papers in terms of editing, writing, and analysis that one can find anywhere." (The Sun was one of the few outlets sympathetic towards Mr. Spitze

Ashley Dupre's First Days As A Hooker [Books]
Natalie McLennan is the self-proclaimed high-end hooker whose statements in a 2005 New York magazine cover story helped get her convicted on prostitution-related charges last year. Now that she's done her time, McLennan is free to tell all in a new book. And, what do you know, just like her onetime pimp Jason Itzler, McLennan just happens to have unearthed from her memory some sexy new stories to tell about Ashley Dupre, famed hooker to former Gov. Eliot Spitzer and a former working girl alongside McLennan.

Well, When Your Use of Yahoo Mail is Widely Publicized...
After her decision to use personal e-mail accounts, instead of official Alaska state e-mail for state business (perhaps to circumvent subpoenas!), has been widely publicized, of course computer hackers would break into one of Governor Sarah Palin's Yahoo mail accounts with screenshots posted on WikiLeaks (also on Gawker). And of course the McCain-Palin campaign issued a statement, calling the matter a "shocking invasion of the governor's privacy and a violation of law." The FBI and Secret Service are curr

Former Governors Cuomo, Pataki and Spitzer Hope the NY Sun is Saved
The NY Sun, which announced its future was uncertain last week, has been racking up support from prominent people. Not only do Mario Cuomo and George Pataki sing the Sun's praises (Pataki says it's "the best paper in New York" while Cuomo said, "I like understanding from the op-eds and editorials the conservative view of things"), Eliot Spitzer gives his first public comments since his scandal: "The Sun has been a spectacular addition to the city's political discourse and is one of the finest papers in te

#1 Hooker Talks About Client 9's Hooker
Natalie McLennan, the high-class escort once profiled in New York magazine as the "$2,000 an-Hour Woman," has a new book coming out about her escapades (The Price: My Rise and Fall As Natalia, New York's #1 Escort), and the Post has excerpts mentioning a notable figure: Ashley Dupre, also known as Kristen, the hooker that former Governor Eliot Spitzer had a fling with. McLennan and Dupre both worked for Jason "King of All Pimps" Itzler; McLennan recalled their work together, "Ashley and I were amazing toge

Eliot Spitzer wanted by Playgirl
Disgraced former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer is wanted by Playgirl. The married politician apologized to his family and stepped down after it was revealed he was caught up with a prostitute ring. Now the male porn magazine has offered Spitzer the chance to get his kit off. The call girl at the center of the controversy, Ashley Dupre, has reportedly also been offered a string of $1m deals to strip off for magazines. “It’s not fair. We’ve been watching you; and we’ve seen how you’ve bee

Paterson and the National (Fake) News Spotlight
Governor David Paterson is set to appear on the Colbert Report tomorrow, according to his official schedule. Paterson's predecessor Eliot Spitzer appeared on the show, and tried to out-funny the faux-conservative anchor, leading to a profoundly unamusing segment. In practical terms, it should be a chance for Paterson to grab some of the national exposure he sort of missed out on at the Democratic convention last week, at which a) Chuck Schumer forgot to introduce him at a breakfast in front of the New York

Ashley Alexandre Dupre out with another married man!
She sure gets around. Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer's hot-bodied hooker Ashley "Kristen" Dupre spent a day - and night - catting around Manhattan with the hunky, rich scion of a major New Jersey asphalt company who lives with a beautiful wife and their two kids fewer than two miles from Dupre's family home. The pretty woman, 23, and 35-year-old Thomas J. "TJ" Earle were spied ducking into the Gramercy Park Hotel, where they rented a room Tuesday after a long day drinking, dining, shopping and snuggling

DON'T MOCK ME!
ASHLEY Dupre can't take a joke. The hottie hooker who brought down Eliot Spitzer was in a sheer wifebeater and tight jeans as she checked her cellphone in front of Abercrombie & Fitch on Fifth Avenue the other day. A pedicab driver at the...

Feds Have Spitzer Cornered
The noose appears to be tightening around sex-crazed ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer. The federal case against him is so strong that prosecutors had no interest in striking cooperation agreements with the ringleader of Spitzer's hooker-supplier, Emperors Club VIP, and his second in command, sources told The Post's Murray Weiss. Prosecutors have records of Spitzer's transactions, phone records and taped conversations with Emperors Club, and are confident they need little more to nail him on charges that could in

Natalie “Natalia” McLennan aka The Spitzer Girl’s book “The Price”
“In August 2004, NATALIE McLENNAN was working for and dating now-convicted pimp Jason Itzler when he auditioned and recruited a 19-year-old named Ashley Dupre into his high-end prostitution ring, New York Confidential. In her forthcoming book, “The Price: My Rise and Fall as Natalia, New York’s #1 Escort,” McLennan recalls how she befriended and groomed Ashley - a New Jersey girl with dreams of being the next Mariah Carey - into one of the city’s hottest call girls. In this exc

Bruno Says Obama's Like Spitzer: 'Glib, Articulate, Fancy, Dancey, Prancey'
MINNEAPOLIS—At a breakfast for the New York delegation to the R.N.C., Joe Bruno called Barack Obama a “wimp” and implied that, like Eliot Spitzer, there may be a side to him voters don't know yet. The attack by the former State Senate majority leader got a standing ovation. Bruno called Spitzer “glib, articulate, fancy, dancey, prancey, all of those kind of things,” and said it was those qualities that helped him earn 70 percent of the vote when he was elected governor in 2006. “Broke a recor

Hacker From That Times Story On Palin Emails: "i wish they'd done it properly" [Hackers]
Perhaps yesterday's Sarah Palin email hack reminded you of that brilliant engrossing story the New York Times ran back in July about 4chan, the juvenile message board community of hackers, trolls and sundry internet misanthropes that pulled it off? The writer hung out with that molestation victim who wrote the nasty fake blog about that thirteen-year-old MySpace hoax suicide case and got his identity stolen by a hacker with a Rolls Royce named Weev. Well, we found the writer, Matt Schwartz*, on the internet

'Girls Gone Wild' makes Spitzer's 'Kristen' $1 million offer
The producer of "Girls Gone Wild" offered to drop a cool million in the lap of former Gov. Eliot Spitzer's favorite hooker a day after it was revealed she slapped him with a $10 million suit. "She should keep in mind it's considerably more than the governor of New York paid her, and our activities aren't illegal," Joe Francis said. He said Ashley Alexandra Dupré has "zero" chance of winning her lawsuit, adding that yesterday's offer was not a ploy to get her to drop the suit. Instead, Francis said h

Ebert's Wife Wants To Kneecap Postie [Gossip Roundup]
Roger Ebert said he can take being thwacked by that Post movie critic who got annoyed with him at a screening, but his wife (pictured) told the Daily News "I'll get a no-neck guy from the West Side to break his knees." [R&M] There's a tape of John Lennon fantasizing about sex with his Mom?? No idea. But the Sun wins the prize for most salacious gossip item of the day! [Sun] Michael Phelps attempts to eat sushi in Midtown, hysteria ensues. [P6] A pedicab driver supposedly shouted at Ashley Dupre that he'

The Top Five Media Stereotypes Of Betrayed Wives [Wandering Willies]
Former Gawkerette turned Radarite Maggie Shnayerson tipped us onto this AP story about how people are criticizing Elizabeth Edwards for John's affair. "I think she's complicit," Brad Crone, a Raleigh-based Democratic consultant told the AP. "Obviously, she knew. While she's the victim, she clearly didn't stand in the way of the cover-up." Sigh. This old meme again, one I'd thought had been retired after it had been used against Hillary Clinton so frequently. We've covered a lot of cheating husbands in the p

Video: Ashley Alexandra Dupre - GGW video released!
Girls Gone Wild released a video of Ashley Alexandra Dupre, the woman at the center of the scandal that led to former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer's resignation. The company says it was shot in Miami in 2003. Pretty sure there's more to come... Joe Francis will see to that!

'Kristen' Does Not Want to be Thought of as "Monster"
The alleged prostitute known as "Kristen" in the New York governor sex scandal is a 22-year-old New Jersey native from a broken home who now worries what people will think of her, according to a newspaper report. "I just don't want to be thought of as a monster," the woman, identified as Ashley Alexandra Dupre, tells The New York Times. "This has been a very difficult time. It is complicated." Dupre has not been charged in the case. But she has been subpoenaed to testify in a grand jury investigation

Front & Center: Ashley Dupre Disses Music Industry
Ashley Alexandra Dupre, the comely young call girl who was caught up in a scandal involving ex-New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has posted new video on her MySpace Web page that disses the music industry. See what it has to say.

Ashley Dupre's 'Girls Gone Wild' Video Debut
Porn peddler Joe Francis has been warned not to release videotapes of Eliot Spitzer call girl Ashley Dupre, because she is underage and exposes herself while dancing. But Francis claims he's consulted with laywers and will go forward with the release. He claims the tapes are legal because they show no overt sexual contact between Dupre and anyone else. She was reportedly 17 at the time of the shoot.

Eliot Spitzer Hooker Earns $200,000 in Music Downloads
Eliot Spitzer's prostitute Ashley Alexandra Dupre is cashing in on the sex scandal. The budding singer, 22, may have already banked an estimated $200,000 from online music downloads, the New York Post reports. Dupre - who charged the disgraced New York Governor more than $4,000-a-month for her services - made two of her tunes, "What We Want" and "Move Ya Body," available for purchase as 99-cent downloads on music site Amie Street shortly after the scandal broke. (Musicians can earn a 70 percent cut on

Brother of Gov. Spitzer's Call Girl Faces Drug Sentence
The call girl implicated in the Eliot Spitzer scandal isn't the only one in her family getting some unwanted publicity. Kyle Youmans, brother of the woman known as Ashley Alexander Dupre, pleaded guilty this week to possession of heroin with intent to distribute. He's scheduled to be sentenced next month. Youmans is already serving five years' probation on charges that include intent to distribute heroin in a school zone.