Hearts should go out to Jersey Girl Ashley Alexandra Dupré (aka Ashley R. Youmans aka Ashley Rae Maika DiePietro aka Kristen). Other than the whole taking-money-for-sex-with-the-governor-of-New-York thing, she didn't do anything wrong. She didn't ask to be thrust into the spotlight; she couldn't have been Diamond Hoo Ha Man's regular thang, not when he needed to be reminded what she looked like. She just happened to be there when things got ‘tapped. Nothing she did was nearly as embarrassing as Jim Carrey-in-an-elephant-suit. Or Jim Carrey anything.
But now she'll have to run the gauntlet from nerdly ‘net snark and late night gags to tears on Oprah and a spread in the men's magazine of her choosing.
If she successfully cashes in on the process, perhaps other whores will come forward!
Like most members of Generation TMI, Ashley has a myspace page with casual pics (most more chaste than the average tween's) and a demo track. Our Ash is an aspiring musician! (When she forgets the words, she demands you use a condom.)
While a couple hours with her might run you more than a couple grand, you can have her song for only 36 cents! It's tempting to contrast the moneys involved and warp the numbers into a state-of-industry spiel... but more interesting is that the sole distributor of the tune (which isn't special, and is streaming for free) is the demand-based Amie Street. The harder the track sells, the faster the price rises. Sadly, prices are capped at 98 cents, so we'll never know if people are willing to pay as much for tunes as they are to get fucked.
What you want v. what you need. Hey, Eliot Spitzer: Any A. A. Dupré on your iPod?