Prostitute resigns after being linked to New York governor

By Jimmy DeLoch
Crime Reporter

NEW YORK -- A prostitute for the Emperor's Club VIP call-girl service resigned in disgrace this morning after being publicly linked to New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer.

The high-priced Manhattan call girl identified last week as Ashley Alexandra Dupré was shamed out of the profession, friends say, for having sex with the big-eared, insufferable, famously self-righteous politician.

"They said, 'Girl, get that sh** outa here!'" a friend reported while leaving a five-star hotel in Manhattan this morning. "'You don't be bringin' no nasty-a** politician 'round here, girl. You know how many hands they shake in a day? You don't know what that man's bringin' to bed with him, you know what I'm sayin'?'"

Rumors had circulated within the Emperor's Club community that someone was bedding the governor, but no one would admit it, former employees say.

"Everybody's gotta make their money," said a former colleague who would identify herself only as Xambia The Magnificent. "The things we get asked to do, you wouldn't believe. And, you know, we do 'em, it's our job. You just separate yourself from the girl you're pretending to be, and pretty soon it's all over and you're $2,000 richer. But sleeping with Eliot Spitzer? That's beyond Thunderdome, man, if you know what I'm sayin'. That's a night of humiliation you never recover from."

In addition to losing the respect of fellow prostitutes and others who run in those circles and who also have serious self-esteem issues -- including bums, drug addicts, the mentally disturbed, and male figure skaters -- she'd also lost the cachet that comes with working as an Emperor's Club call girl.

"The whole point of being a high-priced call girl is that you're selling the fantasy that you're selective, that you're not available to just anyone," said a former colleague named Amber. "But obviously, if you'll sleep with Gov. Spitzer, you'll sleep with anyone, so that pretty much kills the fantasy right there."

"It's a shame, really," said Xambia The Magnificent. "She had such a promising career. I mean, she came out of nowhere, rose to the height of her profession in a few short years, and then, poof!, in a moment of scandal the whole thing comes crashing down. You just shake your head and wonder, 'What was she thinking?'"