Eliot Spitzer and Ashley Dupre

Last week, Eliot Spitzer, the Governor of New York state, resigned because his romps with Ashley Alexandra Dupré, reportedly a “high class hooker”, became public. According to reports, Spitzer paid close to $4500 for the pleasure of her company. For the record, she was called “Kristen” and he was just “Client 9″. Of course, all hell broke loose when Ashley discovered who she was “doing” and announced her discovery at the agency she worked through.

Spitzer, who went after Wall Street firms a couple of years ago and is credited with quite a bit of cleaning up in the world of high finance, was spoken of as a potential presidential candidate. Sexcapades per se are not uncommon among public figures; in this case, the fact that he was a married man and had painstakingly built a facade of being clean and above board is what led to his undoing. Another example of momentary lapses in judgment destroying a promising career.

While Spitzer’s career might go down in flames, Ashley’s career seems to be on the ascent. Her album sales have gone through the roof and reportedly, she has a $1M offer from Hustler magazine.

For lots more of the gory details, visit:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/12/eliot-spitzers-kristen-_n_91162.html