NEWARK, N.J., July 18, 2008

Spitzer Call Girl Sued For ID Theft

N.J. Woman Claims Ashley Dupre Used Driver's License To Appear In "Girls Gone Wild" Video

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(AP)  The call girl linked to the downfall of New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has been sued by another New Jersey woman, who claims Ashley Dupre used her lost driver's license to appear on a "Girls Gone Wild" video.

A federal lawsuit filed this month by Amber Arpaio seeks unspecified monetary compensation for defamation and invasion of privacy.

Dupre has said she was only 17 when she signed a contract to appear in the "Girls Gone Wild" video in Florida.

The video displays a New Jersey driver's license in the name of Amber Arpaio and a birth date that would have made her appear to be in her 20s.

Arpaio, 26, of Sussex County, cannot recall where she lost the license and doesn't know Dupre, although the women have similar faces, said a lawyer for Arpaio, Joseph J. Fell.

"Somehow, Ashley Dupre got ahold of the license and had it for some period of time," Fell said Thursday.

Arpaio also sued "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joseph Francis.

Lawyers for Francis and Dupre had no immediate comment. Dupre's publicist did not immediately return a call seeking comment.

Earlier this month, Dupre, of Monmouth County, dropped her own lawsuit against Francis. She had claimed her name and image were exploited.

In her lawsuit, Dupre said she was on spring break in Miami Beach in 2003 when she was approached by "Girls Gone Wild" producers, given alcoholic drinks and then signed a release agreeing to be photographed for the video. The series depicts women in provocative poses or topless, often in such party locations as Mardi Gras or spring break beach towns.

Shortly after the lawsuit was filed, Francis released a video where Dupre appears covered by a terry cloth towel and gives her name as Amber Arpaio. An unseen questioner asks if she is 18 and if the footage can be used on "Girls Gone Wild." She replies yes to both questions.

Dupre made news in March when she was identified as a high-priced call girl in the Emperors Club VIP prostitution ring whose client list included then-Gov. Spitzer, who resigned soon after the scandal broke.

The lawsuit by Arpaio was filed in U.S. District Court in Trenton on July 11. The Star-Ledger of Newark reported on it Thursday.

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by hamiltongrad July 20, 2008 7:30 PM EDT
Why is she to blame ? As a CollegeProfessor of Women and the World, I can attest that this is a classic example of a male dominated society gone wild. She is the victim, no matter how she coped with the tyranny of the dominated class ? yes. And does she deserve money as repraations. Yes
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by blackyowe July 19, 2008 4:24 AM EDT
What do you expect form a wh*ore!
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by patriot12436 July 19, 2008 3:07 AM EDT
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I am niot an attorney but i would think it would depend on where the action took place, statute of limitations, local laws and federal, if the id was stolen and taken across state lines for illegal purposes. Also to sue the promoters of Girls Gon Wild they would have to prove they knew the girl was not the one on the id and that the promoters had intent to be a part of the fraud. More than likely they will offer this woman a settlement out of court and be done with the lawsuit.
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by whiskyrocker July 19, 2008 1:44 AM EDT
She is a nasty ho.
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by gmond July 19, 2008 1:08 AM EDT
Her 15 minutes expired. Next.
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by shanev137 July 18, 2008 5:48 PM EDT
Dumb. You can''t sue someone years later for something they did while they were a minor. If Dupre was really a minor when she used Arpaio''s license the lawsuit will automatically be thrown out.
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