Ashley Dupre was reported as the prostitute hired by former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer in February of 2008.

News sites reported in November 2008 that Dupre is embarking on a career in music with Chris Lighty as her manager.FOX News: Former Spitzer Prostitute Pursuing Career in Music (November 28, 2008)

Ashley Dupre appears nude in the May 2010 issue of Playboy. Scheduled to be available on newsstands April 16, 2010, the issue will include a reported eight-page spread detected to the former personal escort to Eliot Spitzer. Due to a leak that occurred on April 14, 2010, some of the issue's photographs were made available on the internet. The subtitle of the photoshoot was also allegedly discovered as well: "An American Affair: Ashley Dupre and the Seduction of Power".http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/13/ashley-dupres-playboy-cov_n_535282.html

FOX News reported in late November 2008 that Dupree has hired manager, Chris Lighty, to help launch her music career. Lighty has worked with artists such as Missy Elliot, 50 Cent, and Busta Rhymes.FOX News: Former Spitzer Prostitute Pursuing Career in Music (November 28, 2008)

Ashley Dupre filed a lawsuit against Girls Gone Wild and its founder Joe Francis in Miami, Florida, in April 2008. Dupre claimed that she was persuaded to pose with her breasts exposed for a taping of Girls Gone Wild while she was vacationing in Miami Beach and was instructed to sign a release form afterwards. Dupre's lawyer, Richard C. Wolfe, stated that Dupre "was 17 years old and therefore not legally competent to enter into a contract with the defendants."CNN: Spitzer call girl sues 'Girls Gone Wild'(April 28, 2008) Dupre later dropped the suit stating that she wanted to "eliminate all negativity from her life and focus on the positive."Reuters: Call girl in Spitzer case drops "Gone Wild" suit (July 3, 2008)

Dupre stated that she met Spitzer on February 13, 2008, at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington DC for a romantic evening.The New York Times: For an Aspiring Singer, a Harsher Spotlight (March 13, 2008) Her agency, the Emperors Club VIP, was inducted on federal charges of running a prostitution ring and money laundering. Dupre testified in federal court on March 10, 2008, against the owners of the Emperors Club.