Ashley Youmans is the birth name of Ashley Alexandra Dupre, the escort whose liaison with former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer sparked scandal in March of 2008. Youmans, 22 (now reportedly legally named Ashley DiPietro), was named in the federal affidavit about the Emperors Club VIP escort service as "Kristen," and has thusfar been cooperating with the investigation. She started the company, Pasche New York, and had been trying to forge a professional singing career. According to her MySpace bio, she ran away from home at 17, leaving "a broken family" and "abuse."

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• The Associated Press: Spitzer call girl drops Girls Gone Wild lawsuit (July 5, 2008)

• Cleveland Leader (Ohio): Spitzer's Ex Call Girl Drops Lawsuit... (July 4, 2008)

• Reuters: Call girl in Spitzer case drops "Gone Wild" suit (July 3, 2008)

• Times Record News: 'Girls Gone Wild' founder says Spitzer call girl was in video... (March 19, 2008)

• Bloomberg.com: Penthouse, Flynt Offer `Kristen' Millions as Spitzer Makes Exit (March 18, 2008)

• THonline.com: Call Girl's Attorney Going After Media (March 16, 2008)

• FOXNews.com: Call Girl in Spitzer Scandal to Dad: I'm in 'a Little Bit of Trouble' (March 16, 2008)

• WNBC (New York): Alleged Call Girl's Brother To Be Sentenced On Heroin Charges (March 15, 2008)

• Mirror: Eliot Spitzer Girl Once Dressed Up for a Romp with Charlie Sheen (March 15, 2008)

• NY Daily News: Gov's call girl looking at big bucks as media come calling (March 14, 2008)

• The Sydney Morning Herald: Nice Ashley, Naughty Kristen and a Web of Intrigue (March 13, 2008)

• ABC News: Spitzer Call Girl Identified as Aspiring Singer (March 13, 2008)

• Daily Post: Ashley Alexandra Dupre's Friends Speak Out on Spitzer Scandal (March 13, 2008)

• CNN.com: Spitzer's Escort: 'I Love Who I Am' (March 13, 2008)

• The New York Times: Woman at the Center of Governor's Downfall (March 13, 2008)

• CNN.com: Sources: Spitzer used call-girl service at least 8 times (March 12, 2008)

• New York Post: Gov's Girl Identified (March 12, 2008)

• WNBC (New York): Report: 'Kristen' From Jersey Shore (March 12, 2008)

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