Instant Fame

Showbiz Tonight reports on how the hooker at the center of the Spitzer sex scandal is cashing in.

I'm A.J. Hammer, welcome to the Showbiz Tonight Podcast. This is where we go inside the Hollywood's biggest stories.

Right now call girl gone wild and not just any girl, the call girl, who brought down the governor of New York. There are startling new pictures of Ashley Dupre. As everyone including her, scrambles to cash in on her 15 minutes’ plus of fame. And Showbiz tonight's Brooke Anderson is looking into what a lot of people are asking: Is there anything wrong with that?

She may be the most talked-about woman in America, who is not running for President. She is all over the newsstands. She's at the center of one of the juiciest stories of the year. Songs she's posted on Myspace have been downloaded hundreds of thousands of times. And she may soon appear on one of the biggest video series in the country.

"She's everywhere. Americans wanna know about this girl!"

She's America's newest "it girl". Oh, and did we mention that she's a prostitute? Us Weekly has just revealed for the very first time exclusive photos of Ashley Alexander Dupre, the call girl who is the reason New York Governor Eliot Spitzer is now former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer. Sure, we may not see this new "it girl" throwing out the first pitch at a baseball game or hosting Saturday Night Live. But Us Weekly Ian Drew tells Nancy Grace now it's the time for Ashley Dupre to cash in.

She can make anything, but she has to strike right now. But Showbiz tonight can tell you how is it that a prostitute can get such instant fame.

"You cannot get away from Ashley Alexander Dupre,"Alicia Quarles of the Associated Press tells ShowBiz tonight offers are lining up for Dupre.

"She's been offered spreads in "Hustler" and "Penthouse", reportedly offered a vodka contract. Another amazing offer that Ashley Dupre got was from Joe Francis, "The Girls Gone Wild".

The founder of Girls Gone Wild Joe Francis also made Ashley an offer, although he's turned out to be a bit premature.

"He initially offered her a million dollars to do one of his tapes. Lo and behold he said ,'Wait a minute, I renege on the offer.' Because he's got plenty of footage of this girl."

Apparently, in 2003, Ashley Dupre spent a week going wild on the Girls Gone Wild Bus. After the Spitzer's scandal broke, the Girls Gone Wild website started promoting this steamy video. But questions about whether Ashley was 17 when the video was shot had delayed its release.

Ashley Dupre laid low after the Spitzer scandal, but some are troubled by her instant fame.

"What kind of message are we sending to our youth, saying this girl who dropped out of high school, who went on the Girls Gone Wild bus, who slept with the governor of New York who's paid for it is now a superstar. This is kind of ridiculous."

call girl: A prostitute catering to wealthy clientele, especially one who is contacted by telephone for an appointment.

cash in on: To see (a chance) and profit by it; take advantage of (an opportunity or happening).

it girl: An It girl or It-girl is a charming, sexy young woman who receives intense media coverage unrelated or disproportional to personal achievements. The reign of an "It girl" is usually temporary; some of the rising It girls will either become fully-fledged celebrities or their popularity will fade. The term "It boy", much less frequently used, is the male equivalent.

Us Weekly: A celebrity magazine, originally founded in 1977 by The New York Times Company.

"Hustler" and "Penthouse": Names of two magazines which quite resemble "Playboy", kind of porno.

Lo and behold: used to express wonder or surprise.

renege: to not do something you have promised or agreed to do.