Ashley Dupre Sues Joe Francis

Allie @ Gone Hollywood | Monday, April 28, 2008

Joe Francis was “very surprised and in fact amazed” when he was told about the suit filed by Ashley Dupre, ex-New York Governor Eliot Spitzer’s former call girl.

Joe Francis said,

“It is incomprehensible that Ms. Dupré could claim she did not give her consent to be filmed by Girls Gone Wild, when in fact we have videotape of her giving consent, while showing her identification”

Dupre, 22, filed suit Monday seeking $10 million from Francis and his company, Girls Gone Wild, for misuse of her name and image for profit.

Francis had publicly offered Dupre a $1 million deal for a Girls Gone Wild photo shoot and tour but while he was haggling with her lawyers, the GGW tapes of Dupre from 2003 surfaced and the deal was called off.

“She refused this offer and in fact if she’d like to reconsider, we’d be happy to discuss. She should keep in mind, it’s considerably more than the Governor of New York paid her, and our activities aren’t illegal.”

Asked in March about reports Dupre was underage during the GGW shoot, Francis said, “It doesn’t matter.”

Well… obviously it did matter… that will be the ace in her pocket in court.

source: Joe Francis “Amazed” That Ashley Dupre’s Suing Him [us weekly]