Legal Commentary

Client # 6 and Kristen Revealed

By Jeralyn

Client Number 6 in SpitzerGate has been revealed. He's the richest man in England, the Duke of Westminster, Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor.

The Duke of Westminster, listed as the world's 46th richest person by Forbes magazine, hired four hookers over a six-week stretch in late 2006 and early last year, the News of the World reported last year.

Despite his incredible wealth, multi-billionaire Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor haggled with one of the Emperors Club girls for the cost of their date, according to the report.

He's described as one of Prince Charles' best friends and Prince William's godfather. A multi-billionaire, aside from his having haggled over price, he's said by one of the call girls to be "dull and demanding.

And here's the 22 year old Kristen, whose apartment in the Flatiron District of Manhattan tonight is under seige by the media : [more...]

Her real names are Ashley Youmans, changed to Ashley Rae Maika DiPietro, and later to Ashley Alexandra Dupré. Her My Space page is here.

Her mother says,

“She is a very bright girl who can handle someone like the governor,” Ms. Capalbo said. “But she also is a 22-year-old, not a 32-year-old or a 42-year-old, and she obviously got involved in something much larger than her.”

Understatement of the year, but it's only March.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on March 12, 2008 (boomark / email).