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03/19/2008: "That Didn't Take Long ..."
Joe Francis, founder of the "Girls Gone Wild" franchise, hasn't been out of jail for a week and he's already in the news. And who's he linked with in those headlines? None other than the Spitzer Sweetie, Ashley Dupre.
Francis, who was serving time for tax evasion in Nevada, returned to his Florida base of operations at just about the same time as the whole sordid downfall of New York's governor was taking place. Not one to miss an opportunity, Francis promptly publicly offered Dupre cash to strip for the GGW cameras.
But Francis said someone had a revelation at the Tuesday morning staff meeting: Did anyone think to check the archives?
They did, he said -- and there she was.
"It'll save me a million bucks," Francis said Tuesday. "It's kind of like finding a winning lottery ticket in the cushions of your couch."
OK, show of hands of anyone who's surprised?
According to a "Girls Gone Wild" press release, Dupre visited Miami in 2003 to celebrate her 18th birthday. After fighting with a friend and getting thrown out of her hotel, Dupre found a nearby "Girls Gone Wild" bus, the company said.
She signed legal papers and spent a full week on the bus, filming seven full-length tapes that included nudity and same-sex encounters, according to the company.
"I personally ended up buying her a Greyhound bus ticket back home to North Carolina," Francis said.
What a humanitarian.
I hate to paint any group of people with the broad brush, but when I can watch many members of her generation making an ass of themselves on reality TV for money every night in an increasingly pathetic number of ways, can I really say that any of this is a surprise? After all, they've demonstrated their willingness to whore themselves out for cash - the only question at this point is how far they're willing to go. In Dupre's case, apparently the answer is all the way. 
