Ashly Dupre has had a busy week. First she reportedly hires Mariah Carey’s former manager to represent her, and now according to several sources such as TMZ.com and People magazine, she has filed a lawsuit against Joe Francis and his Girls Gone Wild line for “for exploitation of her name and image for profit.”

The 23-year-old former call girl who was at the center of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer’s resignation is suing for $10 million, claiming she was 17 when the footage was filmed and that she never gave permission to use her name or likeness. She also reportedly claims that crew members for the popular brand gave her alcohol, got her tipsy, and she did some things on camera which she did not want to as a result.

Joe Francis issued the following statement in response to a lawsuit allegedly filed by Ashley Dupré: “We were very surprised and in fact amazed today that Ms. Dupré filed a lawsuit against Girls Gone Wild. We have not publicly released any new video of Ms. Dupré, due to corporate policy of not using footage of individuals younger than 18. 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. We did in fact offer Ashley via her New York attorney $1 Million to host and promote various Girls Gone Wild activities – 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,” said Joe Francis, CEO of Girls Gone Wild. “She’s seeking $10 Million for topless photos taken in front of a room full of people, including two newspapers and multiple crews we had in the room. These images were taken in public places and contain no sexual contact. We expect to triumph in this matter and continue to offer the best and hottest girls,” added Francis.

The premiere issue of Francis’ Girls Gone Wild magazine hit the stands last week, and it comes packaged with part one of the “Hooker Gone Wild” DVD series, starring Eliot Spitzer’s infamous call-girl, as well as an additional full-length Girls Gone Wild DVD.

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