Girls Gone Wild owner Joe Francis is not new to the lawsuit game and will set out to prove that to Eliot Spitzer‘s former call girl, Ashley Alexander Dupre. Filing a $10 million lawsuit against Francis and the GGW franchise yesterday, Dupre claims Francis misrepresented her name and used her image for profit. One thing Dupre might have forgotten is that she is dealing with an ex-con pro.
When Joe heard the news that Dupre was launching a lawsuit against him for wrongdoing, he had this to say to Usmagazine.com:
It is incomprehensible that Ms. Dupre 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.”
Still looking for that 15 minutes of fame, Dupre should have considered Joe’s first offer of $1 million for a GGW photo shoot and tour. It looks like Ashley thought her goods were worth WAY more. We’re guessing she’s not going to get a dime. Joe made a really interesting comment on the matter:
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.”
We are guessing that Ashley’s singing career must not be going as planned. The former call girl should really consider Joe’s first offer. When all is said and done, she’s likely to eat crow either way.