The New York Times broke the identity of high-priced call-girl, Kristen, in For an Aspiring Singer, a Harsher Spotlight (March 13, 2008 by Serge F Kovaleski and Ian Urbina).
For those that doesn't live in the US or hasn't kept up with the latest news, Kirsten is in the middle of a sex scandal that caused Eliot Spitzer to step down as New York governor effective March 17, 2008.
I just don't want to be thought of as a monster. This has been a difficult time. It is complicated.
As it turns out, "Kristen" was born Ashley Youmans but now known as Ashley Alexandra Dupré, is an aspiring R&B New York singer.
Upon the breaking news, her myspace was getting over 1 million hits per hour on Thursday (as reported by The First Post) and her Amie Street Profile shot her songs to 98 cents in a matter of minutes, the maximum popularity cost. (The concept behind Amie Street is that unpopular songs are free, but as more people download the song, its cost rises - topping out at 98 cents.)
Noting her sudden popularity, she created her own Facebook fan group, but the page is currently down... possibly to overwhelming interests.
It should be interesting to see more of her in the future to promote her music, now that she's got everyone's attention.
03/15/2008 09:58:48
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