Ashley Dupre Drops Lawsuit Against Joe Francis

Posted on July 4, 2008 at 12:36 pm (PST)

Ashley Dupré, the former Spitzer hooker, has dropped her lawsuit against Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis. She filed the suit back in April, claiming GGW used her name and likeness for profit. Dupre had claimed she was tricked into giving her consent for a GGW video, but Joe had video evidence showing Ashley did in fact give her consent. Joe said:

"The filing of the lawsuit was a serious lapse of judgment on her part. I never did understand how I could possibly damage the reputation of a hooker … This isn’t the first time I’ve faced false allegations against me. But the truth invariably comes out, as I knew it would in this case. I am happy to, once again, be completely vindicated."

Ashley’s lawyer issued a statement, that said in part:

"Ms. Dupré wants to eliminate all negativity from her life and focus on the positive. She has prospects for many exciting new projects and is looking forward to starting a new chapter."

Blah blah blah. Ashley never had a case. It was all for publicity.