Fleshbot: Scandal

A "celebrated artist" in the UK is not being ...

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:20:28 EDT

A "celebrated artist" in the UK is not being allowed to hang her self-portrait in a gallery because the nipples are too big. Plus, everyone who has seen her nipples knows that the shading is all wrong. (dailymail.co.uk)

Dashiell Torralba: ¡Viva La Porn Revolucion!

Fleshbot — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:20:09 EDT

Gossip blogs are buzzing this week with the news that Dashiell Torralba, a former girlfriend of one of Fidel Castro's sons who recently sold a home movie with footage from everyone's favorite Cuban dictator's household to a Miami television station (and no relation to anyone we know), has apparently found another way to keep herself busy besides being charged for credit card fraud and identity theft: she also allegedly appears as "Rocio Marrero" in a Bang Bros. video called "Language Barrier". It's not the first time we've heard about a pornstar who's related to a famous name, however distantly; but it is the first time we've ever had occasion to mention Fidel Castro in connection with facial cumshots and hot Latina MILF action. So even if you have no idea who she is, won't you indulge our giddy excitement and check out the links and pics after the jump?

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• Rocio Marrero and Rocio Marrero in "Language Barrier" (previews @ bangbrosnetwork.com, via Your Dirty Mind

• See also: "The mystery of Dashiell Torralba" (babalublog.com)

Nude Olympian Overcomes Her Handicap (Of Being Nude)

Lux Alptraum — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:05:50 EDT

Every time the Olympics rolls around the international press latches on to a story about some young athlete who has overcome a great hurdle on his or her way to the competition and is competing to show the world just how strong they are—you know, despite that leukemia, or abusive father, or wooden leg. This year, that media darling is none other than Laure Manaudou, the French swimmer whose life was ripped apart last December by a nude photo scandal. See everyone? You can overcome such life-altering experiences like having everyone see your naked boobs! Someone should forward this story to Jess Origliasso for inspiration. (guardian.co.uk)

Shocking Miss Universe Naked Porn Scandal!

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:09:34 EDT

The world of international beauty contests has been rocked by a stunning revelation about the past of current Miss Universe Dayana Mendoza. It turns out that before she began her career as a beauty contestant, she used to be ... a model! And as you all know, being a model sometimes requires you to pose without clothes on, even if all your private parts are tastefully covered up in the end product. Delicate sensibilities have naturally been offended (allegedly), but in the most shocking twist of all, the Miss Universe organization could not care less—Dayana will not lose her title the way she lost her clothes. Once again, the universe is saved!

· "Miss Nudie-verse" (thesun.co.uk)

Only a total pervert would corrupt a heartwarming ...

Fleshbot — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:05:09 EDT

Only a total pervert would corrupt a heartwarming news story about a woman's love for her cloned puppies into a sordid tale of Mormon sex slaves and mink lined handcuffs. And people say we're the ones who try to find something dirty in everything? (cnn.com)

Naked Celebrity Scandal Alert: The Hottest Naked Anne Hathaway Photos You Will Never Get To See

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:37:36 EDT

The FBI is in possession of Anne Hathaway's personal diaries—among huge piles of other very personal evidence—thanks to her money laundering ex-boyfriend. Even better, that evidence allegedly includes some naked snaps of the actress in her best come-hither poses. It's hard to believe that a man who would use the Vatican to cheat people in an elaborate real estate swindle would be capable of such a thing, but crazier things have happened. (celebitchy.com)

Yes, we know you're as tired of the story ...

Lux Alptraum — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:05:26 EDT

Yes, we know you're as tired of the story as we are—but we thought you should know that it seems we can all stop wondering whether or not those topless pics of Jess Origliasso are really real. Or at least that's what we're led to believe based on that fact that she'll be taking legal action against the man (and ex-lover of Jess) who sold the pictures. Oh, and did we also mention that The Veronicas will be releasing an album here in the US this fall? Let's hope this scandal doesn't affect those record sales! (news.com.au)

... And in other news, Fleshbot has been ...

Fleshbot — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:05:05 EDT

... And in other news, Fleshbot has been identified as both an "international porn site" and an "amateur sex weblog" by a noted Australian tabloid today. Which is a lot more interesting that this whole celebrity boob pic scandal they keep going on about. Hasn't anyone else famous taken their clothes off this week? (news.com.au)

Jess Origliasso: The Saga Continues

Lux Alptraum — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:45:00 EDT

It seems some young Aussie fans of Jess Origliasso have decided to show their support for the (allegedly) topless starlet by posting pictures of themselves in bikini tops and bras—a plan that was quickly vetoed by Ms. Origliasso, who (rightly) thought that it might send the wrong message about her influence on the youth. But seriously folks: some of us have been topless on the internet for years now. Where are our photos of bikini clad hotties showing their support for us? (news.com.au)

Jess Origliasso: Before It All Fell Apart

Lux Alptraum — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:15:48 EDT

When we posted that (!!OMGG*alleged*LOLLZZ!!1!) topless photo of Jess Origliasso earlier this week, we didn't expect it to be a big deal. After all, we post sexy photos of pop divas we never heard of all the time—who knew these boobs would be any different? Turns out that she really is like, popular or something, and that's led to a dispute over whether or not said boobs really belong to Jess. So we figured we'd offer a little more evidence for you celebrity forensic nudeogists out there.

After the jump you'll find two more pictures in the set that included the scandalous picture in question. We didn't include them originally because, you know, they're not naked. But maybe they'll offer some insight for those who still aren't sure whether those boobs really are Jess's.

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And as for what this has done for her career: well, we didn't know who she was before, and now we do. So something worked! She may be singing "Goodbye to you", but we hope she sticks around 4ever. (See? Her stuff really is catchy!)

· Photo Source: BIG Australia/Flynetonline.com

Previously: The Secret Life Of Jess Origliasso

Update 8/1 For all updates on the Jess Origliasso story, go here.

Behold The "Ashley Dupre Sex Tape" (Again)

Richard X. — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:20:36 EDT

We're not sure that the woman featured on TrashleyDupre.com is really Ashley Dupre ("Superhooker!")—and even if it is, we're even less sure that she made the site's "unbelievable" video explicitly for former governor Elliot Spitzer. (After all, it wouldn't be the first time we were taken for a ride on the fake train.) All we can say for sure about whoever's in the video is that (a) she's a hot brunette, and (b) the site is telling us the truth when they say we can watch her "tickle her pink taco". And really, isn't that all that matters?

• TrashleyDupre.com (preview and "membership access" info @ trashleydupre.com - or just wait for it to show up on the video sharing sites momentarily)

Previously: DVD Review: "Gov Lov: The Eliot Splitz-her Story"

Xiao Yun's Arousing Fundraising

Lux Alptraum — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:50:19 EDT

A few weeks ago we told you the story of a young Chinese woman who started posting scantily clad pictures of herself online to raise money for earthquake relief. Well, it seems that Xiao Yun's charitable work has garnered more attention than she originally intended, or at least a different type of attention: police in Thailand have been monitoring her picture posting (for strictly professional reasons, of course) and it seems they're trying to make sure that none of her charity passes over into Thai web space, where risqué material is strictly verboten.

So what kind of photos would put the Thai police force on high alert? After the jump, a gallery of some of Xiao Yun's saucier photos. (OK, so they're nothing we'd happen to consider calling out the authorities for. But then, we're not living in Thailand, are we?

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· "Thai police keep a close eye on nude Chinese fundraiser" (earthtimes.org - thanks AJ)

And speaking of celebrity sex scandals in ...

Lux Alptraum — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:55:37 EDT

And speaking of celebrity sex scandals in the news this week, apparently dirty photos of former "Germany's Next Top Model" contestant Gina-Lisa have surfaced online. But unlike Verne Troyer, Gina-Lisa isn't mad that her naughty bits are on display; she's just worried that other women will get jealous when they see the pics. Aren't Germans so much more civilized? (And yes, we know that this post stretches the limits of what constitutes a "celebrity sex scandal". But we had to do something to get all that midget porn out of our heads.) (bild.de)

Speaking of midget porn superstars, it seems ...

Lux Alptraum — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:45:33 EDT

Speaking of midget porn superstars, it seems that Verne Troyer will not be letting anyone distribute his sex tape anytime soon. We're sure the folks at celeb porn purveyor Red Light District are bummed at the loss of another revenue stream, but in this case we think it's probably all for the best. In fact, we're positive it's all for the best. Really. (telegraph.co.uk)

Not The Verne Troyer Sex Tape

Lux Alptraum — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:45:38 EDT

Given the fact that we were all treated to the sight of him pissing into houseplant on that VH1 reality show a few years ago, we guess this had to happen eventually: Famous tiny person Verne Troyer, best known to audience until this point as Mini-Me from the Austin Powers movies, has gone and made himself his very own sex tape. (Yes kids, even dwarves make bad decisions sometimes.) SugarDVD has reportedly offered $100,000 for the tape—but unless they get Troyer's consent, none of us will get to see just how else Verne likes to get freaky. While you're (not) waiting to see how it all pans out, we invite you to watch this alternate reality version of how things might look. We know it's not the real thing, but it's the closest we could find for now ... and maybe the closest you'll ever want to get.

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· Midget Cock Is Too Small (megarotic.com)
· SugarDVD Makes Offer for 'Mini Me' Sex Tape (avn.com)
· Mini-Me Sex Tape: Avert Your Eyes! (tmz.com, via Defamer)

Crushed out on New Zealand's first naked ...

Lux Alptraum — Thu, 15 May 2008 11:50:15 EDT

Crushed out on New Zealand's first naked newsreader and famed bikini streaker Lisa Lewis? Good news: it seems her services are for hire. Of course, at $7000 a night (and whatever it costs you to get to New Zealand), Ms. Lewis doesn't come cheap—but we're sure you get what you pay for. (stuff.co.nz)

Porn Of The Opportunistic Moment: Hustler's "Gov Love: The Elliot Splitz-Her Story"

Gram Ponante — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:03:35 EDT

Though my title would have been "VaGIANT 9," Hustler's choice of the easily-identifiable "Elliot Splitz-Her" for its ripped-from-the-headlines pornification of the prostie-loving former New York Governor is proof enough why it owns real estate and I only have fond memories. Veteran performer Mike Horner (first porn scene, 1978; recently, Mike Not-the-Brady in "Not the Bradys XXX") was deemed to have the gravitas required to inhabit the role of "Client (of course) 69."

"Gov Love: The Elliott Splitz-Her Story" costars the squirtastic Angela Stone and Kissy Kapri and will be hitting shelves next month; see what we're in for via the (PG-13) trailer and (XXX) box cover after the jump.

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· Hustler's "Gov Love" Trailer (youtube.com)
· Hustler Video (hustlervideo.com)
· See also: "Spitzer Sex Scenes: Now More Cringey" (Gawker)

Karla Edecan Wants To Be Famous

Fleshbot — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:45:25 EDT

We'd never heard of Karla Edecan until this morning, and chances are you haven't either: apparently, she's a cheerleader for a Tijuana baseball team who decided one day that she wanted to be famous ... and what better way to get tongues wagging about her than to engineer a "leak" of eight homemade sex videos to the interweb? At least that's the story our friends at Machochip told us when they introduced us to Karla and her considerable posterior charms; according to them, "she's a nobody wanting to become a somebody via doggystyle." Looks like her strategy is working—judge for yourself after the jump.

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· "Babe from Chile" (sic) (redtube.com)
· "Karla Edecan, Mexican Cheerleader, Made A Sextape" (machochip.com)

One of the oldest celebrity urban legends ...

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:10:13 EDT

One of the oldest celebrity ~~urban legends~~ sex scandals in history continues to make headlines as today's New York Post reports that a sex tape—film reel, actually—allegedly starring Marilyn Monore (and later "classified" by the FBI) was sold to a private collector for $1.5 million. And you thought that whole Lindsay Lohan connection was just a modern phenomenon? (nypost.com, via wjno.blogspot.com)

Heather Mills Nudity Update: From Raunchy Sex Ed To Classy Amputee Porn!

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:27:03 EDT

In our last ex-wives of former Beatles sex scandal update, you may recall that British tabloids were fuming about the fact that their entire country was held down and forced to look at a naked woman's unshaved pussy. Outrageous, for sure ... and now, the dastardly villain Heather Mills has struck again! A new set of naked modeling photos has emerged from her past; the only difference here is that they're black and white, were meant to benefit a charity, and were taken after she lost her lower left leg in an accident ... and are certainly classier than her previous efforts (even with that giant "CENSORED" box splayed across them)*. Check below to see her sans clothes and prosthetic limb.

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(*Oh, we just noticed one other difference: she has a lot less hair in these pictures. On her head, we mean.)

· Mucca Heather Mills bares the lot in naked photo shoot (newsoftheworld.co.uk)

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Previously: Shocking New Evidence Proves Heather Mills Was Once Naked, Again, (Still More) Heather Mills (Not So) Hardcore Pics

"Possible Nazi Theme of Grand Prix Boss's ...

Fleshbot — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:13:28 EDT

"Possible Nazi Theme of Grand Prix Boss's Orgy Draws Calls to Quit": we had to read this headline three or four times before we realized that it concerned a story we posted about last week. You do have to admit there's an awful lot going on in there ... (NY Times)

Much as we'd prefer to ignore all the shocked! ...

Lux Alptraum — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:45:27 EDT

Much as we'd prefer to ignore all the shocked! and outraged! coverage of that Dita Von Teese pseudo-scandal, we have to give Monsters and Critics credit for the title of their piece covering the brouhaha: "Dita Von Teese had sex with a shoe". Really, it doesn't get much better than that. (people.monstersandcritics.com)

Dita Von Teese's Not-So-Shocking (But Totally Hot) Porno Past!

Lux Alptraum — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:04:21 EDT

Tired of celebrity sex scandals? Too bad, here's another: Dita Von Teese has a secret porn past! Thankfully, Marilyn Manson was not involved ... and to be honest, it wasn't much of a secret anyway. (The movie's listed on IMDB! And was sold on Dita's own site!). And besides, who hasn't been featured in a poorly shot, arty, erotic film featuring lots of girl-on-girl-on-sex-toy action? Unfortunately for Dita, some are saying this revelation could jeopardize her recent deal with Wonderbra; we're not sure why arty lesbian porn is more scandalous than having been married to Marilyn Manson, but we'll let you be the judge. Clip after the jump.

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· "Dita has a secret porn flick past" (thesun.co.uk)
· Dita's Sweetshop - Videotapes (ditasdomain.com)
· "Decadence" (imdb.com)

Rich Guy Likes Fast Cars And Fast Women Who Like To Spank Nazis

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:04:25 EDT

The usually stoic and reserved British tabloid press was outraged this weekend to learn that the head of Formula One auto racing—a job that, in terms of importance and power, ranks somewhere below the Queen and somewhere above Governor of New York—fancies BDSM roleplay sessions with multiple hookers. Oh, and he maybe has a Nazi fetish too. Naturally, a rich powerful man using his money to fulfill elaborate sex fantasies is quite shocking, even if it's probably not illegal. (Although maybe stalking him with a video camera and taping his sessions probably should be.)

The story is further complicated by the fact that his father was a notorious Hitler-loving neo-fascist ... but then who hasn't grappled with childhood issues by getting deloused and spanked by five leather-bound prostitutes? Personally, we don't care what "sicko perverts" like to do in their spare time, we just like watching videos of half-naked people getting slap happy with black bars over their faces. Check out some of the action below.

· "F1 boss Max Mosley has sick nazi orgy with 5 hookers" (newsoftheworld.co.uk)
· "F1 Boss Max Mosley Caught With Five Hookers In Nazi Orgy Video Scandal" (Jalopnik)

The "Ashley Dupre Sex Tape" (Verdict: Unlikely, But It's A Decent Blowjob Anyway)

Fleshbot — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:48:46 EDT

Anyone remember a young woman named Ashley Dupre? Yeah, we had to look her up too; it seems that she was sort of famous a while back for sleeping with the President or something and charging him half a million dollars for it. Anyway, someone just sent us a thirty second movie clip of her giving a blowjob and getting splooged all over her chin ... or at least the file name says "AshleyDupreeSexTape.mov", and it said it was her in the subject line of the email that went along with the clip too. Guess that means she really is famous! After all, you know what they say: you're nobody until somebody tries to pass off a sex tape with your name on it. (Actually, we just made that up just now. But feel free to quote us anytime you like.)

Previously: Prostitute's Only Slightly Less Shameful Past Revealed: Was Ashley Dupre A "Girl Gone Wild"?

Who Is Ira Eigenmann And Is This Her Naked?

Fleshbot — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:11:41 EDT

Not having been familiar with Philippines TV hostess and soap actress Ira Eigenmann before we received a tip this morning informing us that there were alleged naked photos of her floating around, we don't feel qualified to pass judgement as to whether they're the real thing or if someone is just trying to create some drama for whatever reason. Still, given how quickly these sorts of sex scandals can blow up, we figured it was at least worth mentioning in case you want to start doing your own research. At the very least it'll involve studying some pictures of a hot naked Asian babe, right? (fleshasiadaily.com)

Who's That Girl?: The Greatest Celebrity Sex Scandals That Weren't

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:20:28 EDT

Everyone loves celebrity sex stories; we probably wouldn't be in business if they didn't. But one problem with amateur handheld night-vision camera phone pornography is that it's often difficult to identify the participants. Of course, that also makes it easy to dupe a public eager for juicy gossip into thinking that you fucked a movie star. The more immediate problem for us is that whenever one of these sexy stories "leaks" people turn to us to pass an informed judgment on its veracity—and most of the time, we're just as confused as everyone else: we do pride ourselves on our ability to spot a good fake, but even we get it wrong sometimes. (And that's the most shocking fact of all!) So join us as we take a look back at some incredibly scandalous true-life celebrity shenanigans that turned out to be not-so-true after all ... and even one that was.

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· The Britney Spears Sex Tape

We all wanted that one to be true, but sadly, that was just the beginning of the end for America's fairy tale couple.

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· The Alyson Hannigan Sex Tape

To this day, you can still find paysites that are trying to pass this off an authentic exclusive, even though no one really believed it in the first place.

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· The Adriana Lima Sex Tape

We would have totally bought that a Victoria's Secret supermodel would fuck on tape, except that virgins don't generally fuck on tape. Or Victoria's Secret supermodels for that matter.

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· American Idol contestant Antonella Barba's blowjob

We were never 100% sure if these were definitively proven to be her or not, but that's beautiful thing about interent scandals: It's not a lie if you believe it!

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· Vanessa Hudgens Nude Cell Phone Pics

The craziest thing about these pictures wasn't that they involved the star of a Disney show, but that they were actually her! (She also may have taken them for a boy who isn't really into girls, but that's another story).

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· Kristin Davis' Old Nudie Pics

Some people are apparently still on the fence about this one, but unless someone has a really detailed picture of Kristin Davis' elbows we're not buying it.

Prostitute's Only Slightly Less Shameful Past Revealed: Was Ashley Dupre A "Girl Gone Wild"?

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:06:17 EDT

It seems that "Girls Gone Wild" ~~career slimeball~~ purveyor Joe Francis has decided to insert himself into the Eliot Spitzer/Ashley Dupre story, which some of you may have forgotten about already. But what took him so long? Oh, that's right—he was in jail. Well, he's out (for now) and suddenly remembers that there was a girl riding around on his GGW fun bus five years ago that looked a lot like America's Most Famous (for now) Hooker. Joe was prepared to offer Ashley $1 million to pose nude, but since he claims to have even more nudity and girl-on-girl action in his "archives" he'll make money off her the old fashioned way instead. (Even though he suddenly thinks she's not that hot anyway. Classy!)

Honestly, we don't think it even looks like her — that seems to be happening a lot these days — but then, the idea that Ashley would get thrown out of a hotel in Miami and then take her top off for a bunch of drunk frat boys isn't so farfetched either. Plus, it was five years ago ... which would have made the now (supposedly) 22-year-old, um ... 17? Maybe Joe should check those archives again before he gets himself into more trouble.

· "ASHLEY DUPRE IN 'GIRLS GONE WILD' VIDEO" (nypost.com)

Previously: Everything Else You Wanted To Know About Hookers (But Didn't Care Enough To Ask)

Breaking: Dark-Haired Woman Likes To Have Sex, Presumably In A City

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:48:45 EDT

OMG, have you guys heard? Charlotte from "Sex And The City" has a sex tape!!1! OK, there's not really a tape: there's just a set of dirty pictures from about five years ago (or so they say), and you only kind of see her face in like two of them. But according to TMZ, a guy who may or may not have dated a famous woman is trying sell naked pictures that he says are her because he saw a trailer for the upcoming "Sex And The City" movie and figured now would be a good time to cash in. Shocking! Of course, no one would ever use a dirty trick like that to drum up subscriptions for an otherwise generic paysite or anything. Or would they?

See what all the hoo-ha is about (as well as whoever's hoo-ha is supposed to be Kristin's) after the jump.

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· "Sex in Kristin's City" (tmz.com)

Everything Else You Wanted To Know About Hookers (But Didn't Care Enough To Ask)

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:28:54 EDT

Ashley who? It looks like New York's governor hooker scandal has finally gone from Stage One (shock and outrage) through Stage Two (lurid fascination) and is now firmly in Stage Three: "What does it all mean?" Everyone is bored with Eliot and his escort, and the tri-state area has moved on (or back?) to New Jersey's bisexual gubernatorial threeway scandal. So the rest of the media is now free to pump out feature stories and editorials that deal with "the big picture": sex work and prostitutes, who they are and what they do and why the rest of use can't stop hiring them. Everyone's an expert on sex work all of a sudden, and they're going to teach us all about it for at least another week or so until they likely go back to not caring again. Another exhaustive link roundup is after the jump, though if you're not included in it don't worry: if you're one of the two dozen or so Americans who haven't yet been personally interviewed about this story, we'll be happy to put you in touch with a desperate newspaper editor somewhere who needs your help.

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· Spitzer's fall offers glimpse into sex business (newsday.com)
· The Double Lives of High-Priced Call Girls (nytimes.com)
· Porn vs. prostitution: Why is it legal to pay someone for sex on camera? (slate.com)
· Johns Help Each Other Find the Right 'Internet Sex Provider' (wired.com)
· Cassandra: The really annoying thing about Eliot Spitzer (timesonline.co.uk)
· Smerconish: Legalize hookers (daveralis.com)
· Europe does sex scandals better (latimes.com)
· No sex scandals for women in power (freep.com)
· Hop on: we are taking sex tourism global (telegraph.co.uk)
· Threesome With New Jersey Guv Out-Trashes Spitzer Scandal (Gawker)

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Previously: The Curious Case Of Client No. 9: An Honest To Goodness Political Sex Scandal, Today's Gubernatorial Sex Scandal Update: The Apotheosis Of Ashley

The New York Times outs identifies the 22-year-old ...

Fleshbot — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:23:19 EDT

The New York Times ~~outs~~ identifies the 22-year-old aspiring singer known as "Kristen" who found herself at the epicenter of the brouhaha surrounding Eliot Spitzer this week. At least now we know one reason why she turned to escorting — after listening to that track on her MySpace page (you know, the one with what the Times called "dated slang"), we doubt her vocal career would've made her much money anyway. (nytimes.com)

You're probably going to be shocked when ...

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:13:46 EDT

You're probably going to be shocked when hear this, but a prominent public official trusted with the strict enforcement of the law and "moralizing" of the people has been caught patronizing several highly-paid prostitutes. Of course, we're talking about the police chief of Tehran, Iran. Oh yeah ... and that other guy did some stuff too. (ynetnews.com)

Breaking news from the AP: Spitzer case shows ...

Fleshbot — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:29:30 EDT

Breaking news from the AP: Spitzer case shows the world that even prostitution has gone digital! Wait — so does that mean we don't have to keep lurking around those dumspters to get our five dollar mid-afternoon hummer every day? Why didn't anyone tell us this sooner? (ap.google.com; thumbnail via the inestimable bigdoggie.net)

Breaking: Governor Of New York (Maybe) A Fan Of Hookers

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:18:33 EDT

Eliot Spitzer became of the Governor of New York by running as a hard-nosed former prosecutor who cleaned up Wall Street and organized crime and was now going to clean up his state capital. Now, involvement with organized crime may end his political career. The New York Times is reporting that Spitzer told his staff today that he was "involved" with a prostitution ring. His involvement may or may not be related to the bust of an online call girl ring that made all the headlines last week. His brief cryptic statement on the matter left most questions unanswered and speculation and rumors continue to run rampant. Maybe he'll stand up and announce that if even a married Governor of one of the largest states in the nation can frequent call girls without hurting himself or anyone else then maybe prostitution isn't such a horrible thing and maybe we as a society should re-think our attitudes toward sex work and rewrite our law books to treat this industry and its workers more fairly. (On second thought ... nah.)

· "Spitzer Is Linked to Prostitution Ring" (nytimes.com)
· Online Hooker Ring Busted - March 6, 2008 (thesmokinggun.com)

Call Girl Bust Threatens To Bring Down Denver's Elite Society ... Or Not

Dashiell Bennett — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:38:47 EST

High-powered residents of the city of Denver are shocked to learn that several important men in their town might have used their swanky private club for something other than smoking cigars, drinking fine Scotch and plotting world domination. They also liked to have sex! And pay for it! An escort service that allegedly catered to these individuals—including many prominent Denver businessmen, doctors, lawyers, and famous athletes—has been shut down and put under investigation by federal investigators and the IRS. It's all pretty standard vice squad stuff, except for one nagging question ...

You see, all the women who were arrested had their name published in the public court documents. However, not one of the male customers who used the agency's "services" has been identified, let alone questioned, detained or in any way treated like a criminal ... which they are, of course. So why do these working women get to feel the full force of the law, while the rich, important people who hired them get to move on with their lives? Will this crackdown ever come back to haunt them? Or even better, will any of them stand up to defend these women and their profession, since they obviously are not an affront to the guys' community standards? Forgive us if we don't hold our breath on that one.

· Call Girl Confesses: Sex At Exclusive Denver Club (cbs4denver.com)

Could we be on the verge of yet another American ...

Dashiell Bennett — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:17:13 EST

Could we be on the verge of yet another American Idol naked picture "scandal"? Seriously, is it even possible to get on that show without a set of amateur porn pics in your past? (nationalledger.com)

Diablo Cody Scandalized By Non-Scandalous Nude Scandal

Dashiell Bennett — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:52:58 EST

Oscar winner Diablo Cody is outraged at the nude photo dust up that's rocking the internet—mostly because she's not getting credit for "leaking" the pictures herself. "I personally put my vag out there with pride, ladies and gents. And you bet your ass I'd do it again if the Beef Council would cough up the proper endorsement money." No word on if she plans to sic her lawyers on herself. (myspace.com)

The mayor of Arlington, Oregon, was recalled ...

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:56:29 EST

The mayor of Arlington, Oregon, was recalled (by three votes) because of a "scandalous" photo posted on her MySpace page. What's crazier: That a mayor has a MySpace page, that anyone cares, or that she could grate cheese on those washboard abs? Bet she makes your mayor look like a creampuff. (katu.com, via Jezebel)

Cheerleaders Gone Not Quite Wild Enough

Fleshbot — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:32:44 EST

Of course, these "controversial" "leaked" photos of the Sacramento Kings cheerleaders enjoying a little bit of girls-night-out down time would have been a lot more interesting had we jumped on the story when it broke last weekend — though maybe if they were, like, more interesting they wouldn't have slipped though our crack (ahem) in the first place? (vkmag.com + crazydaysandnights.net)

(Still More Than You Ever Wanted To Know About) The Gene Simmons Sex Tape: The Plot Thickens

Dashiell Bennett — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:35:35 EST

To no one's surprise, Gene Simmons has lawyered up and gone knocking at the doors of sites that have reported on a certain sex tape scandal that erupted this week ... including our silicon-headed sibling Valleywag, who have just posted a cease-and-desist letter from his legal team which claims among other things that the tape was surreptitiously filmed by a woman named Traci Anna Koval but that Gene's company "Allied Industry" purchased all the rights to the tape back in 2003 presumably to keep it hush-hush. (Got all that?) However, a "spokesman" for the company currently selling the tape told XBiz earlier this week that it was shot nine months ago ... and that Simmons was completely unaware of its existence. It it possible that someone is not being completely honest here? Shocking! But wait ... there's more!

A little digging reveals that the mysterious Ms. Koval — if that is indeed, the woman in the video — is no stranger to internet nudity: she appears to have done some modeling in the past. (Mostly softcore topless shots, but we all have to start somewhere.) But is she also "Elsa", the Frank's Energy Drink spokesmodel from Austria mentioned on GenesSecret.com? Or is she actually Dutch, like this model directory claims? Or is she none of the above? What is truth, really ... and will we ever know all the answers? (And here you thought we were just trying to get more mileage out of a breaking celebrity sex scandal. Surely you know our motives are more noble than that.)

· "Gene Simmons lawyer confirms sex tape's authenticity" (Valleywag)
· Traci-Anna Koval (hollywoodboobs.com)
· Traci-Anna Koval, American
· Elsa - Frank's Energy Drink (franksenergy.com)
See also:
· "Gene Simmons' secret" (eyeweekly.com)
· "Rock Icon Gene Simmons Stars in Sex Tape?" (xbiz.com)

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Previously: Calling Dr. Love (To Please Euthanize Us): The "Gene Simmons Sex Tape", Gene Simmons Addresses The "Incident"