NEW YORK (AP) ‘ The call girl at the center of the prostitution scandal that prompted Gov. Eliot Spitzer to resign in disgrace has been identified as a 22-year-old aspiring musician who struggled in a broken home as a child. The New York Times reported that the real name of the woman ‘ identified as “Kristen” in court papers alleging that Spitzer paid thousands of dollars for her services ‘ is Ashley Alexandra Dupre. Law enforcement officials have said Spitzer had a Feb. 13 tryst with Kristen and paid her $4,300, according to court papers. Spitzer said Wednesday that he’s resigning. Dupre briefly spoke to the Times about the Spitzer scandal but didn’t offer details on her involvement in it. “I just don’t want to be thought of as a monster,” Dupre told the Times. “This has been a very difficult time. It’s complicated.” Dupre told the newspaper she had slept very little since the allegations against Spitzer were revealed, and she declined to comment when asked by the Times when she first met him and how many times they had been together. She told the Times she was worried about paying her rent in a ninth-floor Manhattan apartment since her boyfriend recently left her. She said she was considering moving back in with her family in New Jersey.
