Jezebel: Hookers

David Beckham Plans To Sue Over Hooker Story

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 09:00:00 EDT

David Beckham is planning on suing In Touch magazine for publishing a story about him having a threesome with a prostitute.

This Week In Tabloids: David Beckham's Call Girl Tells All

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:00:00 EDT

Every Wednesday, we play Midweek Madness, the game in which Margaret and I read the weekly tabloids so you don't "have" to. This week David Beckham allegedly paid a "Bosnian bombshell" $10,000 for sex; she snipes, "I wasn't impressed." More »

'Love' & Sex

Anna Holmes — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:45:00 EST

The role this tag was made for. "The actress has signed on to play a hooker with a heart of gold...It's (film) is sort of like Erin Brockovich in a brothel." So basically: last century Julia Roberts. [ContactMusic] More »

Escort-Addict More Interesting, Less Nauseating Than Expected!

Sadie Stein — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:40:00 EDT

"I have to confess to knowing the truth about this sordid profession - because eight years ago, I succumbed to the lure of paying for sex." And - oh yeah - the lure of being Richard Gere in Pretty Woman. More »

Fame/Whores

Anna Holmes — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:10:00 EDT

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Pimps Finding New Ways To Recruit Women, Girls

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:30:00 EST

Two articles today discuss new methods of recruiting and prostituting teen girls. Two teen girls are accused of prostituting girls from their high school, and, in other news, "professional" pimps are taking their business online. More »

Want An Oscar Nomination? Play A Stripper Or A Prostitute

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:00:00 EST

A Wall Street Journal piece titled "Stripping Your Way To Success" begins: "Marisa Tomei hopes to join the host of actresses honored for playing strippers and prostitutes." Hopes to be part of that crew? Really? More »

Ad Campaign Gives Streetwalkers Cash

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:20:00 EST

After a stunt in which homeless were paid to carry signs which read, "Should panhandling be legal?," a Toronto talk radio station paid hookers to carry signs which read, "Should prostitution be legal?" Hilarious? [AdRants] More »

Charm School Finale: Girls Swear Off Televised Puking, Farting, And Naked Cartwheels

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:00:00 EST

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So basically, Charm School awards $100,000 to the woman most willing to stop making good reality TV. More »

"Sugar Daddy" Lady Explains She Is A Housewife, Not A Ho

Jessica G. — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:30:00 EST

The Daily Beast's "Melissa Beech" thought that when she wrote about her Sugar Daddy, the blogosphere would be supportive over her Louboutin lifestyle "that would be the envy of any young woman who enjoys life." More »

Daughter Of Bikini Waxing, Creepy Dad Featured On Cathouse

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:00:00 EST

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Remember "Summer," the 18-year-old Tyra guest whose dad not only used to give bikini waxes, but persuaded to go into prostitution (which she later confessed to hating)? Well, HBO recently ran a the Moonlight Bunny Ranch called Cathouse: Menage, and Summer (whose real name is Christina) was featured in it, performing a three-way and discussing how she hates being picked on by the other women. Apparently, the others think she's sleeping with brothel owner Dennis Hoff because she was given a coveted sun room at the Ranch. Airforce Amy wonders if Summer's agent, aka her dad, fucked Dennis to get the room for her, implying that her dad is gay. Clip above. More »

Sex Workers Go At It On Tyra

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:00:00 EST

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Today, Tyra featured an issue that I've thought a lot about and haven't heard many mainstream people discuss: How different women in different aspects of the sex industry view one another. It's always seemed odd that women in such a controversial line of work would even bother to be judgmental of what the next person does, but there's a silent hierarchy that exists within the sex industry, e.g., topless models look down on girls who go bottomless, girls who go bottomless look down on girls who strip, strippers look down on porn stars, porn stars look down on hookers, etc. During the episode, Tyra had the women rank one another in order from most respectable to least respectable, and obvs, hilarity ensued. Clip above. More »

In an effort to shut down the red light...

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:40:00 EDT

In an effort to shut down the red light district in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, the city is offering prostitutes "credits" for good behavior that can be used to buy designer clothes or furniture. The vouchers, which the Dutch media has mockingly dubbed "whore miles," will be awarded for every step sex workers take to get out of the lifestyle. Another plan in the works involves creating a fashion label designed by prostitutes, based on a similar program in Amsterdam. So far the plan is being lampooned in the media and the sex workers are not very enthusiastic about it. "This is fine if they actually want to move on to something else but some might not want to," said Metje Blaak from a Dutch Prostitutes' Union. "At the end of the day, this is a step towards making street prostitution illegal, and what will happen to the women then?" [The Independent] More »

"Can I Be A Schoolteacher And A Slut?"

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:00:00 EDT

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It's time for another installment of Pot Psychology, the "advice" column in which we attempt to solve everyone's problems with an herbal remedy. (Remember, kids: Don't do drugs!) In this episode, Rich, the Trig to my Piper, helps me answer questions about nipple hair, vasectomies, and heartache. Got a burning question? Send it to potpsych@jezebel.com. (Please keep them short; they're verrrry hard to read when stoned.) More »

Hookers, Victims & Doormats

Anna Holmes — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:20:00 EDT

"Fergie excited to play a prostitute." [CNN] More »

Secret Diary Of A Call Girl Premieres; Fictional Hooker Blows

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:00:00 EDT

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Last night was the U.S. premiere of Secret Diary of a Call Girl, the show based on the book based on the blog based on the life of a supposed high class call girl Belle de Jour. Because Belle has somehow always remained anonymous through this whole thing, there's been a lot of speculation as to whether or not she really exists. It's easier to swallow this bunk as fiction, because as pro-sex worker as I am, I actually know real hookers in real life-from Craigslist call girls to porn actresses who need extra cash to occasional snow bunnies-and they really aren't anything like Billie Piper's portrayal of Belle. However, since the show is kind of a really nice, glamorized version of a really shitty job, Call Girl is to hooking what Sex and the City is to single women: A fantasy that will have a bunch of whores saying they relate. Clip above. More »

"Chronic Male Horniness" Is Not An Excuse For, Well, Anything

Jessica G. — Thu, 08 May 2008 13:00:00 EDT

Journalist Susannah Breslin keeps a website that we've mentioned here before, called 'Letters From Johns', on which she posts letters from dudes who frequent prostitutes. The most recent entry starts this way: "I've often heard women wonder why men with sexy wives or girlfriends would solicit prostitutes. The answer really is simple: Even Marilyn Monroe could get a little boring after a few years, and having sex with other women is fun. Just like skiing is fun, or eating chocolate cake, or playing a slot machine, or riding a roller coaster." It reminded me of an article I read on GQ's website yesterday, called Divorce: The Ultimate Aphrodisiac, where the author, Adam Sachs, is describing the demise of his marriage. His wife cheated on him, which came as a shock, because Sachs always figured, "I always thought I'd be the one who'd fuck it up." More »

Father Gives Daughter Bikini Waxes, Rides To Work At A Brothel

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:00:00 EDT

Today's episode of Tyra was about women who are looking to become legal prostitutes in Nevada. One particularly fucked up segment featured Summer, a pretty 18-year-old who is an "up and coming" adult film actress about to start working at the infamous Moonlight Bunny Ranch. Summer's father is also her manager, and he not only talked her into working at the brothel, but gives her Brazilian bikini waxes. Almost more insane? They actually show him doing it. Now, I'm pro-porn and pro-sex work, and I feel like people should be allowed to make their own choices when it comes to how they want to make their money. But maybe I'm not as progressive as I thought I was, because this shit is just wrong. Oh, and when Summer is shown crying when her dad drops her off at the brothel? He says, "you forgot something," and you think he's gonna give her words of encouragement or a hug, but instead, he hands her a giant bottle of lube. More »

Tyra Tackles The Weighty Issue Of "Fatsploitation"

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:00:00 EDT

Today, Tyra took on the subject of "fatsploitation", talking to morbidly-obese women (500+ lbs) who make a living using their full figures for nude and lingerie modeling, as well as "squashing," the practice of applying large amounts of pressure on a man with one's own weight. One of the guests was a woman named Queen Raqui, who charges $300 an hour to squash men. She was adamant about the fact that there is nothing sexual about her business, and that she's just about "fat acceptance" as a cause. But I want to call bullshit on that. If she isn't selling sex, why is she catering to this fetish? Furthermore, why does she pose in lingerie on her site and charge a monthly subscription fee? And why are all her clients men? Clip above. More »

Retired Escort Has Advice For Hordes Of Wannabe-Hookers

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:00:00 EDT

Meet Amanda Brooks. She was raised in Texas, went to college and graduated with a double degree in photography and English. She entered the workforce, found a job she really enjoyed and then retired... At the age of 29. Her chosen profession? Internet call girl. And like any retired person with valuable advice, Ms. Brooks has written a couple of books: The Internet Escort's Handbook, volumes 1 and 2. The first book deals with "basic mental, emotional and physical considerations in escort work." The second is about advertising and marketing. A little digging revealed that the book has chapters titled "Are You A People Person? How Can You Become One?" and, under "Your Personal Appearance" are sections named "Breasts," "Weight And Proportions," "Hair," "Stretch Marks," "Teeth and Breath," "The Period Question," and, of course, "Ejaculation (Face or Specific Body Part)." Very thorough. Oh! And — here's the difference between an escort and a cheap hooker, in case you were wondering: More »

Cumming To A Smut Shop Near You: The Eliot Splitz-Her Story

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:00:00 EDT

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Well, it was bound to happen: The Eliot Spitzer call girl scandal has been turned into a porn film and the title is perfect: Gov Lov: The Eliot Splitz-Her Story. (How great is it that the DVD box cover looks like the New York Post? Fleshbot has the NSFW version of the box cover.) The film is being released by Hustler, which has a long history of making sex and politics strange bedfellows. "This movie parody is an example of one of the reasons I went to the Supreme Court in 1988 — to make parody protected speech," Hustler publisher Larry Flynt said via a press release we received last night. The movie comes out May 27, but you can see the trailer after the jump. (No worries, it's safe for work.) More »

Telling Mom You're A Hooker Isn't Always So Horrible

Jessica G. — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:30:00 EDT

Yesterday, one of Jezebel's brother sites, Gawker, wrote about "Debauchette," one of the several prostitutes who appeared on the Diane Sawyer 20/20 special about working girls. Even though Debauchette's voice was altered and her appearance masked, her mother recognized her because of the idiosyncratic cadence of her voice and her gestures. "I listened to what you had to say in the interview and I expect you feel you have thought all of this through," Debauchette's mom said. (All things considered, a reasonably calm response.) Karly Kirchner of sex-worker site Bound, Not Gagged recounts a similarly accepting response from her mom, but adds that she wants her mother to start reading her posts on the blog. More »

Ladies Of The View Pounce On Former Pimp

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:30:00 EDT

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Jason Itzler, "The King of All Pimps", appeared on The View today, ostensibly to take us "inside the world of sex, power and money," but instead, he was attacked by the ladies on the panel. Sherri looked like she was gonna choke him with her fake pony tail; Whoopi told him he creeped her out; Joy got in his face over the definition of the word "pimp"; and Barbara tried to raise her eyebrows when he described Eliot Spitzer bedmate Ashley Dupré as having a nice tush. Strangely, Elisabeth was mostly mum. (She saves her harsher criticism for presidential candidates.) Above is a clip of the ladies clearly hating Itzler for merely existing. More »

Although Diane Sawyer's 20/20 special on...

Jennifer — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:20:00 EDT

Although Diane Sawyer's 20/20 special on prostitution didn't impart much new information about the oldest profession, here's something that did throw us for a loop: A 13-year-old girl has been arrested in Dallas for pimping other underage, middle schoolers for everything from stripteases and "exotic dancing" to actual sex acts. The 13-year old was luring friends into prostitution by offers of large sums of cash. Says a Dallas police officer involved in the case, "One of the remarkable things we learned through all of this is there's a tremendous amount of money in all this, so a huge demand for young girls in prostitution world." [WFAA] More »

Young Beauty Sells Her Body, Breaks Our Hearts

Anna Holmes — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:30:00 EDT

On Friday night, Diane Sawyer's much-publicized, 2-hour 20/20 "investigation" of the state of prostitution in America aired, and for the most part, it was a disappointment. There was little to no mention of the societal/gender structures that lead to women selling their bodies for money, and the prostitutes featured tended to fall into two camps: Down-on-their-luck, drug-abusing streetwalker types (who hate the situation they are in) or women working in legal Nevada brothels (who, if they hate the situation they are in, are not saying so.) One of the most depressing — and poignant — moments, however, came from a woman in the former category: A Philadelphia prostitute named Skylar who sat down with Sawyer for a short talk and impromptu singing performance. For whatever reason, she, more than anyone else, stuck with us, maybe because at the end of the program we learned that, after taping, she disappeared without a trace. Clip above. More »

This Week We Talked Prostitutes, Poops, And Panties

Jessica G. — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:30:00 EDT

We discovered that ( now-former ) New York Governor Eliot Spitzer goes to whores.

How Eliot Spitzer's Indiscretions Made His Wife Age Before Our Eyes

Anna Holmes — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:00:00 EDT

Women of a certain age have it hard. They get pushed out of the workforce for younger, "better models." Sometimes their husbands of many decades cheat on them with prostitutes! Which brings us to Silda Wall Spitzer. As the week has worn, the chatter about Eliot Spitzer's accomplished, philanthropic, whip-smart wife — and what she must be feeling, thinking, and planning — has exploded, including commentary by bloggers, internet commenters and Ed Koch (the former mayor of New York), on how the 50-year-old mother of three seemingly aged several years overnight. Curious, we took a look at recent photographs of of the Harvard Law grad and found a marked difference in her face, which can only be described as exhausted and devastated, yet strong*. But that's just us. What do you think? After the jump, a chronological photo gallery of Ms. Spitzer's public appearances through the years. More »

Why Did Eliot Spitzer Risk Everything To Pay For Sex?

Jessica G. — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:30:00 EDT

Yesterday we looked at the Spitzer scandal from the prostitutes' point of view, and now we ask the question: why did Eliot risk everything to bone a hooker in the first place? One possibility, according to the Times of London, is that he's addicted to sex. An anonymous columnist writes in today's paper, "My desire for sex was so overwhelming that I had difficulty breathing." This "John X" says that he was a sex addict because "I wanted to feel nothing; oblivion feels good when you've had a bad day at work, or are hung-over." (It all stemmed from a basic inability to communicate with the opposite sex.) "It's a mistake to associate paid sex with feelings. Better to associate it with a lack of feelings, a big frightening void, an inability to communicate sexually and emotionally with a partner." More »

Women On Silda Wall: "I'd Have Paraded In Front Of A Microphone With A Knife"

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:30:00 EDT

After two days of relentless focus and attention on the now-resigned New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, the news agencies have set their sights on the problem of prostitution, and, of course, on his now-suffering wife, Silda. Her "charmed life slips away," reads an AP headline. "Brainy, beautiful, betrayed," reports CBS News. "Many wonder, 'why does she stay with him?'" writes a reporter for the L.A. Times. (The NY Post's Cindy Adams is all "so what?"). By all accounts, Silda Wall Spitzer was one of those smart, over-achieving women who awe and inspire. She had a strong maternal figure (her mom insisted she list her profession as "home administrator" rather than "housewife", on her college applications), a successful and lucrative law career (she out-earned her husband as a mergers and acquisitions specialist at a top New York firm) and, in addition to raising three daughters, she founded a philanthropic community service organization. And then the news broke about her husband. More »

Is Seeing Prostitutes A Deal Breaker?

Jessica G. — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:30:00 EDT

So, Eliot Spitzer, huh? As most know by now, the muckraking, ethically-superior New York Governor is said to have been "involved" in a prostitution ring. There were federal wiretaps at play, and the sexual congress took place at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington on the day before Valentines'. In light of Spitzer's transgressions, today's Since You Asked advice column in Salon seems oddly prophetic! A distraught reader asks Cary Tennis, "Have I ruined my karma by sleeping with prostitutes?" The reader feels his life has been destroyed by years of whoring, and wonders if he's a horrible person for cheating on his wife with hookers. Tennis gives some drawn out, hippy-dippy response as per usual, but ultimately decides "It is not about abstract forces and balance sheets. It's about conduct and relationships." This dude should probably forgive himself, but it begs the question — if you knew your guy had frequented prostitutes, would it be a deal breaker? More »

Loose Lips

Jessica G. — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:30:00 EST

Mischa Barton was in court today to deal with that pesky DUI and marijuana possession charge she racked up last December. The case has been continued until April 10th, but Mischa's lawyer Anthony Salerno says he thinks the pot charges will be dropped. • Hayden Panettiere says she broke up with Laguna Beach alum Stephen Colletti because she "wanted to breathe" (Milo Ventimiglia's fumes!) and because she just "wanted to be single at the time" (so she could date Milo Vengtimiglia). [TMZ, Us] More »

How To Talk Like A Japanese Prostitute

Slut Machine — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:00:00 EST

The instructional video above is so strange that we're not really sure if it's a joke or actually intended to teach something to aspiring Japanese prostitutes working the whole geisha angle. (Real geisha aren't hookers and they wear their obis in the back, whereas prostitutes wear their obis in the front, like the chick in this video, for easy access.) This clip contains an English lesson of sorts, instructing the viewer on how to say and use certain risqué terms ("you're so good" and "first-rate cunt lapping") during sexual encounters. ["First-rate cunt-lapping"??? -Ed.] There's no nudity, but it's a little NSFW if you have the sound up. More »

Money Doesn't Make The World Go Around, But It Helps

dodai — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:30:00 EST

Is She A Cop Or A Hooker?

Slut Machine — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:00:00 EST

There's a show called Manswers on Spike TV that answers questions, dispenses trivia, and serves as a how-to guide on all things socially unacceptable. Because it's on Spike TV, a lot of the topics are extremely sexist-sounding — like "Turn Your Girl Into a Stripper" and "Are Women With Fake Boobs Hornier?" — but a lot of the stuff they cover is actually really useful, like how to legally get high or how to cure a hangover. The clip above is a little of both as it tells guys how to tell if a hooker is really a hooker or if she's a cop. More »

14-Year-Old Girl Trades Sex For Bacon Double Cheeseburger, Has No Regrets

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:00:00 EDT

Belgian police sound a lot like the cops...

Jessica G. — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:45:00 EDT

Belgian police sound a lot like the cops in Superbad. Officers patrolling the red light district of Brussels have been ordered to lay off the hookers and booze. "These officers think their duty hours are to be used to drink alcohol in bars, practice sports... visit brothels or massage parlors, and entertain (intimate) relationships with residents of the neighborhood during their patrol," the Belgian police chief wrote in a letter to errant employees. So far, no hedonist policemen have been prosecuted. [Reuters] More »

The Dangers Of Dressing Down In Vegas

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:00:00 EDT

Is Prostitution Glamorous? A Hooker And A Slut Weigh In

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:30:00 EDT

A TV show is premiering in the UK next week called The Secret Diary of a Call Girl, based on the writings of "Belle de Jour," the pseudonym of a high-class British call girl who chronicles her life in her blog and books. The program is brewing up a lot of controversy because it is said to depict prostitution in a much different light than most people are used to; namely, that being a hooker can be an enjoyable experience. In fact, people find the idea that Belle not only likes sex but likes getting paid for it so unbelievable that they've insisted she's a fake. The Guardian has an article today in which they get different people — a sex magazine editor, a professor of criminology, someone from a prostitutes collective — to weigh in on the show, which many have deemed "dangerous" because it supposedly glamorizes prostitution. In response, Belle says on her blog: More »

The D.C. Madam Talks to Susie Bright, Is Pissed At The Government

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:30:00 EDT

Deborah Jeane Palfrey, the D.C. Madam whose infamous phone list of clients shook up Washington this past year, gave an awesome interview to sexpert Susie Bright on her podcast In Bed. First off, Palfrey is funny and engaging. Secondly, we sort of like her for pronouncing "Washington" as "Wershington." In the interview, Palfrey tells Bright that she would have preferred to keep this whole legal matter private, and accuses the U.S. Justice Department leaking the info of her raid to "The Smoking Gun" after she refused to settle and fork over her life-savings as part of a plea deal. In retaliation, Palfrey released the list of phone records of her clients: Prominent D.C. personalities and government officials, most notably Louisiana Republican Senator David Vitter, who ironically (or perhaps predictably) is an advocate for fidelity. When Bright asked Palfrey why the government would target her she said:

I was obviously sitting on a powder keg of information. Much more yet is to come out, I do believe. David Vitter is not the soul and substance of my entire 13 years of operation, that's for sure.

Oh snap! More »

A Real-Life Vegas Working Girl Roundup

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:30:00 EDT

The clip above is from Court TV, and shows a late-night prostitute round-up in a Las Vegas jail. Booking an endless stream of hookers is apparently all in a night's work for these officers—mostly women—who all seem to have a good rapport with the working girls. If anything, they don't really understand why the women are out on the street and not in brothels, since prostitution is legal in Nevada. The best though, is the policewoman enjoying her 15 minutes of fame while showing the camera crew around the booking area. She's straight from Reno 911. She needs her own reality show. More »