ET has the scoop...

ASHLEY ALEXANDRA DUPRÉ, the woman alleged to have been employed as a prostitute and hired by former New York governor ELIOT SPITZER, is now suing Girls Gone Wild C.E.O. JOE FRANCIS. Read the papers here.

Lawyers for Dupré released a statement that alleges: "In March 2003, Ms. Dupré was on vacation in Miami Beach during her spring break. She was approached by agents and representatives of Defendants while at The Chesterfield Hotel and offered alcoholic drinks. Once intoxicated, she was induced into exposing her breasts while being filmed and told to sign a 'release' form. At the time of these encounters, Dupré was 17 years old and therefore not legally competent to enter into a contract with the defendants."

Furthermore, the lawyers claim that "Defendants have sought to exploit Ms. Dupré's image and likeness for their own financial gain at the emotional and physical expense of Ms. Dupré. Further, Defendants have adopted an advertising strategy to induce the public to believe Ms. Dupré is engaging in sexually explicit acts, which is in fact false."

The lawyers also state: "At no time did Ms. Dupré give legal consent to Defendants to use her name, image or likeness to promote or advertise the defendant's products. The defendants have created web sites, designed to induce the public to believe they are official or associated with Ms Dupré, when they are not."

In response to the lawsuit, Francis issued a statement today saying, "We were very surprised and in fact amazed today that Ms. Dupré filed a lawsuit against Girls Gone Wild. We have not publicly released any new video of Ms. Dupré, due to corporate policy of not using footage of individuals younger than 18. It is incomprehensible that Ms. Dupré could claim she did not give her consent to be filmed by Girls Gone Wild, when in fact we have videotape of her giving consent, while showing her identification. We did in fact offer Ashley via her New York attorney $1 Million to host and promote various Girls Gone Wild activities -- She refused this offer and in fact if she'd like to reconsider, we'd be happy to discuss. She should keep in mind, it's considerably more than the Governor of New York paid her, and our activities aren't illegal."

He adds, "She's seeking $10 Million for topless photos taken in front of a room full of people, including two newspapers and multiple crews we had in the room. These images were taken in public places and contain no sexual contact. We expect to triumph in this matter and continue to offer the best and hottest girls."