A political disaster, a marriage-breaking affair, Ashley Dupre emerged into the media
spotlight while working as an escort, and her past has haunted her for years, even impacting
the life of her influencer stepdaughter, Alex Earle. Here's what happened. Alex Earle has
exploded onto the social media influencer scene, and everything about her life is now in the
spotlight, including the controversy surrounding her stepmother, a former escort named Ashley
Dupre. Earl's life and her family came under scrutiny after Earl began posting videos on TikTok
in 2020, and her content began going viral. Her famous Get Ready With Me videos give fans an
inside look at her life, as she gets ready for a variety of glitzy events. Followers love how
vulnerable Earl has been online, and in just three years, she has amassed nearly 7 million followers
and over 940 million likes across her posts. Since blowing up on the social media platform
Earl has faced a lot of criticism. The TikTok sensation has been able to brush many things off
but there is one controversy that continues to resurface for Earl and the rest of her family
and it involves her stepmom, Dupre. Dupre has not had a squeaky clean past and has been involved in
several cheating scandals that have made major headlines throughout the years. And a few of
those headlines involve Earl's father, Thomas T.J. Earl, and former New York governor, Elliot Spitzer
At a young age, Dupre joined a luxury escort service called Emperor's Club VIP
In 2008, one of her clients was Spitzer. At the time, Dupre had no idea he was the governor, but after news broke of Spitzer's
involvement with Dupre, he resigned, and Dupre's life was thrown into the spotlight
I said, oh s***, what did I get myself involved in? In 2008, she told ABC
If it wasn't me, it would have been someone else. I was doing my job I don feel that I brought him down looked familiar but I was 22 years old However this would not be the last time Dupre would find herself at the center of controversy
Not long after the Spitzer scandal, Dupre was making headlines after the media reported
that she was involved in an affair with Thomas. At the time, Thomas was married to Alex's
mother, Alyssa Earle, but had been having an affair with Dupre for months. In 2008
businessman revealed he was ashamed of his actions. Thomas' attorney, Mitchell Ansell
told the New York Post, TJ has accepted full responsibility. He's not blaming anyone else
Thomas divorced Alyssa and married Dupre in 2013. But has time healed all wounds
or is Alex's family broken? Alex opened up about the scandal on the Call Her Daddy podcast
revealing that as an eight-year-old, she was naive about the romance for two years
she recalled that it wasn't until she was in the fourth grade, when she heard whispers about her
family's past, that she Googled what they were talking about. The social media star was in for
a big surprise because it was through Google that she discovered her father had cheated on her mom
She said on the podcast, Dupre was very well known, and in turn, my dad's affair became a very public situation
My world crashed down in that moment. Even as Thomas continued his relationship with Dupre
Alex couldn't help but dislike her. She said of Dupre, It was difficult for the TikToker to move past her father's affair
but over time, things got better. In August 2023, Alex spoke to Elle about her relationship
with her stepmom, revealing that she has gotten close to Dupre over the years. The social media
star has even turned to her stepmom for ways to deal with backlash because, as we know
Dupre has had her fair share of criticism. As Alex told Elle