Only 22, Ashley Alexandra Dupre (also known as Kristen), is now a star in the scandalous demise of New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, whether she likes it or not.

Kristen, outed in a federal investigation as engaging in a February 13 rendezvous with Eliot Spitzer at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, has spent the last few days holed up in her upscale New York apartment.

According to the New York Times, Ashley Alexandra Dupre made a brief appearance in court Monday as a witness in the case against four people charged with operating the now-infamous prostitution ring known as Emperor’s Club V.I.P.

In a series of interviews Wednesday, Ashley Alexandra Dupre said she had slept very little over the past week due to the stress from the case.

“I just don’t want to be thought of as a monster,” the New Jersey native - listed on her “bio” as 5-foot-5 and 105 pounds - said as she spoke with the Times.

Born Ashley Youmans but now known as Ashley Alexandra Dupre or by her work name of simply “Kristen,” she stated with significant understatement:

“This has been a very difficult time. It is complicated.”

Ashley Alexandra Dupre has not been charged with a crime as of this post.

The lawyer appointed to represent her, Don D. Buchwald, told a judge in court on Monday that she was subpoenaed to testify in a grand jury investigation.

Eliot Spitzer, 48, who is married to Silda Spitzer, 50, and has three daughters (all teenagers) announced that he will resign as governor effective Monday.

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