Jessica Cutler

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Jessica Cutler

Born Jessica Louise Cutler
May 18, 1978 (1978-05-18) (age 31)
Monterey, California
Nationality United States
Occupation Author, blogger

Jessica Louise Cutler (born May 18, 1978 in Monterey, California) is a blogger, an author, and former congressional staff assistant who was fired for detailing her active sexual life, including receiving money for having sex, in her blog.

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[edit] Career

[edit] Washingtonienne

In 2004 while a staff assistant for Senator Michael DeWine, Cutler published a short-lived blog called Washingtonienne describing her life in Washington, D.C. which included graphic details of her sex life.

Cutler justified receiving money from her lovers by saying "I'm sure I am not the only one who makes money on the side this way: How can anybody live on $25K/year??"

Her identity was revealed by the blog "Wonkette" in May 2004, which resulted in a scandal on Capitol Hill.[1][2]

On May 21, 2004 Cutler was fired for "unacceptable use of Senate computers" by Senator DeWine. Media treatment of Cutler was harsh, the Philadelphia Daily News going so far as to label her a "DC slut".[3] Cutler, though, has been relatively accepting of her notoriety:

"Public embarrassment is really very liberating. You really stop caring about what people think, which is something only the elderly seem to able to accomplish with great aplomb. So I am way ahead of everybody. And those of you behind me can kiss my ass."[4]

In summer 2004, Playboy.com featured an interview and nude pictures of Cutler.

She wrote a novel based on her experiences and blog: The Washingtonienne: A Novel, selling it for a reported $300,000.[5] A reviewer for the Washington Post wrote, ""The Washingtonienne" gives hints of being lively, funny and agreeably in-your-face."[6] Judy Bachrach of the Weekly Standard wrote, "This is a novel of uncommon candor, humor, and perspicacity, and I loved every page of it."[7]

[edit] Steinbuch lawsuit

In June 2005, Robert Steinbuch, who says that he is the passionate lover Cutler referred to as "RS" on her blog, filed a lawsuit against her,[8] seeking over $75,000 in damages. Steinbuch's complaint, filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., describes the case as "a civil action for invasion of privacy for public revelation of private facts."[9] She is represented by Atlanta lawyer, Matthew C. Billips,[10] and D.C. lawyer, John R. Ates.[citation needed]

Steinbuch also filed a $20 million suit against her in Arkansas, where he lives.[11] The lawsuit is being eyed closely by online privacy groups because it could establish if online bloggers are obligated to protect the privacy of those they name in their online diaries.[12] On May 30, 2007, Cutler filed for bankruptcy to protect her from the suit.[12] The same article reported that cable television channel HBO and entertainment company Disney, who Steinbuch also sued, are working on a TV series about her story. The Arkansas case has been dismissed for forum non conveniens.[13]

According the New York Law Journal, Steinbuch was ordered to pay legal fees to Cutler's attorney Billips in June 2009. Billips has filed an affidavit requesting over $ 14,000 in fees and expenses. [14]

[edit] Connection to Eliot Spitzer Scandal

See also: Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal

According to the New York Post, Cutler was a friend and business associate of the madam of an escort agency where Eliot Spitzer was a client.

After the Spitzer story broke, the Post published an article alleging that Cutler was "among the inner circle of a Manhattan call-girl ring that counted Eliot Spitzer as a client...," and that she "...appeared as a "model" on alleged madam Kristin "Billie" Davis' Web site."

[I]n two days of conversations with The Post, [Cutler] owned up to partying with Davis and even to living for a time in her posh apartment at 235 E. 40th St. "They are going to want to see me for questioning," she said, referring to the Manhattan District Attorney's Office. Cutler was being sought last night by the NYPD, along with other women connected to the ring, law-enforcement sources said.[15]

No charges were ever brought against Cutler.

[edit] Personal life

She married bankruptcy lawyer Charles Rubio in December 2008.[16] The couple expect their first child in 2009.[17]

[edit] Books

[edit] References

  1. ^ "The Hill's Sex Diarist Reveals All (Well, Some)". The Washington Post. 2004-05-24. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48909-2004May22.html. Retrieved on 2007-03-28. 
  2. ^ Witt, April (2004-08-15). "Blog Interrupted". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54736-2004Aug10.html. Retrieved on 2007-09-25. 
  3. ^ Pass notes: Jessica Cutler | World news | The Guardian
  4. ^ Senator sacked me over tales of congress | World news | guardian.co.uk
  5. ^ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/07/02/blogger_book_deal/
  6. ^ review
  7. ^ http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/005/765cgzjv.asp?pg=1/
  8. ^ "Hill Aide Sues Over Sex Blog". The Smoking Gun. 2005-05-17. http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0517051blog1.html. Retrieved on 2007-03-28. 
  9. ^ "Online Lessons on Unprotected Sex". The Washington Post. 2005-08-14. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/14/AR2005081401034.html. Retrieved on 2007-03-28. 
  10. ^ "Steamy D.C. Sex Blog Scandal Heads to Court". The Associated Press ,MSNBC. 2006-12-27. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16366256/. Retrieved on 2007-03-28. 
  11. ^ "We Love You. Now Get Out of Here.". The Washington Post. 2006-07-10. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/10/AR2006071001451.html. Retrieved on 2007-03-28. 
  12. ^ a b Apuzzo, Matt (June 1, 2007). "Sex Blogger Files for Bankruptcy". Associated Press. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8PG4U880&show_article=1. Retrieved on 2007-06-01. 
  13. ^ "Miss America, With Poise to Spare in Wonkland Central". The Washington Post. 2007-02-07. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/07/AR2007020702697.html. Retrieved on 2007-03-28. 
  14. ^ http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202431492392
  15. ^ "'MADAM' LINK TO DC VIXEN: PROBERS SEEK SENATE SCANDAL GAL", by JEANE MacINTOSH and CHUCK BENNETT, March 28, 2008, New York Post
  16. ^ http://www.observer.com/mobile/article/79989
  17. ^ Blogger Jessica Cutler's Next Project Page Six, January 12, 2009.

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