It's hard to find good news for a sitting GOP senator who's already admitted to having had an affair with one escort, especially when a former prostitute pops onto the scene Tuesday and, with the help of Beaver Hunter Larry Flynt, claims said married legislator paid her for sex multiple times.
But Radar found a ray of sunshine for Louisiana Sen. David Vitter. Turns out he's not as kinky as you've been led to believe!
After Vitter's telephone number was discovered this summer among the records of the so-called "D.C. Madam," the rumors about his sexual proclivities really started flying. Wonkette and a variety of liberal blogs ran with rumors that he had a diaper fetish and liked to make in his nappy during sexual acts. No one seems to be sure where that rumor originated, so we did our best to get to the bottom of it.
Wendy Cortez (Ellis), a New Orleans-based reformed hooker, said during a press conference yesterday that Vitter stopped seeing her after he learned her real first name was the same as his wife's. Cortez tells Radar that Vitter never wore any diapers during their sexual transgressions, which she says occurred two to three times a week over a four-month period in 1999.
"That story referred to another client of [mine] and was later misconstrued by reporters and bloggers," Cortez explained. She also added that Vitter was always "very clean" during intercourse.
Deborah Jeane Palfrey, the accused "D.C. Madam," also doesn't recall any diaper-related indiscretions from Vitter. "I have no knowledge whatsoever of what activities Sen. Vitter did or did not engage in while a client of my service," she tells us.
Clearly it's a case of mistaken Johns. But will Vitter ever be anything but the butt of jokes? Will he be able to clear his soiled name? Depends.