“She found the photographs repulsive,” said Barbara Walters on the ABC program, The View. “When I asked if that was the case, why did she pose the way she did (big white shirt, strand of pearls, bare legs curled up on a bed), she said she trusted Mark Seliger, whom she said is a brilliant photographer, and quote, ‘I went with the flow.’”

 

Krupnik, meanwhile, is upset with how an old modeling snapshot of hers was used in the movie, Couples Retreat. In the comedy, actor and co-writer Jon Favreau masturbates while looking at the image of Krupnik, then 21 years old. Feeling she was sullied by the tawdry scene, she’s now suing the filmmakers for $10 million.

 

There has been no word from Kermit the Frog, Barney the Dinosaur or Dora the Explorer about their inclusion in Hunter’s photo shoot. In photos and a video taken by GQ, Hunter poses on a bed with numerous stuffed animals, nestled by Kermit, Barney and friends. In the words of Elizabeth Hasslebeck on The View, “If you're gonna involve Kermit, Barney and Dora, put your pants on, okay? These are non-consensual participants in this. It’s borderline perverse."

-Noel Brinkerhoff

 

Rielle Hunter Pictures in GQ are "Repulsive," Made Her Cry -- But Now See Video of the Photo Shoot Too! (by Roxanne Roberts and Amy Argetsinger, Washington Post)

Hasselbeck: Muppets were “Non-Consensual Participants” in Steamy Rielle Photo (by David Edwards and Stephen Webster, Raw Story)

Former Model Irina Krupnik Sues Makers of 'Couples Retreat' for Using Sexy Photo in Tawdry Scene (by Jose Martinez, New York Daily News)

Irina Krupnik v. NBC (State Supreme Court of New York) (pdf)