“US model Ashley Kirk says “she feels exploited and used” after Geoffrey Edelsten claimed the pair were in a relationship.”
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“Kirk, 26, has spoken for the first time of Edelsten’s bizarre attempts to court her, after contacting her to ask if she was interested in playing one of his ex-wives in a movie.”
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“She claims Edelsten repeatedly declared his love for her and told her he wanted to marry her even though they’d never met.”
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“He said he could help me out with my career.” Kirk said.
“I thought that was really nice and now I feel like I’ve been hoodwinked. I want him to apologise. He’s made me look like a gold digger and I’m completely not. I’m upset about that I never wanted money. I never said that.”
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“l feel taken advantage of and I definitely feel used. I’m not going after a 73- year-old man. He’s been going after me.”
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“But Mr Edelsten has rejected Kirk’s version of events, describing them as all lies” and saying he had proof of how the relationship developed. He said there was “no proposal”.
“(The) text messages were from her. (I) have evidence of all the lies.” he said.
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“Kirk, who works as an actress and model in Los Angeles, said Edelsten first got in touch with her in August after seeing photos of her online.”
“She said he told her he wanted her to play the role of one of his ex-wives in a new movie about his life, and claimed The Mentalist actor Simon Baker would be playing him.”
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“After initially chatting online, the pair began daily phone calls and text messages.”
“He seemed like a nice, smart guy who genuinely wanted to help my career” Kirk said.”
“He was very polite and very sweet”
“But Edelsten’s discussions about business opportunities soon turned into “romantic” declarations.”
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“He kept saying, ‘I love you’, and he even told me on the phone that he wanted to marry me. It was non stop .. I didn’t take it seriously.”
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“He was very adamant about being in love with me. I said, ‘I love you too’, but I didn’t mean I was in love with him. I meant I loved talking to him. I was just being polite. l thought maybe he was just an older guy who was a bit lonely.”
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“She said he asked her to attend the Melbourne Cup and emailed her a $6000 business class plane ticket – with a return date in January.”
“I was shocked when I saw the ticket I was like. ‘I’m not going to Australia for three months’. That’s when I told him I couldn’t go for that long and leave my dog.”
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“When a story about their relationship broke. Kirk said she was “blindsided”.
“I didn’t see it as anything more than a business relationship. I’ve never met him, so how could it be romantic?”
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“Kirk, who was still receiving text messages from Edelsten on the day she sat down for this interview, explained; “I feel like it’s made me look really bad and I’m just not that person. I feel hurt by what happened.”
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