The FBI can officially stand down. The accidental deal-maker behind the head-scratching offer that would have sent the presumptive “Hottest Girl in America” to intern for Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) has accepted full responsibility for the headline-making gaffe. For those who missed the fireworks Wednesday, Pryor’s office rocketed to DEFCON 1 after discovering that Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis had secured the equivalent of a “send your favorite sex kitten to Congress” pass by purchasing a purported four-week summer internship in Pryor’s office from an online charity auction. Pryor’s folks swore they don’t sell access. Francis cried discrimination. And national media lapped up every contradictory statement. California businessman Chad Brownstein, who shelled out $2,000 to Pryor’s campaign in 2002 and reportedly escorted the Arkansas Democrat around the Wilshire Boulevard Temple (the anticipated beneficiary of the ill-fated auction) in 2008, today fell on his sword in a letter to Pryor: (more…)
