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"Spy" Embarrassed Over Facebook Pics; What About Topless Ones?
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Jen Chung
Published Jul 4, 2010
Modified Jul 4, 2010
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Oh, Anna Chapman. Thanks to a reputation as a NYC party girl, as well as plenty of photographs on social networking sites, she has emerged as the tabloids' favorite alleged spy to write about. Which also means that her ex-husband can share topless photos of her and discuss their sex life.
British tabloid News of the World publishes the NSFW photos (NSFW link) and includes quotes from psychologist-in-training Alex Chapman like "Anya was great in bed and she knew exactly what to do. She was awesome. For the first few months we met for sex about five days a week. We loved it" and "We were having so much fun. We also experimented with sex toys"—like nipple clamps and whips.
He also remembered, "I found her Russian accent such a turn-on. She was the most beautiful person I had ever met, with an extraordinary body, and I was infatuated with her," but "In the end I felt I didn't really know her." The pair, who married in 2002 and broke up in 2006, also had sex on a plane and never had a joint checking account.
Chapman's attorney spoke to the Associated Press, saying, "She was embarrassed by some of the photos that were obviously taken from her Facebook pages. The truth is she [is] probably no different than your typical single 28-year-old woman in New York City. She runs a successful business, goes out at night. She dates men, enjoys a social life."
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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