Date: 7th August 2001

Wahlberg Goes Ape Over Hooker


PLANET OF THE APES (2001) star MARK WAHLBERG was left redfaced after going bananas over a curvy blonde. Mark spotted the girl whilst drinking at New York club MAN RAY with friends, and then proceeded to spend the evening chatting to her.

He was left stunned after he suggested going back to his apartment for some fun - and she replied, "Well, it'll cost you. " A friend of Wahlberg says,

"Mark was pretty embarrassed. He couldn't believe she was a prostitute. He gets a lot of women coming on to him because he's a film star but he was really taken with her. But there was no way that he was going to pay for sex with her. "

The pal adds, "It got worse when her pimp showed up. He was trying to persuade Mark his girl was worth the money. Mark left quickly. But the girl wasn't happy. She said she'd wasted a whole evening on him. "

Mark, who shot to fame playing porn actor DIRK DIGGLER in BOOGIE NIGHTS (1997), later said, "She was so sweet and nice, I couldn't believe she was a hooker. " (ACW/WNTST/RP)

Source: WENN