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Shirley, you cannot be serious. Pic: Channel 7's Today Tonight

A former prostitute who claimed she had serviced MP Craig Thomson has now recanted.

A couple of weeks ago it appeared Channel Nine’s A Current Affair had the scoop; in exchange for $60,000 the woman, whom we’ll refer to as Shirley, would tell the world how she had sex with Mr Thomson, sex he paid for on his union credit card.

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  • Steve Williams says:

    03:13am | 12/06/12

    Look, Shirley is clearly lying. Craig wasn’t there. He was in Melbourne. He was hosting Tiger Woods when he was here for the open. Read more »

  • Bob Dobelina says:

    03:01am | 12/06/12

    I think you sell Glen20 short. I have seen their ads and they claim their spray actually neutralizes the odour unlike their cheaper competitors which are merely deodorizers. Read more »

 

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