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28/12/2012 GMT

Brooke Magnanti - Belle du Jour

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Belle de Jour aka Dr Brooke Magnanti is calling for prostitution to be decriminalised.

As Belle de Jour she achieved notoriety by blogging about her encounters as a high-class escort. Now Dr Brooke Magnanti is calling for prostitution to be decriminalised.

As Belle de Jour, she achieved global notoriety for years, writing a blog about her sexual encounters as a high-class escort girl working in London. 

Now, after revealing herself to be an expert research scientist and no longer engaged in prostitution, Dr Brooke Magnanti is calling for prostitution to be decriminalised.

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