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AKARTA: After the public reacted bitterly against her candidacy as Sukabumi's next deputy regent in West Java, actress Ayu Azhari has found herself in yet more trouble: a number of alleged porn pictures of her are now being circulated on the web.

The four photos, allegedly taken from her blue movie Without Mercy filmed years ago, show a naked woman resembling Ayu, performing raunchy scenes with actor Frank Zagarino in a Jacuzzi and a separate room.

Ayu didn't deny she was the woman in the pictures and thanked those who were trying to discredit her by circulating the pictures.

"I am thankful for this smear campaign," said the wife of White Lion's vocalist Mike Tramp over the phone. "It shows some people are actually afraid I am going to win."

Ayu said that no smear campaign could force her to stop running for the position of deputy regent. After all, she added, she was used to dealing with lies and slanderous comments spread about her.

"This is not the first time," said the mother of six. "Many have tried to bring me down over the years," she added.