Accused hooker booker Jaynie Mae Baker showed up in court Tuesday sporting a new blonder hairdo — and a case of nerves.
Instead of flowing strawberry blond locks, the alleged accomplice of accused Soccer Mom Madam Anna Gristina lightened things up for her brief appearance in Manhattan Supreme Court.
But just her hair, because her body language betrayed her almost from the moment she walked into court on tan high-heeled pumps with her younger sister Jessica by her side.
“Okay, okay, okay,” a jittery Baker said after court officers directed her to the defense table.
Baker, who looked demure in powder blue slacks, a cream colored blouse with a ruffled collar and white jacket, fiddled a bit with her hair as she sat down.
And when Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan wished everyone “Good morning,” she mouthed “Good morning” back and gave a weak smile.
Baker was in court for a pre-trial hearing during which prosecutors handed over more preliminary evidence to her lawyer, Robert Gottlieb.
Included in the evidence were the warrants the Manhattan district attorney’s office obtained to eavesdrop on Baker’s conversations, which could give the defense team a clue about who dropped the dime on her and Gristina.
The 30-year-old glamour girl is accused of helping Gristina run an exclusive call girl ring that operated on the upper East Side and allegedly earned Gristina more than $10 million over a decade.
Baker denies any role in the operation and Gottlieb insisted again that she was a legitimate matchmaker, not a purveyor of prostitutes to well-heeled men.
“This is a very difficult time” for Baker, Gottlieb said. “This is not fun. This is not a game. She takes this very seriously.”
Baker is due back in court on April 20 and remains free on $100,000 bond.
Baker and Gristina, 44, were indicted last month. But Gristina, a mother of four who lives upstate, remains stuck on Rikers Island, unable to come up with $2 million bail.
Also, prosecutors say the Scottish-born alleged madam is a flight risk.
As it happens, Baker was out of the country when cops grabbed Gristina.
When Baker was finally arraigned, Gottlieb insisted she was in the Mexican resort town of Cabo San Lucas with her sister on a vacation. He denied that she skipped town to avoid arrest.
Gottlieb has so far refused to discuss Baker’s links to Gristina.
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