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April 2, 2007

'Girls Gone Wild's' Joe Francis Could Face Jail Time


He’s young, rich and knows how to throw one “Wild” party.

But now, the multimillionaire founder of the “Girls Gone Wild” empire is facing jail time for yelling obscenities at attorneys representing underage girls featured in one of his videos.

A federal judge found Joe Francis in contempt of court after lawyers for seven women complained he used profanities and screamed at them during settlement negotiations in a civil suit.

The women were filmed on Panama City Beach during spring break in 2003.

One attorney claims Francis threatened to “bury” the lawyers and their clients.

Francis told U.S. District Judge Richard Smoak that his actions were “posturing” for the sake of the negotiations.

Smoak issued the contempt order Friday and initially and gave Francis until 4:30 p.m. to avoid jail by settling the lawsuit. He later extended that deadline to 5 p.m. Saturday.

“We are doing the best we can to resolve this. Both sides are working very hard,” Mike Dickey, Francis’ Panama City-based attorney said Saturday afternoon.

Francis, who makes an estimated $29 million a year through his video series, was ordered earlier this year to pay fines and serve community service in both Florida and California because his companies violated federal laws designed to prevent the sexual exploitation of minors and improperly labeled videos.


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He preys on drunk women to make money. If you believe in right and wrong then listen. Stop people that prey on weakness of others especially when drunk. We are men. Aren’t we supposed to protect women. Protect them as if they were are own family. Right!? It is not enough to simply admit it wrong and ignore it.


- Legal Eagle
Posted 09/24/07 10:15 PM
 

How can you be mad at him he provides a service. He takes girls making a fool out of them selves makes them fill out a waiver and then puts them on t.v. If you want to hate any one hate the girls. They are the idiots doing it, Dont hate the guy for being a smart man and making money off it, And maybe you should stop wondering about somebody elses daughter and worry about your own cause if parents did there jobs then this wouldnt happen


- Erica
Posted 04/10/07 02:28 PM
 

This guy demonstrates the lower nature of the human male…At what point do men realize these girls are someone’s daughter, would you want to see your daughter do this???


- Lisa from Orlando
Posted 04/09/07 08:29 PM
 

This guy is a genius and you guys are jealous


- chris
Posted 04/06/07 02:39 PM
 

This guy is a bottom feeder, I agree, lock him up and throw away the key…

BUT I have to ask about the girls who are stupid to pose in his videos for free…how do you think he makes so much money…he doesn’t have to pay these girls to expose themselves, these girls are at fault too…

Stupid, Stupid, Stupid…


- Lisa from Orlando
Posted 04/05/07 02:56 AM
 

Throw away the key, he’s a purv!!


- Monica
Posted 04/03/07 10:26 AM
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