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Joe Francis Is Now Wanted, Hiding in Mexico

Warrant issued for his arrest

(Newser) - Joe Francis: from the kingpin of basically a softcore porn empire to an outlaw living in Mexico. An arrest warrant was issued yesterday for the Girls Gone Wild founder, the Wall Street Journal reports. Francis, who really is living south of the border, was ordered by the court to give...

Joe Francis Sentenced to Jail, Says He's Not Going

'Girls Gone Wild' honcho calls his sentence 'absurd'

(Newser) - Your fondest dream has come true: Joe Francis, creator of that oh-so-classiest of franchises, Girls Gone Wild, has been sentenced to jail. Francis got a 270-day sentence yesterday for his conviction in a pretty crazy assault , but he assures TMZ he's not going anywhere. The sentence is "ridiculous"...

Girls Gone Wild Honcho Fights Sex Tape Release

The irony of Joe Francis' plight is not lost on anyone

(Newser) - Oh, the sweet, sweet irony: Joe Francis, who got rich and infamous by hawking videos of scantily clad ladies, is upset now that a tape of his own sexual escapades is being shopped around. Francis says the footage, shot recently with his girlfriend Abbey Wilson, was on Wilson's iPad,...

Girls Gone Wild Founder Convicted in Crazy Assault

Joe Francis also found guilty of false imprisonment

(Newser) - If you live for the days when you can relish the misfortune of Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis, then this is for you: He was found guilty yesterday of misdemeanor counts of assault and false imprisonment stemming from a dispute with three women after a night out at a...

Girls Gone Wild Files for Bankruptcy

We know you must be devastated

(Newser) - In what may be a perfect example of "what goes around comes around," Girls Gone Wild has filed for bankruptcy. Founder Joe Francis put his 16-year-old empire under bankruptcy protection yesterday in an effort to keep Las Vegas resort owner Steve Wynn from grabbing any of those assets,...

Girls Gone Wild Founder Hit With Another $20M Verdict

Steve Wynn now owed $40M by 'digital assassin'

(Newser) - Bad-mouthing casino mogul Steve Wynn has cost Joe Francis $20 million for the second day in a row. A jury awarded Wynn $20 million in punitive damages in his defamation lawsuit against the Girls Gone Wild founder yesterday, after awarding him $20 million in compensatory damages Monday , reports the Los ...

Girls Gone Wild Founder Loses $20M Slander Suit

Jury sides with casino mogul Steve Wynn

(Newser) - Lots of girls are going to have to go pretty wild to pay off Joe Francis' legal bills: A jury has awarded casino mogul Steve Wynn $20 million in his slander suit against the Girls Gone Wild soft-porn tycoon, reports the Los Angeles Times . Francis had publicly claimed that Wynn...

13 Stars With Major Tax Issues
 13 Stars With Major Tax Issues 
Apr 17, 2012 10:49 AM CDT

13 Stars With Major Tax Issues

Yep, Lindsay Lohan has tax problems, too

(Newser) - You'd think, with all their fame, fortune, and presumed ability to hire a legion of accountants, celebrities would be able to stay on top of their taxes. But these 13 stars, rounded up by Fox News , prove that's not always the case:
  • Lionel Richie: Reportedly owes the federal
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Joe Francis Turns Himself In to Cops

Sources say warrant was for false imprisonment

(Newser) - Joe Francis turned himself into police last night for … something. Sources tell the Los Angeles Times the Girls Gone Wild founder turned himself in to the LAPD on a misdemeanor warrant for false imprisonment, but no details were given. TMZ spoke with sources who say the story goes something...

Girls Gone Wild's Joe Francis Splits With Wife

Radar: They might divorce after just 2 months

(Newser) - When you marry the founder of a company that made its money off drunk women, did you really think it was going to end happily? CBS reporter Christina McLarty apparently did, but she hasn't been living at husband Joe Francis' Bel Air home for close to a month. A source...

Girls Gone Wild's Joe Francis Engaged

 Girls Gone Wild's 
 Joe Francis 
 Engaged 
what a catch
Jul 2, 2010 10:51 AM CDT

Girls Gone Wild's Joe Francis Engaged

Joe Francis proposes domestic partnership

(Newser) - Shockingly, there’s a woman out there who’s agreed to spend the rest of her life with Joe Francis of Girls Gone Wild fame. Francis proposed—kinda—to his CBS reporter girlfriend of 4 years in St. Tropez, but he and Christina McLarty won’t actually be getting married....

Details From Khloé, Lamar's Blessed Union

Kardashian, Odom take month-long relationship to the next level; gossip sites rejoice

(Newser) - In case you somehow missed yesterday's Khloé Kardashian-Lamar Odom wedding, the gossip sites are here to bring you up to speed. TMZ, in particular, has more information than you ever needed to know:
  • Guests ranged from the expected (Odom’s Los Angeles Lakers teammates, Kardashian’s reality show cohorts) to
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Jenner, Joe Francis in Bar Fight

Girls Gone Wild founder allegedly beat up Playboy Playmate

(Newser) - Reality star Brody Jenner got tased after a fight with Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis early this morning, TMZ reports. The fight started when Francis began “unrelentingly” hitting on a woman Jenner and girlfriend Jayde Nicole knew; Nicole threw a drink on Francis—who then grabbed her hair,...

Hef Is Healthy; Jon + Kate 's Marriage Isn't

 Hef Is Healthy; 
 Jon + Kate's 
 Marriage Isn't 
GOSSIP ROUNDUP
Mar 6, 2009 11:33 AM CST

Hef Is Healthy; Jon + Kate's Marriage Isn't

Plus, Eminem is back—and more

(Newser) - Yesterday it was Ed McMahon protesting rumors of his demise; today it’s Hugh Hefner. The 83-year-old Playboy magnate is “in very good shape and feeling very good,” he tells E!, adding that the breakup with his exes certainly isn’t taking a toll: “The recovery, thanks...

Flu Gone Wild: Vid King Busted For Missing Court Date

Francis 5 hours late for tax-evasion hearing

(Newser) - The flu has sleaze-meister Joe Francis going a bit wild himself, his lawyer tells E! Online. The Girls Gone Wild producer was arrested yesterday after he was five hours late to a Los Angeles court for a tax-evasion hearing. Francis is accused of hoarding $20 million in bogus deductions.

Porn Kings Want Federal Bailout

$5B sought to 'rejuvenate sexual appetite'

(Newser) - Recession depression has hampered America's sex drive, claim Larry Flynt (of Hustler fame) and Joe Francis (Girls Gone Wild). The adult-entertainment kings want a federal bailout for slumping DVD sales, down 22% in the past year. Placing themselves alongside Detroit’s automakers in national importance, the duo says Congress should...

Spitzer Call Girl Drops 'Girls Gone Wild' Suit

Woman said she was 17 when she signed video contract

(Newser) - The call girl at the heart of the Spitzer sex scandal has dropped a $10 million lawsuit against Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis, AP reports. Ashley Dupre, who said she was17 at the time she was filmed for a raunchy video, had claimed she was duped into giving her...

Spitzer Call Girl Speaks Out on 'Hard Times'

Leaves MySpace message of thanks for supporters

(Newser) - The call girl whose trysts with former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer triggered his resignation is speaking out for the first time, reports People. Ashley Dupré, 23, has written a message of thanks on her MySpace page to those who have left supportive comments—and responded to some not-so-kind zingers....

Spitzer Hooker Sues Girls Gone Wild for $10M

Francis exploited her with booze, call girl claims

(Newser) - The call girl who once serviced New York's governor is now charging $10 million—in a lawsuit against Girls Gone Wild creator Joe Francis, People reports. Ashley Alexandra Dupré alleges that Francis persuaded her to be filmed topless when she was underage and exploited her name and image for profit.

'Kristen' Was 17 in Wild Videos, Says Lawyer

Girls Gone Wild boss may put nude footage online anyway

(Newser) - Girls Gone Wild mogul Joe Francis thought he'd hit the jackpot when he discovered he had raunchy videos of the call girl from the Spitzer sex scandal on file. But his find may prove less of a bonanza than he'd hoped, now that Ashley Alexandre Dupre has said she was...

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