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Dec 29
'10
Joe Francis’ fake marriage is over after less than two months

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - SEPTEMBER 02: Joe Francis and Christina McLarty arrives at the opening night of Taste Of Beverly Hills Wine & Food Festival on September 2, 2010 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images for Taste of Beverly Hills)
Girls Gone Wild creep Joe Francis got “married” to his female doppleganger, entertainment reporter Christina McLarty, in a lavish ceremony at his Mexico estate this November. Francis and McLarty entered into a “civil domestic partnership” officiated by Kevin Huvane of Creative Artists Agency in front of 200 guests including a bunch of Kardashians. They explained at the time that they weren’t getting traditionally married because same sex couples didn’t have the right, and issued a statement claiming “we don’t believe it’s appropriate to be married until our gay and lesbian friends are afforded the same rights as us to legally marry in the United States.” Well it may have saved them a lot of trouble, because Francis and McLarty were kaput after less than a month together as man and wife. Radar reports that she moved out shortly after Thanksgiving.

Less than two months after Joe Francis and long-term girlfriend Christina McLarty married in a civil ceremony at his luxurious Mexican retreat, the pair have split, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.

“Joe Francis’ wife moved out, and they might be getting a divorce,” a source close to the couple told RadarOnline.com exclusively.

A rep for Francis denied the story to RadarOnline.com on Tuesday.

But the source who is very close to the situation said Christina “moved out of their Bel Air home and into her mother’s house.”

It is not known if she has been staying with her mother temporarily, but the split was an open secret among many of Francis’ pals.

After a four year courtship with the CBS reporter, 37 year-old Francis popped the question in San Tropez while on vacation. In November, the pair had a lavish wedding ceremony at his Punta Mita estate. But their marriage was short lived, and Francis was overheard discussing his separation with close friends at Bruce and Kris Jenner’s annual Christmas eve party.

“He was talking about the details of the separation openly while at the Kardashian holiday party,” our source explained.

“Christina moved out a bit after Thanksgiving.”

[From Radar]

At least she got out. I’m more surprised to hear that they dated for a full four years. It must take incredibly low self esteem, and high levels of delusion and masochism to put up with the king of all douches for that long. Once she was looking at a lifetime with the guy, even those long held defenses broke down and McLarty faced reality and split. I wonder what prompted the breakup and if there was abuse, cheating or both involved. Not much would shock me about Francis.
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - SEPTEMBER 02: Joe Francis and Christina McLarty attend the Taste Of Beverly Hills Wine & Food Festival Opening Night on September 2, 2010 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images for Taste of Beverly Hills)

44976, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - Wednesday September 15, 2010. Joe Francis, mastermind behind Girls Gone Wild, and his fiancee Christina McLarty leave Katsuya together. Photograph: Josephine Santos,  PacificCoastNews.com

HOLLYWOOD - SEPTEMBER 01: Joe Francis and Christina McLarty arrive at the OK! Magazine USA 5th Anniversary Party on September 1, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Posted in Christina McLarty, Divorces, Joe Francis

Written by Celebitchy         36 Comments »
Nov 9
'10
King of the douches Joe Francis got married – sort of

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Girls Gone Wild head and all around abusive sociopath Joe Francis has sort-of married his poor fiance. Joe entered into a “civil domestic partnership” with entertainment reporter Christina McLarty after a ceremony held at his estate in Mexico. He issued a statement claiming that they didn’t get legally married out of respect for same sex couples who don’t have that right. I’m sure it had more to do with protecting his assets, which are still considerable despite the tax lien and resulting incarceration. Joe and McLarty were first engaged this summer, and it’s surprising that they lasted long enough to make it official.

‘Girls Gone Wild’ creator Joe Francis is no longer a single man. The founder of the controversial video empire traded vows this past weekend with his longtime girlfriend Christina McLarty, E!Online.com reports.

Francis and McLarty didn’t participate in a traditional wedding; instead they choose to have a civil union.

“We have chosen to have a civil domestic partnership because we don’t believe it’s appropriate to be married until our gay and lesbian friends are afforded the same rights as us to legally marry in the United States,” he told Page Six soon after getting engaged.

The couple’s ceremony took place at Francis’ beachfront mansion in Punta Mita, Mexico in front of 200 guests. Kevin Huvane, cochair of Hollywood talent agency CAA, officiated the union. The guest list included several Kardashian family members including Kris and Bruce Jenner and daughters Kylie and Kendall. Francis’ best man was reportedly Quincy Jones.

[From Popeater]

Of course the Kardashians were involved – why wouldn’t they be? Those women would go to OJ Simpson’s wedding if he wasn’t in the clink. How long is it going to be before we hear about drama at the Francis house? You know that’s coming soon. This is a guy who attacks women and then blames them for it.

On another note, don’t these two look eerily similar? Like Christina is just Joe as a woman with only some of his crazy lurking behind the eyes? Stare at the image at the top of the story for a moment and tell me it doesn’t freak you out.

TMZ has the photos of Joe’s wedding.

Photos are from 10/15/10. Credit: Amanda Meredith and PRN/ PR Photos

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Posted in Christina McLarty, Joe Francis, Weddings

Written by Celebitchy         28 Comments »
Jul 2
'10
Pack up your vadges, ladies, Joe Francis is engaged!

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Joe Francis is off the market, y’all. All you bitches can pack up your vaginas and go home, because the exquisite douche known as Joe Francis won’t be around to pleasure you. According to Page Six, Francis just got engaged to CBS News reporter Christina McLarty. She’s the niece of some Clinton politico and she’s got a real (entertainment-based) job and everything. So my verdict is: not a bimbo. Rather shocking. But we’ll see how long it lasts, right? I’m actually finding Christina to be a very pretty and natural-looking woman. Here’s a pic:

March 26, 2010: KCAL T.V. Personality Christina McLarty gives a thumbs up after taking a fast lap around Auto Club Speedway on the back of the National Guard Suzuki with Jason Pridmore. Auto Club Speedway. Fontana, CA.

Say it ain’t so, Joe. Lady-loving “Girls Gone Wild” tycoon Joe Francis — who never met a teenage beauty he didn’t want to get naked — is getting hitched. Francis, 37, proposed to Los Angeles’ CBS News Entertainment Reporter Christina McLarty — niece of Mack McLarty, former White House chief of staff to Bill Clinton — while vacationing in St. Tropez. But it won’t be a traditional wedding.

“We have chosen to have a civil domestic partnership because we don’t believe it’s appropriate to be married until our gay and lesbian friends are afforded the same rights as us to legally marry in the United States,” Francis told Page Six.

The couple have been dating on and off for nearly four years, during which Francis — who spent 339 days in jail battling various charges in Florida and Nevada — also went to court against Steve Wynn over a $2 million gambling debt, and the IRS, which seized $100 million from his bank accounts.

The gorgeous McLarty, who started her TV career in Texas, raised eyebrows two years ago when she appeared onstage in Las Vegas in a skimpy showgirl costume for a segment on Sin City nightlife.

The proposal to McLarty was obviously made on impulse. Asked about the ring, Francis said, “We’re having one made.”

The happy lovebirds were giddily planning the ceremony with 200 guests for sometime in September at Casa Aramara, Francis’ lavish beachfront estate in Punta Mita, Mexico.
Francis revealed, “The weekend will be fun, luxurious and filled with lots of surprises.”

Quincy Jones, his longtime neighbor in Bel Air, will serve as best man. “This will be a nontraditional celebration of love, family and friends,” Francis said.

[From Page Six]

Ugh, step away Quincy. You don’t need to get involved here. But how funny is the description of how he proposed? He didn’t have a ring, he just felt the need to ask her to marry him? That must have been one amazing blow job, Christina. Kudos.

So even though the feds took $100 million from Francis, he’s still got a lot of money in the bank, right? Like, he probably has at least another $100-200 million I’m thinking. That should be a nice little nest egg for Christina. Good for her, I guess. Congratulations to the happy couple.

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Joe Francis on Sept. 3, 2009 and May 10, 2010. Credit: WENN.

Posted in Engagements, Joe Francis

Written by Kaiser         34 Comments »
Jan 28
'10
Is Joe Francis Tila Tequila’s baby daddy?

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It’s so hard to believe a single word that comes out of Tila Tequila’s mouth. The woman will do or say absolutely anything for attention. So you can understand why it’s hard to believe that she is pregnant, even when she might be telling the truth and has proof to back it up. We’ve been hearing various pregnancy rumors from Tila for a couple of months now. The first time, she said she was going to be a surrogate for her brother. She backtracked on that and said no, she wasn’t pregnant but was looking into being a surrogate. Now, she’s flashing a sonogram around to the tabloids and saying that she and late heiress Casey Johnson were planning a family together.

Tila Tequila has been hinting at and tweeting about a possible pregnancy for months, with many speculating the reality TV star is not with child, but rather just desperate for attention.

But now, in an exclusive interview with RadarOnline.com, Tila, whose real name is Thien Thanh Nguyen, claims she is in fact pregnant and in her first trimester — and to prove it, she even produces a sonogram.

So is Tila really pregnant? Only time will tell given Tila’s often erratic and eccentric behavior in the past. But she says doubters can be assured it’s her actual ultrasound photo because the first two letters of her last name are seen on the upper left hand corner of the photo, which is customary in many ultrasound photos.

Visible in the photo is the gestational sac, which is the earliest sonographic finding of a pregnancy.

Tila, appearing happy and excited, shares with RadarOnline.com, “I know the whole world is confused as to why I am pregnant while I was still engaged to Casey. They wonder if I cheated on her. Well, while Casey and I were engaged, the world doesn’t know that Casey and I talked a lot about our future.

“She and I were both ready to get married and start a family together. That is why she was fighting so hard to get her daughter Ava back and wanted me to adopt Ava so that I would officially be Ava’s mother too! Aside from that we talked about one of us getting pregnant so we can have another baby of our own. We talked about this for a very long time, and we both agreed that I would be the one carrying the baby.

“So that is the reason why I got pregnant. It was for Casey and I, and that is also why I was so devastated when she passed away because now I have our baby in my belly, but she has passed away.”

Tila says that even though her heart is broken by the death of her beloved “wifey” she plans to be strong for their unborn baby and shares that Casey recently came to her in a dream, telling her not to cry anymore, assuring her that she is watching over her and telling her to just take care of their baby.

“I would wake up crying, and go to bed crying,” Tila says. “We had it all planned out, but now I am left alone as a single mother without her. I am crying right now just talking about this because this is something that the public did not know.

“We were so excited to be mothers and she was so excited to help me through the pregnancy. I will never forget her telling me ‘You are going to be the cutest pregnant girl in the whole world in your pink Teletubby pajamas! I love you so much!’

“But this story breaks my heart. This baby was planned. This baby, which I am currently carrying, was for Casey and I to start our family together. I am still devastated that she’s gone now, however, she came to me in a dream one night when I hit rock bottom. I couldn’t get over the fact that my wife has passed away right when I was pregnant. However, in my dream, she told me not to cry anymore and not to worry. She told me she is in heaven now watching over me and always and forever protecting me and our baby. She then handed the baby over to me, kissed me, and said “I love you T, please don’t cry anymore! Just take care of our baby.” Then that was it.”

“When one life is gone, another one is born… Now I am no longer sad that Casey is gone. She is with me forever now through this baby. As for the baby’s Father… well… that’s a whole other story that I would like to keep private.

“She told me that since I would be the one carrying the baby, that I could choose who I want the father to be, and so I did. That is all I can tell you, however what I can say is that my baby’s father, God Bless him, is definitely someone ‘known’ and definitely someone in the ‘Entertainment Industry’”

[From Radar Online]

As if that isn’t terrifying enough, there’s speculation that the sperm donor for this alleged child is none other than “Girls Gone Wild” douchebag Joe Francis. Francis is bankrolling Tila’s website – doesn’t that make a lot of sense? And also, Tila is Tweeting like crazy about the “baby daddy,” even saying that she wants to marry him.

With the news that Tila Tequila is “100% pregnant,” many are wondering who fathered the child. Tila keeps dropping hints, saying the dad “is definitely someone ‘known’ and definitely someone in the ‘Entertainment Industry.’” Not long after Tequila’s fiancée Casey Johnson passed away, it was revealed that Girls Gone Wild’s Joe Francis may have been “the secret architect” behind the now infamous engagement announcement video as a way to hype Tequila’s recently launched web site, which is financed by Francis. Additionally, Tequila says that Francis was the one who informed her of Johnson’s death, and that she “hid” at his house afterward. Could this latest development be another—and decidedly more desperate and “bad idea jeans”—machination to gain publicity for Tequila and Francis’ business?

The normally prolific Tequila has been posting, with even more frequency, both on her blog about her unborn child (“[T]his baby….saved Mommy’s life, because many times before, Mommy has wanted to kill herself….but now with my baby….Mommy is going to live a long happy life now and be with my child”), as well as on her Twitter account. And although she’s insisted that she’s now “retiring” from Hollywood to be a mother, and will not “exploit” her baby, she can’t seem to control her virtual diarrhea, as evidenced by her manic Tweeting on the subject.

[From Jezebel via GossipRocks]

For now, I’m just going to continue to be in denial about it and chalk it up to yet another publicity stunt. I mean, we are talking about a woman who posted photos of herself crying in bed after her “girlfriend” of a few weeks died. She has absolutely no shame and will stop at nothing to keep herself in the spotlight. Now, if in a few months she is posting pictures of her “baby bump,” I suppose I will have to believe it…but even then, I’ll still be skeptical. But just in case: Is there a way for Child Protective Services to be in the delivery room? With parents like these two, this child- if there even IS one – is doomed.

Is Tila Tequila's Broken Heart Making Her Physically Ill?

Posted in Babies, Joe Francis, Photos, Pregnant, Tila Tequila

Written by MSat         44 Comments »
Dec 29
'09
Joe Francis threatens to sue Gawker for calling him a ‘rapist’

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Last week Gawker crowned Girls Gone Wild honcho and all-around persecuted douche Joe Francis the “Douche of the Decade.” He was competing in a poll with a bunch of other douchey guys regularly profiled by Gawker who don’t have the high name recognition. Francis won by 32%, with blogger Tucker Max coming in a close second. (I didn’t know much about that guy Tucker Max, but after reading just one story on his blog I wish I could forget him. I hope his conquest stories are fabricated.)

In response to Gawker’s title, in which they called Francis a rapist as per this LA Times profile that reveals that he raped an 18 year-old girl, he fired off an error-filled e-mail to Gawker head Nick Denton promising to sue. Francis claimed he lost a “$10 million deal” as a result of the rapist charge and that “No one make up lies about me and gets away with it…. I am coming after you harder than I have ever went after anyone.”

Last night, Francis emailed a nastygram (with a prize inside!) to our vacationing overlord Nick Denton, myself, three attorneys (Cyrus J. Nownejad, Brad Brian, David P. Schack), and for good measure two media contacts: Mike Waters, the news manager at TMZ, and Richard Johnson, the editor of the New York Post’s Page Six. Francis is threatening to file lawsuit today over his Douche of the Decade award, claiming that he’s lost a $10 million contract because we used the word “rapist” in the bio accompanying the prize. (Last week, when Francis’ company lawyer Terry Yeom wrote his own letter, this mysterious lost bit of business only amounted to $4 million.)

[From Gawker]

What’s more is that Frances e-mailed a photo of himself shirtless to Denton, telling him at the end of the e-mail that “I sent you an updated photo of how I actually look now so you can masturbate to it because you seen to be quite sexually obsessed with me.” Oh Joe, you know just the right way to accept your title as “Douche of The Decade.” No one can touch you. The IRS can try, though. Don’t you have another legal battle to fight against the federal government for “illegally” seizing all your assets? Looking back at our earlier coverage, we called you a rapist too. Can I get a full frontal shot to help quench my obvious sexual obsession?

Header image is of Joe Francis on 6/3/09. Credit: Juan Rico/Fame Pictures. Image below from Gawker

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Written by Celebitchy         46 Comments »
Nov 19
'09
Joe Francis to file for bankruptcy over $33 million IRS tax lien

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I often wish TMZ would fill in more details in their stories. They usually just list the facts, and when they’re particularly explosive, I want to know more dirt. In this recent story on Joe Francis’ money problems, they just let us know in a matter-of-fact way that the IRS seized $100 million dollars in cash from Francis’ accounts, that they’ve placed a whopping $33 million lien on his assets, and that he’ll probably have to declare bankruptcy.

Francis avoided additional jail time on federal tax evasion charges by copping a plea in September, which reduced his sentence to time already served and ordered him to pay just $250,000 in restitution. (He chose to serve time on tax evasion charges in a relatively cushy county jail in Nevada over a hardcore jail in Florida, where he was being held for contempt of court. He could have easily met bail in Nevada, but that would have meant returning to Florida, where he was being held without bail, and where jail reduced him to a blubbering mess. He eventually copped a plea in Florida.) Now the IRS says he owes $33 million, and Francis is claiming the government is using an antiquated law against him and that it’s retribution, because everything is a conspiracy to this man:

The IRS wants some serious “Girls Gone Wild” money, because they’ve filed a lien against Joe Francis for a whopping $33,819,087.14 … this according to documents obtained by TMZ.

The Federal Tax Lien doc was filed today. The IRS claims Joe owes the money for 3 years of back taxes — 2001, 2002 and 2003. In 2001, the IRS says Joe didn’t pay $17,658,358. In 2002, the delinquency is $11,238,582.14, and in 2003, he owes $4,922,147.

It was less than 2 weeks ago that Joe got out of a sticky federal tax evasion case by copping a plea and avoiding prison.

Joe told TMZ, “I have no idea what it is.” He says he does not owe the money and, “This is total retaliation for me beating them in court.” Joe says the law the IRS is using hasn’t been used against anyone in 20 years.

Joe says yesterday, the feds seized more than $100,000,000 in cash accounts of his.

Joe says the IRS is forcing him to file for personal bankruptcy, which he will do tomorrow.

[From TMZ]

Oh well, Joe Francis has to file for bankruptcy and will have to cut back on his lavish lifestyle to pay Uncle Sam. I can’t say I’m sorry for the woman-beating rapist. If you look at all the charges that have been brought against him, some of them definitely shouldn’t have stuck. I don’t think he should have been held without bail in Florida on measly contempt of court charges. This is a guy who farts, swears, and checks his e-mail in court and makes a living off videotaping drunk barely-legal girls. It’s not like he’s going to get much sympathy even if he’s right and the government is somehow targeting him. I can’t think of a pseudo celebrity more worthy of having all their assets seized by the IRS, although Roman Polanski also comes to mind.

Thanks to Oxa for the tip! Please send tips to info-at-celebitchy.com

Joe Francis is shown out on 11/6/09. Credit: Hellmuth Dominguez, PacificCoastNews.com

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Posted in Joe Francis, Taxes

Written by Celebitchy         16 Comments »
Oct 27
'09
Joe Francis sues Jayde Nicole for threatening to kill him

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Remember back in August when King Douche Joe Francis publicly beat Playmate Jayde Nicole in a club? Radar has video of the incident which is very upsetting to watch, and shows Joe coming up to Jayde from behind, viciously yanking her back by the hair, punching her in the face, then throwing her to the ground and kicking and stomping her. His reason for the from-behind attack? She threw a drink at him. And get this: now Joe is suing Nicole.

Responding to media reports that Joe Francis will sue Jayde Nicole and Brody Jenner over a nightclub melee, Nicole’s attorney Ron Richards tells RadarOnline.com exclusively that the move is just another example of the Girls Gone Wild Founder’s need for retaliation.

“We will be responding with an Anti-SLAPP motion as this lawsuit is retaliation for her exercising her right to file a police report for being a victim of a crime,” Richards said. “Joe Francis can try and bully her all he wants but she won’t capitulate.” Anti-SLAPP lawsuits attempt to protect the rights of persons who engage in protected speech and aim to shield such persons from forces who may try to intimidate them into silence.

Richards says Nicole was exercising her free speech by filing a police report. Nicole claims Francis pulled her hair and knocked her to the ground while Francis claims Nicole threatened to kill him. He has also said that he was fearful for his life, claiming he saw Nicole reach for a bottle which he believed she was going to hit him with.

RadarOnline.com exclusively obtained the disturbing surveillance video from the incident at Guys & Dolls. Nicole does not reach for an object at any time during the tape.

[From Radar]

Jayde logically filed suit against Joe back in September. Joe Francis’ criminal history is so long, sordid, and complicated that I can’t even begin to get into it. It seems unreal that this guy isn’t locked up. The worst part of this case is that the D.A. has decided not to file charges against Joe. Or Jayde, since she threw the drink at him. In fact, the D.A. seems to think it was just an eye for an eye, since he claims Jayde threw the drink “without provocation.” Which apparently in the City of Los Angeles makes it okay to beat the living sh*t out of someone. Because the act of throwing a drink – while technically an assault – is on par with a vicious beatdown. Bravo L.A.

Here’s Jayde visits MTV’s The After Show in Toronto on October 13th. Images thanks to WENN.com .

Posted in Assaults, Jayde Nicole, Joe Francis, Lawsuits

Written by JayBird         30 Comments »
Oct 9
'09
Video shows Joe Francis’ attack from behind on Playboy model Jayde Nicole

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The feud between “Girls Gone Wild” scumbag Joe Francis and Playboy model Jayde Nicole continues to rage on. We told you about the L.A. nightclub incident in which Jayde poured a drink on Francis after she saw him aggressively hitting on her friend. Joe retaliated by grabbing the model from behind by the hair, throwing her to the ground and kicking her. Now, there is video that supports Jayde’s claims, taken from the club where the incident occurred. The video clearly shows Francis coming up behind Jayde while her back is turned and viciously dragging her through a crowd of people by the hair.

“He can’t lie anymore!” Jayde Nicole speaks out for the first time since the attack, describing her nightmare experience at the hands of Joe Francis while watching RadarOnline.com’s explosive never-before-seen security video of the incident.

Early in the morning on Friday, August 28, Jayde, her boyfriend Brody Jenner and a group of friends were at Hollywood hot spot Guys and Dolls when Jayde spotted Joe and said he was grabbing her friend and trying to kiss her. Jayde reached through a crowd and dumped her shot-glass drink on Joe’s shoulder. She then turned back to the bar.

That’s when the violence started. Joe pushed bar patrons aside, reached through the crowd and grabbed Jayde by the hair, viciously yanking her to the floor and dragging her through the crowd. A melee ensued, with Brody and others chasing Francis through the bar.

As she stood up barefoot and sat at the bar Jayde said she had no idea what had just happened to her. “I was traumatized at this point,” the former Playboy model told RadarOnline.com. Conflicting reports from Jenner and Francis say that the two got into a fist fight outside the club and Brody was tasered by someone.

Jayde’s lawyer, Ronald Richards, defended his client and slammed Francis’ violent reaction and the defense he’s been using – “This was not any self defense by Mr. Francis.”

[From Radar]

Radar has the video exclusively, so we can’t post it here. But the footage, while black and white and kind of grainy, clearly shows what happened in the club. Unfortunately there’s no video of the fight that happened outside the club, but my theory is that Francis unleashed a couple of thugs on Brody Jenner because he didn’t want to mess up his hair.

Brody Jenner and girlfriend Jayde Nicole have dinner at Nobu in Malibu

Brody Jenner and girlfriend Jayde Nicole have dinner at Nobu in Malibu

Posted in Assaults, Brody Jenner, Crime, Jayde Nicole, Joe Francis, Video

Written by MSat         49 Comments »
Sep 24
'09
Joe Francis avoids jailtime on tax evasion charges

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Professional whiney bitch loser Joe Francis is getting off on tax evasion charges with one hell of a light sentence. Francis has one hell of a long and complicated legal history. He’s served time for all sorts of things, from taping underage girls topless (for the Girls Gone Wild series) to two contempt charges (for showing up five hours late to a trial and freaking out and going on an expletive-laced tirade in a court-ordered mediation). Even though he was given the option of bail, he chose to remain in a Nevada prison where he got special treatment, including unlimited phone and email privileges, so he wouldn’t be extradited to a Florida prison where he’d be treated like everyone else. It’s incredibly hard to keep track of all the slimy douche baggy things the guy has done. And he seems to get away with it more often than not. Now he’s just got to pony up a little cash and he’s good to go.

UPDATE: Francis pleaded guilty this afternoon to two counts of filing false tax returns and one count of bribing Nevada jail workers to bring him food.

He must pay $249,705 in restitution but will receive credit for the 301 days he spent in lockup—meaning, no more slammer time for Francis, who had been facing a possible 10 years in prison if the case had gone to trial.

In court, Francis told the judge he will “try to be good and stay out of the clubs.” He is also allowed to travel outside the U.S.

He’ll be officially let off the hook sentenced on Nov. 6.

In thanking his lawyers following today’s hearing, Francis said in a statement: “The one thing I’ve learned about myself during this process is that I can be a difficult client, but they are a fantastic group of brilliant legal minds who recognized the truth when they saw it and had the passion to care about what happened to me. “

[From E! News]

Joe Francis deserves to be locked up indefinitely just for being Joe Francis. Yes, being Joe Francis should be a crime. He is the sleaziest, most disgusting slug. Not just what he does for a living or the way he does it, but who he actually is. Look at that smile. Don’t you just want to knock him upside the head? I relish the thought of Joe wasting away in prison. Unfortunately I’m not a judge, or Joe would never see outside of solitary confinement until the end of his days. Let’s not forget that this is the man who got an 18-year-old virgin totally wasted and then raped her on a bus. That’s the kind of scum we’re dealing with here. He also could have served up to ten years on all the tax charges. Everything considered, he got off way too easily.

Here’s Joe Francis laughing outside of STK restaurant in Los Angeles on September 3rd This was six days after he attacked and punched Playmate Jayde Nicole in a club. Images thanks to WENN.com .

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Written by JayBird         6 Comments »
Sep 4
'09
Joe Francis says he’s above Brody Jenner, then calls Brody poorly endowed

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Girls Gone Wild head and all-around sociopath creep Joe Francis had some choice words for the woman he “allegedly” beat up inside a Hollywood club last week. Jayde Nicole, 2008 Playmate of the Year, claims Joe attacked her from behind, grabbing her by the hair and punching her in the face. Joe admitted that he did pull her hair a little, but denied punching Jayde. Paparazzi video of Jayde crying outside the club on the night in question supports her side of the story. In the video she shows bruises near her eye while she explains that Francis punched her. Jayde is obviously upset and not faking. Now Joe Francis is claiming that he is somehow the victim of Jayde and her boyfriend, Brody Jenner, who came to Jayde’s defense and punched Joe after he attacked her.

In an obnoxious statement to Fox News, Joe is really vague about what happened except to say that he’s the victim, he’s so much better than the perpetrators, and that Jayde somehow either hit Joe’s ex girlfriend this time or in a previous incident. In fact he’s a “million times above” it all, except in a few sentences later where he talks about how Brody Jenner has a small d*ck. Now how is that relevant to his status as the poor victim of a couple of famewh*res? How superior can you be if you’re resorting to questioning the size of someone’s weenie?

Joe Francis and Brody Jenner were embroiled in a club fight at Hollywood hotspot Guys last Thursday in which Jenner claims Francis beat his girlfriend. The fisticuffs ended with Jenner being tasered, and authorities are investigating the situation.

Pop Tarts caught up with the “Girls Gone Wild” creator to get his side of the story.

“I am the victim of a crime and I have bigger fish to fry. I’m dealing with some idiot, some club rat in Hollywood, and this is ridiculous because I’m a million times above this,” Francis told Pop Tarts. “All that I’m saying is that I’m 100 percent confident that I will come out completely clean on this, and we have been in contact with the police … and I’m fine. I’ve got scratches and bruises but there is no excuse for something like this. It was an unprovoked attack by two losers.”

This isn’t the first time Jenner and Francis have butted heads. Earlier this year, the two had another heated exchange at club MyHouse.

“It was another unprovoked attack. It was so interesting because in that attack, Jayde punches Abbey Wilson, her new best friend, who was the girl by her side that she went to rescue, who was my girlfriend at the time,” Francis said. “I don’t know who Jayde is, I’ve never talked to that girl. I’m so above these people.”

He does, however, seem to have heard a thing or two about Brody Jenner’s, um, Jenner Jr.

“Take a highlighter, put your fingers around that, and take half of it,” Francis said, mentioning two former “Laguna Beach” stars who could vouch for his assertion.

Taking a higher road for a moment, Francis said he’s more concerned about the flames ravaging his town.

“It’s just so stupid. LA is about to burn to down and people give a crap about this? I’m concerned about people’s houses and these fires,” he added. “If you watch these fires coming over the hills, that’s where my concern is. Not Brody on ‘The Hills,’ the kid is a loose cannon.”

Reps for Jenner and Nicole did not respond to repeated requests for comment.

[From FoxNews]

Joe’s argument that people are paying attention to what a douche he is while there are terrible fires in LA reads just like Billy Bob Thornton complaining we’re somehow to blame for the fact that his terrible behavior made it into the news. It’s like we shouldn’t pay attention to these fools, and it’s our fault for calling them out when they get in bar fights. Maybe Joe has a point, but like a car crash it’s hard to look away. His ass could get hauled off to federal prison for tax evasion soon, though, so we hopefully won’t be graced with words of delusional grandeur spit out from his giant teeth much longer.

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