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'Girls Gone Wild' creator getting hitched

Sun, 07/04/2010 - 01:48 by Pankaj Damin

New York -- "Girls Gone Wild" creator Joe Francis has proposed a domestic civil partnership to his girlfriend, CBS entertainment reporter Christina McLarty said.

"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, 37, told The New York Post.

McLarty, who accepted Francis' proposal while the couple were vacationing in St. Tropez, is the niece of former Clinton White House chief of staff Mack McLarty.

Francis promised the ceremony, to take place before 200 guests at his Mexican beachfront estate, will be "luxurious and filled with lots of surprises."

"Girls Gone Wild" founder avoids jail time, gets probation

Sat, 11/07/2009 - 18:02 by Natalie James

Los Angeles, November 7 -- Joe Francis is a free man now! The founder of the "Girls Gone Wild" video empire walked free with smile on Friday after a Los Angeles judge sentenced him to time already served for false income taxes and bribery.

Francis makes plea deal in tax case

Thu, 09/24/2009 - 21:51 by Inderjit Singh

Los Angeles -- Girls Gone Wild Chief Executive Officer Joe Francis says he has agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanors and pay back U.S. taxes of $249,705.

Francis said the plea deal will end his long-running criminal tax case with the U.S. government.

He said he made the agreement Wednesday before the Honorable S. James Otero in Los Angeles.

Francis sued over unpaid construction Bill

Wed, 09/09/2009 - 02:49 by Salinder Kumar

Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis is facing more legal trouble - a construction company is suing him for allegedly failing to pay for work on his California home.

Francis reportedly contracted Los Angeles based Houck Construction to update his Bel Air mansion, spending $403,363 (£268,908) on renovations.

After handing over $356,329 (£237,556) for the completed work, he allegedly failed to pay the remaining $47,033 (£31,355).

The company has now filed suit demanding the outstanding amount, as well as $24,848 (£15,565) in interest, according to TMZ.Com.

Francis sues former employees.

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 23:57 by Salinder Kumar

Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis is suing three former employees who allegedly tried to embezzle the star's cash and land him in jail.

Lawyers for Francis filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Tuesday (01Sep09) claiming three "high-level employees" from his company hatched a plan to abstract money through a new business called WMR Marketing, created without Francis' knowledge in 2002.

Francis alleges the men "misused their positions" to approve deals with WMR so they could funnel funds from his Girls Gone Wild empire to the new company.

Francis: 'I would never attack a woman'

Sun, 08/30/2009 - 02:28 by Salinder Kumar

Girls gone wild founder Joe Francis has hit back at accusations he assaulted Brody Jenner's girlfriend, insisting The Hills star actually attacked him.

Jenner alleged on Friday (28Aug09) that Francis "punched and kicked" Playboy model Jayde Nicole at Hollywood hotspot Guys & Dolls after she threw a drink at him to keep him from hitting on her pal.

Jenner claims he then followed Francis out of the venue and punched him in the face - but was struck with a Taser gun.

But Francis insists it was Jenner who assaulted him - and maintains there is security footage that will prove he didn't assault Nicole.

Jenner accused Francis of Beating Girlfriend

Fri, 08/28/2009 - 23:58 by Salinder Kumar

The Hills star Brody Jenner has accused Girls gone wild boss Joe Francis of "punching and kicking" his Playboy model girlfriend Jayde Nicole after a violent altercation at a Hollywood nightclub on Friday morning (28Aug09).

The couple was celebrating Jenner's 26th birthday at hotspot Guys & Dolls when Nicole threw a drink at Francis, who she claims was "unrelentingly" hitting on a friend, Jenner tells TMZ.com.

According to a post on Jenner's Twitter.com blog, Francis then "pulled (Nicole) to the ground, punched and kicked her".

Club security guards broke up the fight before police were called to the scene.

Jenner claims he then followed Francis out of the venue and punched him in the face - but was struck with a Taser gun.

Francis Leased home to stars

Fri, 08/28/2009 - 23:48 by Salinder Kumar

Girls gone wild creator Joe Francis is set to use Jack Nicholson, Jennifer Aniston and Orlando Bloom in his upcoming court case - in a bid to prove his home was a hangout for celebrities

The sex films boss is facing a trial in October (09) over allegations of tax evasion, centred on claims he filtered profits through offshore companies and deducted millions in expenses.

But Francis is fighting the case - and will bring a touch of celebrity glamour to the trial by insisting his home in Mexico was an investment property leased to famous clients, according to MSNBC's The Scoop.

Francis will tell the court stars including Nicholson, Aniston, and Vince Vaughn have leased the property in the past - so it qualifies for tax deductions.

Report: Jenner and Francis brawl at club

Fri, 08/28/2009 - 21:38 by surajdogra

Los Angeles -- U.S. reality TV personality Brody Jenner says Joe Francis punched and kicked Jenner's girlfriend after she threw a drink on the "Girls Gone Wild" founder.

Jenner told TMZ his companion Jayde Nicole doused Francis because he was harrassing his ex-girlfriend, someone Jenner and Nicole knew, at a Los Angeles nightclub.

Francis responded by pulling Nicole's hair, then punching her in the face, knocking the Playboy Playmate to the ground and kicking her body, Jenner told the entertainment news Web site.

Security reportedly intervened and escorted Francis out of the club. Jenner said he followed, yelling at Francis, and he, too, was evicted from the venue.

Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis misses court date, Arrested

Tue, 02/03/2009 - 13:10 by Bithika Khargarhia

Los Angeles, February 3: Joe Francis, the founder of the 'Girls Gone Wild' empire, has been arrested by U.S. marshals after he failed to appear for a Los Angeles court hearing in his big tax evasion case.