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Joe Francis "Amazed" That Ashley Dupre's Suing Him

Mandi Illuzzi — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:55:20 -0400

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Spitzer's alleged call girl is asking for $10 million from Girls Gone Wild founder

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Joe Francis was "very surprised and in fact amazed" when he was told about the suit filed by Ashley Dupre, ex-New York Governor Eliot Spitzer's former call girl.

"It is incomprehensible that Ms. Dupré could claim she did not give her consent to be filmed by Girls Gone Wild, when in fact we have videotape of her giving consent, while showing her identification," Francis told Usmagazine.com in a statement Monday.

Dupre, 22, filed suit Monday seeking $10 million from Francis and his company, Girls Gone Wild, for misuse of her name and image for profit.

Francis had publicly offered Dupre a $1 million deal for a Girls Gone Wild photo shoot and tour but while he was haggling with her lawyers, he found GGW tapes of Dupre from 2003 and the deal was called off.

"She refused this offer and in fact if she’d like to reconsider, we’d be happy to discuss. She should keep in mind, it’s considerably more than the Governor of New York paid her, and our activities aren’t illegal,” he said Monday.

Asked in March about reports Dupre was underage during the GGW shoot, Francis said, "It doesn't matter."

He reiterated his stance on Monday.

“She’s seeking $10 Million for topless photos taken in front of a room full of people, including two newspapers and multiple crews we had in the room," he said. "These images were taken in public places and contain no sexual contact. We expect to triumph in this matter and continue to offer the best and hottest girls."

Francis' statement ended with a declaration that video of Dupre giving her consent will be available on-line imminently.

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Joe Francis: "It Doesn't Matter" If Ashley Dupre Was Underage

Henry Seltzer — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:05:11 -0400

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"We can't get a DVD together fast enough," the Girls Gone Wild founder tells Us

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Girls Gone Wild founder and CEO Joe Francis can't wait to tap interest in Ashley Dupre, the high-price call girl who serviced Eliot Spitzer.

"We can't get a DVD together fast enough," he told Usmagazine.com. "Her candle is going to burn out pretty quickly, especially after we release our footage."

On Tuesday, Francis publicly offered Dupre a $1 million deal for a Girls Gone Wild photo shoot and tour. While he was haggling with her lawyers, Girls Gone Wild tapes of Dupre from 2003 were unearthed and the deal was called off.

"She wanted more money and less of what we wanted," he tells Us.

"Our footage is from when she was 18-years-old, and it doesn't get much better than that," he proclaims. "Eliot Spitzer has put some miles on that girl!"

Francis plans to sell footage of Dupre – that was taken over a weeklong shoot in Miami when she turned 18 – on girlsgonewild.com, with a trial view costing $4.95.

"She's doing Girls Gone Wild-typical [stuff]: dancing around naked and flashing her breasts," he says.

As for reports Dupre was underage during the Girls Gone Wild shoot, Francis says, "It doesn't matter. There's no sexual contact, so even if she was 17 or 16 for that matter, federal and state law permits posing nude. We're just talking about nudity, not pornography."

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Ashley Dupre's Girls Gone Wild Video Will Be Released

Mandi Illuzzi — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:50:15 -0400

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Unearthed footage of Eliot Spitzer's call girl includes "nudity and same sex contact"

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Girls Gone Wild will release video from Ashley Dupre's week-long stint on their bus in 2003 that includes "nudity and same sex contact," the distributor said in a statement.

Dupre, former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer's call girl, was celebrating her 18th birthday in Miami with the Girls Gone Wild crew. Dupre later took a Greyhound Bus home, according to the statement.

Before the footage was found, Dupre was offered a $1 million deal Tuesday by Girls Gone Wild's Joe Francis for a photo spread and bus tour. The offer is now off the table.

"We were surprised to find Ms. Dupre in our archives," Francis said. "She's like a cloud that keeps circling back over the landscape."

Dupre, now 22, has already made over $200,000 from downloads of her songs, the New York Post reported Saturday.

TMZ.com was first report news of the Girls Gone Wild videos.

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Eliot Spitzer's Hooker Offered $1 Million for Girls Gone Wild

Henry Seltzer — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:37:06 -0400

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Joe Francis wants Ashley Alexandra Dupre to pose in his magazine and go on tour

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Joe Francis's Girls Gone Wild has offered Ashley Alexandra Dupre, the ex hooker who brought down former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, a $1 million deal for a photo spread and tour.

"Her face is on the cover of every newspaper in the country," Francis said in a statement. "It's clear that the public wants to see more of her. This is a serious offer and I hope she gets back to me right away."

Francis wants Dupre to share her side of the Spitzer story in print and DVD – though she would not have to pose nude – and tour with Girls Gone Wild.

The 22-year-old has already made over $200,000 from downloads of her songs, the New York Post reported Saturday.

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Girls Gone Wild's Joe Francis Calls His Incarceration "One of the Greatest Miscarriages of Justice Ever"

Mandi Illuzzi — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:58:29 -0500

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The multimillionaire tells Extra, “I'm being persecuted for my stance on the First Amendment”

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He attended lavish parties, dated Paris Hilton and counted Brad Pitt and Justin Timberlake as fans of his Girls Gone Wild franchise.

But times have changed for Joe Francis — the 34-year-old, self-made multimillionaire.

Since May, he's been cooped up in a 12x7 cell at Reno's Washoe County Jail for tax evasion charges.

"I can’t look out the window," he tells Extra in an interview, airing Monday. "The only thing I can see is the 7-11 across the street, that’s too depressing for me. I try not the think about anything on the outside.”

Francis could pay his $1.5 million bond as he awaits a federal trial slated for next year.

But then he would face extradition to Florida, where he was jailed for a month in April for contempt of court in a civil suit brought by seven women who alleged they were underage when he shot them for his raunchy videos. (The federal charges had superceded the civil ones.)

A judge refuses to grant him bail.

“I’m being persecuted by people in Florida, corrupt city officials, who’re pissed off at me for asserting my First Amendment right against them,” he told Extra.

Francis compared himself to Hustler's Larry Flynt, adding, “I’m obviously the target because I’m the figurehead of the company ... I’m being persecuted for my stance on the First Amendment.”

For more on Francis, watch Monday's Extra.

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Jen Aniston Stays at Joe Francis’ House With Orlando Bloom (And No, They Aren’t Dating)

Alissa R — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:25:27 -0400

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Much has been made of Jennifer Aniston and Orlando Bloom’s supposed “weekend getaway” to Mexico, but sources tell Usmagazine.com that the two are purely platonic.

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Much has been made of Jennifer Aniston and Orlando Bloom’s supposed “weekend getaway” to Mexico, but sources tell Usmagazine.com that the two are purely platonic.

Aniston, 38, and Bloom, 30, were photographed on September 30 in Punta Mita, Mexico, lounging in the sun at Casa Aramara, the $25 million mansion owned by Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis. However, they were only in down to attend the nuptials of manager pal Todd Deiner.

“They’re just friends,” an insider tells Us. “Two people who were in Mexico for a friend’s wedding who happened to stay in the same place. There were many other people staying there. It wasn’t some romantic getaway.”

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Afternoon Delights: Dina Lohan Not the Twinkle Toes We Thought She Was

Noelle Hancock — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:52:29 -0400

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· It turns out that Lindsay Lohan’s mom, Dina, might have lied about being a former Radio City Rockette. And acting on Broadway. And in commercials.

· Paris Hilton’s younger brother Barron – who is reportedly not welcome on the club scene – got jumped in NYC but escaped by taxi. How gauche!

· Cuba Gooding Jr. may have saved a shooting victim’s life but, more importantly, is now frequenting the kind of fine dining establishments that go by names like Roscoe’s Chicken 'n' Waffles.

· Joe Francis is free on bail in Nevada but voluntarily keeping himself behind bars in a Reno jail -- so he won't have to face another round of charges (this time, conspiring to use minors in sexual performances and prostitution, among others) in Florida.

· The storied game of one upmanship between Chevy Chase and Steve Martin continues as Martin reveals that, like Chase, he too was beaten by a parent.

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Hot Stuff: Jude & Sienna – Now With More Public Appearances!

Noelle Hancock — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 17:08:40 -0400

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· Sienna Miller and Jude Law were on again at a special performance of the opera Madame Butterfly at New York's Metropolitan Opera Monday night. Mess with Sienna and her mom will totally cut you with her fan, Jude. [Socialite's Life]

· When it comes to artwork, Brangelina prefers double amputee, recently murdered Greek statues. Who doesn’t, really? [Cityrag]

· Justin Timberlake enjoys making sex to Cameron Diaz, but after his appearance on The Tonight Show, we’re guessing there won’t be much of that for awhile. [PopSugar]

· Colin Farrell’s Tonight Show-crashing stalker – whose request to have Farrell's restraining order lifted was denied yesterday – instructs others in the mastery of crazy in a Court TV Q&A. [Defamer]

· Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis pleaded guilty to exploiting the neon wristband-wearing hammered daughters of America during their Spring Break sojourns to Cancun and Panama City. [Gawker]

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Stars are Blind...and Deaf and Dumb

Henry Seltzer — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 10:45:19 -0400

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**Paris Hilton** has finally admitted that she doesn't know anything. The New York Post's Page Six reports that while investigators were looking into the home invasion of "Girls Gone Wild" producer, Joe Francis, Hilton kept insisting that she wasn't a reliable witness.

"Like I really...I don't remember. I'm not like that smart," the heiress tells police in audio tapes set to air on NBC's Dateline Saturday night. "I like forget stuff all the time."

She also goes on to tell the investigators that "private tapes" of hers were also stolen from her home, but her father warned her not to pay for their return.

"So if you pay somebody, then you're gonna be paying for the rest of your life," Hilton said. "My dad always taught me. They'll keep the tape anyway."

Or they'll just post it online, sell it as a DVD, or quite possibly cut you in on the profit.

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