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Playboy Playmate Jayde Nicole Files $1 Million Lawsuit Against Joe Francis Over Alleged Assault And Battery

AHN — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:30:53 +0000

Playboy Playmate Jayde Nicole has officially filed a lawsuit against “Girls Gone Wild” mastermind Joe Francis over an alleged assault and battery incident last month.

Nicole alleges that Francis pulled her hair, punched her in the face, threw her to the ground, and kicked her after she threw a drink on him at a Los Angeles bar.

Her suit, obtained by TMZ, reads: “In an intoxicated and uncontrollable rage, defendant Francis, who weighs over 200 lbs, physically attacked plaintiff Nicole, approximately 115 lbs, by pulling on her hair from behind to gain maximum control over her person and then violently shoving and/or throwing her to the ground of the nightclub like a rag-doll.”

She is asking for $1 million plus punitive damages.

Francis maintains that he did not punch or kick Nicole, but just pulled her hair in reaction to her attack.

Meanwhile, Francis’ other legal problem has been resolved. He avoided jail time after pleading guilty to two counts of filing false tax returns and one count of bribing jail workers last week. He was ordered to pay $294,705 in restitution. He also received credit for the 301 days he spent imprisoned.

Joe Francis Avoids Jail Time After Guilty Plea To Tax Evasion

AHN — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:30:00 +0000

“Girls Gone Wild” honcho Joe Francis has dodged a jail sentence after pleading guilty to two counts of filing false tax returns and one count of bribing jail workers.

A Los Angeles court has ordered the adult video company founder to pay $249,705 in restitution. He also received credit for the 301 days he spent in jail.

He has been accused of two counts of tax evasion and one count of bribing Nevada prison workers with $5,000 worth of goods to get food.

He said in a statement, “I am grateful that Judge Otero accepted my plea today. I’m very pleased, if the judge accepts our agreement with the government, all felony tax charges will be dismissed and I will not spend any more time in jail.”

He will be officially sentenced on November 6.

This is good news for Francis, 36, who originally faced 10 years in prison. However, this is not the end of his legal troubles.

He is still awaiting decisions if he will face any charges over the assault allegations Playboy Playmate Jayde Nicole accuses him of.

Porn Industry Asking For Federal Bailout. Yes, Seriously.

JR — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:46:12 +0000

Stop the presses — the American porn industry is now asking for a federal bailout.

Hustler’s Larry Flynt and Girls Gone Wild’s Joe Francis say they’ll ask Congress to hand out $5 billion to help the adult entertainment industry get back on its feet — or, perhaps more appropriately, back on its back.

The two say adult DVD sales and rentals have slipped 22 percent over the last year. While Internet porn traffic is growing steadily, the industry isn’t profiting enough, the two assert. They believe it needs support — “just to see us through hard times,” Francis says. (And yes, he really did use that adjective.)

Flynt said the following in a statement released Wednesday:

“People are too depressed to be sexually active. This is very unhealthy as a nation. Americans can do without cars and such but they cannot do without sex.

With all this economic misery and people losing all that money, sex is the farthest thing from their mind. It’s time for congress to rejuvenate the sexual appetite of America. The only way they can do this is by supporting the adult industry and doing it quickly.”

Congress has yet to issue any official response.