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"Girls Gone Wild" Creator Arrested at Airport

Posted Apr 10th 2007 10:29AM by TMZ Staff

Joe Francis was arrested this morning at the Panama City airport TMZ has confirmed, as first reported by PEOPLE.

Francis was reportedly on his way to voluntarily turn himself in, but he was recognized by airport police and arrested there before he reached the Marshal's Office. Francis had been ordered to turn himself in for changing the terms of a settlement deal stemming from a 2003 lawsuit in which seven women accused him of victimizing them by filming them in sexual situations while they were on spring break in Panama City.

Francis, creator of the popular "Girls Gone Wild" series, had until noon Thursday to turn himself in, but PEOPLE says that Francis missed the deadline.

UPDATE: A spokesman for Francis told the AP that the GGW mogul will likely stay behind bars until Thursday, when he is scheduled to face off with a federal judge.

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61. How many 15 year olds can one guy exploit..they will get him on tax evasion..Just like they get everyone who has not actually commited a crime. They get them on obstruction, a perjury trap, or taxes.. Watch..it will happen.

Posted at 7:26PM on Apr 10th 2007 by claire collins

62. Dang. I was hoping Brandy Norwood (of "Moesha" mediocre fame) would have been driving her big SUV and... well... you know the rest. ;-) Following a little Joe Francis roadkill, Norwood would go head (driving) into Lane Garrison (a bit player on "Prison Break") so they could cancel each other out. Call me jaded if you will, but all 3 people are baaaaaaaaaaaaaaad people. Bad.

Do you REALIZE, all you trashy heterosexual perverts out there that if you OWN a Girls Gone Wild video (GGW), you essentially (((could))) OWN CHILD PORNOGRAPHY (aka "kiddie porn")???!!! It's true. If they were under-aged girls and flashing their breasts and doing (((more)))-- cause you KNOW the camera crew goats them into pillow fight sex acts eventually in the hotel room-- that's the definition of c.p. in most countries of the world, and ESPECIALLY the United States, where a bulk of the segments are shot.

And cablers (cable channels) and locals (local TV stations) that carry these infomercials are CONDONING the distribution and possession of child pornography!!!

Posted at 2:13AM on Apr 11th 2007 by Kyle Larrow - ZOOM

63. So, you and all your little Catholic school buddies bullied until he morphed into what he is?
How very nice. You sound almost proud of it. And don't dirt on his mamma for doing something nice for you little sh_ _ _s, and trying for her boy. If my kid does something _hitty,
it's sure not because I baked some muffins for the grade 1'rs years ago. No mom hatin'.
Hate what Joe Francis does. Hope your just trying to illuminate part of why.

Posted at 8:52AM on Apr 11th 2007 by WTF?

64. Francis in chains pic and story at www.NewsHerald.com

Posted at 9:58AM on Apr 11th 2007 by D.B. Cooper

65. Isn't that great? That selfish and rich prick couldn't part with any of his millions to settle, just like the judge ordered, and now he is in jail. Say hello to 'Bubba' Mr. Francis. You exploited underage girls, made millions off of them and then wouldn't pay them. Sweet, you deserve it you bastard!!!

Posted at 10:48AM on Apr 12th 2007 by Rajnishka

66. lol whose this guy thats saying. blah blah disgusting pigs buying this filth blah blah. then this moron goes on to say and then when they lure them back to the hotel room blah blah blah. I think if you've seen the pillowfight seen you either own the video, or watch the informercial every chance you get.

Get over it. If i get drunk and expose myself, thats MY FAULT. not anyone elses. Are you people against the show cops? Those people don't want to be on TV looking dumb, but its THEIR actions that got them there.

Honestly this is a frivolous lawsuit and needs to be thrown out. I

F YOU DON"T WANT THE WORLD TO SEE YOUR BOOBS. KEEP THEM IN YOUR SHIRT.

Posted at 5:05PM on Apr 11th 2007 by paul

67. I have to say what he does/did is disgusting BUT some of these girls knew what they were getting into and still lifted their shirts for the camera. And what about the millions of videos sold. there is something to say for those who purchased them!

Posted at 11:11PM on Apr 12th 2007 by Christina

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