Girl Goes Wild on Joe Francis

Posted Jul 10th 2006 12:44PM by TMZ Staff

Joe Francis, mastermind behind the "Girls Gone Wild" videos, was allegedly punched in the eye last Friday night... by a girl. The details of the incident are sketchy, but police and paramedics were summoned to the site of a party thrown by a friend of Francis. A fire truck also arrived on the scene, just in case.

The extent of Joe's injury is unknown, but he was certainly upset, at one point raising his voice while talking to a police officer. Joe can be heard declaring that "the mitigating factor is my eye", and "we'll let it be decided in court". Later Joe holds what appears to be an improvised ice-pack to the left side of his face.

By the time he left the scene, Joe had calmed down, telling a photographer "Everything's fine. It was just a... misunderstanding".

Considering how many times Joe's company asks girls to lift up their shirts, it's a wonder he doesn't get slugged more often.

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1. joe,thanks for all the times i have had to run for the remote to protect my kids from your unpredictable bombs on tv.i know you don't care about the massive damage you have done to our youth,i'am sure the money makes for great memory-loss.you are such a sweet heart.
bob blalock

Posted at 1:49PM on Jul 10th 2006 by bob blalock

2. Agree with Bob, and add the following: if Joe's contributions to society are limited to convincing half drunk teens to expose themselves in ways that will (hopefully) embarass them at some future point when they are sober or their parents see them on television, its hard to feel sorry for him when he gets slapped around a bit. Be nice to see him, and other bottom-feeders like him, find a way to make a living that has SOME sort of redeeeming value, and don't force the rest of us to explain to our children that not everyone spends spring break naked and drunk.
Kudos to those (teachers, firemen, paramedics) who place service before wealth.

Posted at 2:06PM on Jul 10th 2006 by steve

3. Bob if you're kids are awake at the hours Girls Gone Wild commericals are on they must be old enough to watch.

Posted at 2:10PM on Jul 10th 2006 by Angela

4. I was at the party. Joe called the girl a "c*nt" and she slapped him and her ring apparently hit him in the right eye and he was temporarily blinded. Bitch cried like a baby and was threatening to have her arrested and sued because she blinded him. When the vodka wore off, Ms. Joe changed her mind.

Posted at 2:25PM on Jul 10th 2006 by Geneva Hilton

5. and thank you to TMZ for giving him publciity. like, as if he is a celeb or something.

Posted at 2:27PM on Jul 10th 2006 by Lou

6. Actually Angela, I can back up Bob because there have been some times during primetime on some channels where the commercial just randomly pops up. Not everyone stays up late at night to watch the 30 minute infomercials like you.

Posted at 2:29PM on Jul 10th 2006 by Richard

7. hmm Angela i've seen girls gone wild commericials in the middle of the afternoon... Joe Francis deserved what he got.

Posted at 2:29PM on Jul 10th 2006 by Desi

8. leave this man alone. he is a god in my eyes. wish i could do what he is doing and any man out there who says anything different is crazy and on top of that is a liar. girls gone wild generates huge income and it is his given right to do so. he isnt breaking any laws so who cares. hope he keeps doing it forever they are great entertainment that i enjoy with my wife. so hows that. it isnt just for men.

Posted at 2:33PM on Jul 10th 2006 by john

9. Response to Angela: Maybe local time it's late but there are time changes right? I've seen their adds on at times when it's perfectly acceptable to have young children awake. And anyway - maybe it's not just children that are offended by a bunch of slutty girls being shoved in your face.

Posted at 2:38PM on Jul 10th 2006 by Haley

10. This guy is scum. He isn't fully responsible but our nation's young girls have, for the most part, turned in to girls gone stupid and wild whores. Sad sad sad.

I probably would slug him too if he asked me to parade around for the cameras. Why lose dignity and self-respect for a dum GGW t-shirt???

Posted at 2:41PM on Jul 10th 2006 by LAGurl

11. Girl went wild. On his face. Not what he was expecting, I'm sure. I am a bit confused as to why this hasn't happend to the man before. I assuredly feel like that girl did when I must run to change the channel. My thoughts also run to, oh dear, let us hope that the fathers and brothers of these girls don't buy these videos.

Posted at 2:47PM on Jul 10th 2006 by Diana

12. ahh Richard you caught me ;o).

Posted at 2:51PM on Jul 10th 2006 by Angela

13. it's funny that people can't go through the day without bashing someone the bottom line is that the man is making a very good living at showing people naked stop being such a prude if it was illegal i would have a problem with it it's a shame that not one of you had comment for the girl that assualted him which is illegal people need to grow up because i can assure you if someone hit you in the face no matter what you said to them you would act the same way.

Posted at 2:58PM on Jul 10th 2006 by jack stone

14. The only thing she did wrong was not blinding him for good. I'm suprised some girls father has killed him by now.JERK.

Posted at 3:14PM on Jul 10th 2006 by Trish

15. Too bad she didn't poke him in the eye with a nipple. That would have been sweet justice!

Posted at 3:15PM on Jul 10th 2006 by Paul Flemming

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