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Judge Goes Wild on Joe Francis

Joe Francis"Girls Gone Wild" video kingpin Joe Francis lashed out at a Florida judge after refusing to surrender to authorities on a contempt citation, which may end up stripping him of his freedom!

Judge Richard Smoak ordered Francis into custody after settlement talks with seven women (who were minors when Francis filmed) took a turn for the worse. Lawyers for the women claim Francis threated them during negotiations. Joe told the AP that the judge "had lost his mind," adding, "This judge has gone so far as to call me the devil and an evildoer. It is a case of a judge gone wild."

Francis' lawyers have appealed the court order, which would send the 34-year-old millionaire to jail.

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61. He is icky!!

Posted at 11:32PM on Apr 6th 2007 by Katherine

62. I have no sympathy for this pimp. I say throw his ass in jail, and let him rot. Whining baby can't have his way, so he throws a hissy fit. He'll find out what that kind of behavior will get him in prison soon enough...

Posted at 11:59PM on Apr 6th 2007 by What a loser

63. Another poster said the the girls willingly lifted up their tops. So I guess that should make it okay? Joe is a predator who's victims are girls from the ages of 15 to 20. Girls who are out on their own (drinking alcohol) and away from their parents for maybe the first time in their lives. They want to do grown up (adult) things. They think the sexy stuff they are doing is very grown up.

You don't see too many women over the age of 20 because they have matured to the point that they are not so vulnerable to a predator like Joe. For Joe to be interested, they have to be young and drunk.

If he came around my daughter I would tell her to "Run! Run like the wind"! To this day I don't understand how he can make and sell those videos. I don't like it but I guess if the law doesn't stop him, there is nothing I can do. Right?

Posted at 11:49PM on Apr 6th 2007 by Judas

64. I guess this guy thinks that because he has money he is above the law.If it was your everyday guy they would have went out and got him & not said turn yourself in.Anyone w/ sense would say hell no and run especially someone w/ money.

Posted at 7:08PM on Apr 9th 2007 by aman

65. I really hope this guy goes to jail. What a creep... Can someone explain how this guy gets so much respect from his peers and Hollywood! Disgusting!

Posted at 1:53AM on Apr 9th 2007 by Darlyne

66. his peter is probably rotted off from vd

Posted at 1:46AM on Apr 7th 2007 by Ava

67. This guy is such a putz, I hope he get thrown in jail just long enough to get raped a few dozen times. He would be someone's girlfriend by the first day. Once Bubba lays down a few cartons of Marlboros Joe will be doin' some ankle grabbin' and wishing he hadn't been such a careless moron.

Posted at 4:58AM on Apr 7th 2007 by DanMan

68. Ego, stupidity and delusional gone wild.
This is a FEDERAL judge.
This Joe Francis guy has come to believe his own hype, and is due for a big life lesson...
He exploits young, immature girls and he also exploits inexperienced young males who are trying to get a girl. You don't celebrate guys like this. You celebrate a society that prides itself in protecting its daughters. In the old days, this dude would be run out of town on a rail, naked and backwards on his horse. I'm with the judge.

Posted at 9:23AM on Apr 7th 2007 by Yup.

69. He's gonna get "loved" in prsion - ain't that the truth. If he does end up in jail, the guys in prison can show him a new kind of voyeurism. And if any of them have access to video cam, he can be a whole new type of star.

I have no sympathy for his jerk at all, but I still can't believe his comments about the judge while his trial is going on. Is he high? Where are his lawyers, the ones who should be telling him to put on his best suit, look remorseful in court and above all, to shut his mouth....because he is not helping himself.

Posted at 9:48AM on Apr 7th 2007 by SinCity

70. MY
DAUGHTERS
ARE
OVER
18
YOU
BUSY
BODY
FAT
WHORE!
LOL!

Posted at 10:49AM on Apr 7th 2007 by I wanna be Lindsay

71. I'm tempted to recall a scene from "It Came From Hollywood", a compendium of the worst movies ever made. Some juvenile delinquent girls are firing rifles out a window when one sneers, "look at 'em run like scared chickens." A moment later a highway patrolman shoots back and she is laying mortally wounded. Moderator Dan Akyroyd sardonically replies, "Yeah, and look at 'em shoot, just like real marksman."

To Joe Francis I warn, "Yeah, look at 'em throw the book at you, just like a real pissed-off judge."

Posted at 12:23PM on Apr 7th 2007 by Tom

72. haha you bastard! Finally you can feel how it is to have someone have power over you, just like all the poor girls you USE to get RICH!

Posted at 8:15PM on Apr 7th 2007 by Carol A.

73. One thing I wanna know is why do women get naked and screw each other (even though they claim they're not lesbians) for a damned hat and no money whatsoever?

All this scumbag has to do is edit the film footage and he gets to live in the most exclusive areas of the country.

Ariel Levy ripped this guy a brand new one in "Famile Chauvinist Pigs" a few years back. Great read and I'm glad to see this jerkoff finally getting his!

Posted at 10:40PM on Apr 7th 2007 by Donna

74. Hey #76, I guess you & I are the 2 people in the US who saw that film. I was thinking of that exact quote, believe it or not, when I started to write this post. Very funny stuff. This, of course, is not the first time Joe Francis has had run ins with the law. He's been arrested before, been sued many times, and according to the tabloids has been defiantly arrogant during all these past happenings. Bad move this time, Joey...

My best friend, who went to Notre Dame Law School, told me the best thing he ever learned during his time there was not torts, criminal law or civil procedure. He said the best thing he learned there (which he got directly from one of his law school professors) was "Never piss off the judge". Looks like big mouth Joey is going to find out what my friend's law school professor meant by that...

Posted at 3:02AM on Apr 8th 2007 by He's toast

75. GO TO JAIL - GO DIRECTLY TO JAIL - DO NOT PASS GO - DO NOT COLLECT 200 DOLLARS - GO JOE!!!!

Posted at 5:10AM on Apr 8th 2007 by Chilletime

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