Celebrity Justice
Joe Francis -- Sobbing in Slammer "Every Day"

Composite of Joe Francis and Paris HiltonIf Paris Hilton thinks jail is going to be a walk in the park, she might want to ask her porny pal Joe Francis about his stay in the slammer. Sources inside the Florida jail (that he's called home for the past 32 days) say he's cried "every day" since he's been there. Poor baby!

TMZ has learned that Francis is about to be released from Bay County Jail in Panama City, Fla. -- but will go straight into the hands of the Feds, who will take him to Nevada to face tax evasion charges. We're told that Federal prison will actually be a welcome relief for Francis, whose recent month in Panama City is a far cry from the beach, beer-bong and babe-filled days of yore in the same town, as the jail facility is old, "extremely uncomfortable," and prone to "terrible" leaks during any kind of rainstorm.

TMZ reported last month that a death row inmate had been taunting Francis, and that he was "breaking down" under the constant harangue. Francis is scheduled to face a Florida judge tomorrow, on charges of using minors in sexual performance, but he might be taken to Nevada even before then, as he's waived his right to appear in pre-trial hearings.

A call to Francis' lawyer wasn't immediately returned.

Reader Comments

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76. Well first off, I think that this guy didn't do anything wrong OTHER than the fact of using minors in his videos. We do not know the facts, if you're a man you know how many times girls 'leave out" info about their ages, and after years they find out how much money he has so they come public. Playing devils advocate, he should have had some kind of system to verify age, 100% there is nothing to say about that with all the money he made. As far as the tax evasion, i do not understand why he just did not pay, but i can bet you dollars to doughnuts i know the system , they'll be a plea, and he'll pay a large fine, and get off with little or no time. As far as paris hilton, they're making an example of her 100% and i personally do not agree w/ it. YES she shouldn't have been driving, fine the girl $50,000 and she'll learn, 45 days in jail is ludicrous. Thats my opinion.

Posted at 2:13PM on May 15th 2007 by Lambros

77. thats what happens when mom n dad let their "good little girls" out to play. Look at Britney, she was cute at first, then the "inner slut/party girl" took over. Joe just let his "inner pedophile/greedy bastard" come out too much.

Posted at 12:53PM on May 16th 2007 by grenada_buffalo

78. I'm thrilled he's in jail, I'm thrilled Paris is going to jail. As a 19 year old woman, I cannot tell you how happy I am that these people are out of society just for a little while because I can no longer take the glorifying of stupidity and sluttiness. I think it is high time that we as society stop idolizing people for sucking. Afterall that is all both of these people do, suck as humans and suck as functioning members of society (and Paris sucks in a few more ways). I think the creators of SOuthpark Said it best in ther episode "whoreoff". if any of you havent seen it i suggest you tivo it immediately. It's time to put an end to glorifying stupidity and disgusting behavior

Posted at 12:34AM on May 16th 2007 by KB

79. boo hoo suck it up and do the time it's probably the beginning of something beauitful

Posted at 5:35PM on May 16th 2007 by interested

80. Boo freakin Hoo! And another one bites the dust. Morton Downey Jr was the only one of these hot shot celebrities to do his time for his crimes and come out the better person and continue to be the stellar actor that he is. He was totally humbled by his jail stays and pulled himself out of the hell. Paris, Joe, Nicole, LINDSAY all the rest of you priveleged morons---take a page from Robert. Get your s**t together if you expect us to support you in any way.

Posted at 10:31AM on May 19th 2007 by Phoenix Filly

81. Hey Joe,

It will get better, when we take things for granted we miss them when they are gone.
Personal gain at the expense of someone else will never turn out to be anything good.

Posted at 1:25PM on May 19th 2007 by iunderstand

82. You should have used your your brain instead of under age bodies to make a buck. Now you are crying?? I have seen you on TV and you come off very errogant. Why? Anyone could have taken videos of drunk young girls. Are you proud of your videos? Have they been a positive for society or women? It would figure that someone with your shallowness would try and beat the IRS! Quit crying and wake up! Your first mistake was to disrespect women. Your second was greed. Soul searching comes easy in prison. I hope you find a way to make up for your wrongs!!

Posted at 1:59PM on May 19th 2007 by Sherry

83. well at least he's already been broken in if you know what I mean? we all heard about what happened at his mansion? with pink d!ldo. poor guy. hes probably being passed around like currency. wait I see a angle "Inmates Gone Wild"

Posted at 1:42PM on May 20th 2007 by tulum

84. I am confused. why exactly is he being charged. Also how old are these girls. Did these slut girls lie about their age and did they use a fake drivers license because if they did they should be charged that is a federally offense lying about your personal information. I am not so sure that these girls are innocent what the hell were they doing on their own with this alleged incident. where are their parents. I am sorry but I think these girls are going to make a deal with him and what is it about money. duh

Posted at 10:38PM on May 19th 2007 by Alley

85. couldn't happen to a better guy,glad to know the justice system get it right sometimes!

Posted at 11:45PM on May 19th 2007 by quassie

86. Who is Joe Francis????? And, who cares????

Candy Spelling's letter to Paris was kind of neat. And, if she really loves cats--that's even better!

Posted at 4:41PM on May 20th 2007 by Portia

87. Cry me a river Joey. You deseve everything you get! Hope all your riches dissolve into your own river. Get a life and stop trying to make money off of little girls who have no sense of direction and obviously no parental supervision. You get what you get., it's called KARMA. Soak it up you cry baby and get a real job!

Posted at 8:15PM on May 20th 2007 by Dodie

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