Celebrity Justice
Francis to Prosecutor: "No, YOU'RE the Pornographer"

"Girls Gone Wild" boss Joe Francis says Florida's top prosecutor is a distributor of smut. Hello, pot!

Francis, who is chillin' in the pokey without bail, now wants the state's attorney general to act on his claim that prosecutor Steve Meadows knowingly exhibited "child pornography" to ABC News reporter Martin Bashir during a segment of "Nightline" that aired last week.


Oh yeah -- the images in question are the very ones for which he's prosecuting Francis.

"One would presume that (Meadows), better than anyone else, would know that the presentation or exhibition of child pornography is a crime," Francis' lawyers maintain in a motion that also requests their client be freed.



Tags: steve meadows, SteveMeadows

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16. shut the F up, you whiney little bitch. this guy is beyond pathetic!

Posted at 6:52PM on Nov 13th 2007 by kim

17. Joe you are really being set up by this bunch,big time!

Posted at 9:36PM on Nov 13th 2007 by jds

18. He is STILL in jail? What a hoot! He pissed off the wromg people-they will let you rot in there idiot trashy smut monger. What's sad for you is that NO ONE cares!!!!!!!! Oh maybe the trashy Kardsahians-whore Kim and her pimp Mom Kris -losers all

Posted at 8:13PM on Nov 13th 2007 by Crazy

19. The following response was issued by the State Attorney's Offi:

Comments of Steve Meadows on the latest filing in the Girls Gone Wild case:

"In typical fashion, local media outlets were afforded, by Mr. Black, the opportunity to review the motion, before I saw it. The defense, through this motion, continues its campaign to influence this case through a multi-media blitz.

While we will respond, appropriately and in writing, to the motion; there are a number of false statements included that must be corrected.

First, the edited tape provided to ABC news, as required by Florida public records law, contained no visuals of nudity or sexual conduct. Thus, the tape, as provided, does not constitute child pornography as recklessly alleged by defense counsel.

Also, contrary to defendant’s motion, the videotape in question is still admissible evidence against the co-defendants and relevant in response to false statements characterizing the conduct depicted.

Defense counsel, through his motions and television interviews, containing false and inflammatory rhetoric, in conjunction with the professionally-run media and internet campaign, misrepresents the basis and evidentiary foundation of this case. These distortions should not go unanswered.

This type of conduct by defense counsel and Mr. Francis’s public relations firm is precisely why the National Prosecution Standards, of the National District Attorneys’ Association, state the following:

Nothing in these standards should be deemed to preclude the prosecutor from making reasonable and fair response to comments of defense counsel or others.

Once again, defense counsel and Mr. Francis seek to make a one-sided presentation of their position; in an effort to shape public opinion.

It is the goal of this office, in this and every other case, to insure a fair trial for the defendant as well as for the people of the State of Florida."
http://www.wmbb.com/gulfcoastwest/mbb/news.apx.-content-articles-MBB-2007-11-13-0012.html

Posted at 8:28PM on Nov 13th 2007 by response, issued by the State Attorney's Office

20. Shut up Joe Francis and go cry in your cell with your boyfriend. Hope you have fun spending the holidays in jail. People want you to rot in there. Add that footage to your "Death Caught on Video" series. Karma looked for you and found you. GOOD!

Posted at 8:34PM on Nov 13th 2007 by Lula

21. Narcissists can't deal with criticism, so they project all criticism right back at the person who criticized them.

Remember when OJ was claiming Nicole abused HIM?

Same concept here.

Posted at 8:40PM on Nov 13th 2007 by Cynic

22. You're right, Cynic, he's a narcissist, one just has to listen to his interviews or look at his website which he launched from jail.

The public isn't as stupid as you might think, Joe!

Posted at 9:07PM on Nov 13th 2007 by @ #20

23. THEY NEED TO GET GIRLS GONE WILD OFF OF THE TV!!!!!!!!

NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 10:42PM on Nov 13th 2007 by sassy

24. EFF YOU FRANCIS NOBODY GIVES A SHIZ ABOUT YOU NOW
ALL THE LIVES YOU RUINED
HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE ON THE RECEIVING END/
HOW DO YOU THINK THOSE HUNDREDS OF GIRLS FELT?
DID YOU CARE?
NO, YOU LAUGHED ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK
AND YOU WANT US TO HELP YOU NOW????????????????????????????

Posted at 11:34PM on Nov 13th 2007 by KARMAS A BI*TCH

25. Joe Francis did nothing wrong. He built an empire that employed hundreds of people. His cameramen made sure they all signed releases. Francis was not present during the shooting or post-production. How many of Francis' constitutional rights has the State of Florida trampled and violated? Overzealous prosecution that has a vendetta for Francis. This prosecutor needs to go the way of the Duke prosecutor and be disbarred.

It's almost impossible to get a fair trial in some parts of Florida. Wesley Snipes has a similar problem in the Federal Court. They play ball a little differently down south.
Good luck Joe.

Posted at 11:50PM on Nov 13th 2007 by Ace

26. He did NOT build an empire.
He EXPLOITED thousands of NAIVE young women.




Point?

Posted at 12:00AM on Nov 14th 2007 by KARMAS A BI*TCH

27.
I hate Joe Francis!! I can't stand seeing his big goofy looking face. I hope he keeps spouting off his big mouth and ends up being put under the jail cell with only his flabby pimpled ask sticking out and getting poked by every lonely man in the pokey.

Posted at 12:27AM on Nov 14th 2007 by Joesgettinpokeduphisask

28. Hate him all you want , but Joe is obviously a pretty smart guy.

He has a very valid point here.

Posted at 12:47AM on Nov 14th 2007 by Bubba Joe Smith

29. Hope he's in the pokey til his balls fall off from crouch rot. Slime ball!

Posted at 2:13AM on Nov 14th 2007 by Kimmie

30. Bubba Joe - He's in the POKEY dude--that ain't too smart!

Posted at 2:20AM on Nov 14th 2007 by Bobbi

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