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Judge to Joe: Rock, Meet Hard Place

Posted Mar 6th 2008 3:43PM by TMZ Staff

Looks like Joe Francis is going to be stewing for a while longer in a Nevada jail cell, after a judge rejected his request to leave his current spot without getting nabbed by Florida prosecutors.

The porntrepreneur is facing trial in Nevada on tax evasion charges, and in Florida on charges related to filming underage girls. He could theoretically leave the Nevada jail, if he made bail, but would be extradited immediately to Florida to face the other trial. Sources in Florida tell TMZ that they have "no intention whatsoever" of letting Francis walk out of Nevada a free man.

Francis has been in this legal limbo for nearly a year. He continues to run his "Girls Gone Wild" empire from behind bars.

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1. He should rot in jail.

Posted at 3:56PM on Mar 6th 2008 by Terri

2. It's always good news when you can take the perverts off the street. Underage girls gone wild is a no-no.

Posted at 3:56PM on Mar 6th 2008 by Kelli

3. I hope Joe never recovers from this, he needs to go down in flames along with his dirty videos.

Posted at 4:03PM on Mar 6th 2008 by kat

4. Nevada should let this pervert go to FLorida.......................they don't like child molestors in prison!!!! They would take care of him!

Posted at 4:01PM on Mar 6th 2008 by Dallas

5. "He continues to run his "Girls Gone Wild" empire from behind bars."


What a douchebag. He is right where he needs to be.

Posted at 4:05PM on Mar 6th 2008 by The Shadow

6. X-17 has the breaking news of Joes MOTHER being arrested today for prostitution!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 4:09PM on Mar 6th 2008 by chola

7. So, hows come he's allowed to "run his porno empire from behind bars" ? Is that how Nevada rehabs slobs like Nasty Joe ?

Posted at 4:12PM on Mar 6th 2008 by Marla

8. How in the hell can he still run his so called empire behind bars? Unless Kim Kardashian and the rest of the Kardashian low lifes are on his board of directors. He belongs in jail and I hope he eventually extradited to Florida to face charges. It is beyond my understanding that young women would even want to participate in his disgusting business. Alcohol or not, there is no excuse!

Posted at 4:24PM on Mar 6th 2008 by completely disgusted

9. Ha ha!


Posted at 4:33PM on Mar 6th 2008 by Nelson

10. I wish Joe continued success. He isn't hurting anyone, if you don't like his videos, don't buy 'em.

Posted at 4:36PM on Mar 6th 2008 by FlBiker

11. Karma's a bitch. You tape little high school girls flashin their boobies and spread it all over the world for pedophiles to wack off to, you probably deserve more than rotting in jail for the rest of your pathetic existence.

Posted at 12:45PM on Mar 8th 2008 by wardo518

12. I see there is a big pack of haters in here today......

Posted at 4:49PM on Mar 6th 2008 by I'd Do Her!

13. Joe and his lawyer are idiots, post bond in NV, get extridited to FL and appeal the previous no bond ruling. He would win this and just have to post another large bond which he can afford. Why sit in jail for a YEAR? and then another YEAR! You are crazy Joe! So you might do another 60 days in FL jail while your bond appeal goes through, but you will have to go there anyway when your NV crap is done in 2011. You could have been out months ago! GET A NEW LAWYER! Unless you are in a FL jail, and putting PRESURE on the FL COURTS for bail, they will not give you a favorable ruling, plus it sounds like your FL case is crap, I bet the DA drops your charges when forced to go to trial. But they will be laughing that you stayed in jail all this time. Also none of your NV time will count towards your FL time, if you were to get convicted.

Posted at 5:21PM on Mar 6th 2008 by J

14. UMM, I AM SO PLEASED TO HEAR JOE WILL BE IN FOR AWHILE , NOW I CAN KEEP RIPPING HIM OFF AND STEALING HIS SHI1% WHILE HE IS IN THE CAN TAKING IT IN THE CAN......

Posted at 5:02PM on Mar 6th 2008 by JOES PARTNERS AND LAWYERS

15. They should send the creep to Florida, where they'll beat on his head.

Anyone who takes advantage of young girls deserves whatever he gets.

Posted at 5:52PM on Mar 6th 2008 by rockin' johnny

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