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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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16. Karma baby Karama. He's right where he belong.
The unfortunate part is he'll eventually get out and he'll still be a very rich man. Girls you gotta smarten up and stop flashing this guys cameras. Don't be slutty idoits. Have some dignity. If he has no product there is no way for him to get rich.

Posted at 6:05PM on Mar 6th 2008 by no freebies

17. Ahhh there is justice after all. Enjoy your stay douchebag pervert.

Posted at 6:44PM on Mar 6th 2008 by Wow

18. Yeah,I live where he was charged..and let me tell All You People.Spring Break has just started and these school kids that come down and the ones that live here too.. love nothing but to Show Off ANY part of they're body or make out with other girls ,have sex on the beach. you name it they'll Do It....him taping those stupid girls is NO BIG DEAL...Its ALL POLITICS!! If the OFFICIALS only knew what THEIR OWN KIDS were doing and HAVE DONE they would Roll Over and Die.

Posted at 6:58PM on Mar 6th 2008 by Jonas

19. If only the US govt. could nail him for tax evasion. That's how they got Al Capone. ROTFLOLROTFLOLROTFLOLROTFLOLROTFLOLROTFLOLROTFLOLROTFLOL!

Posted at 7:15PM on Mar 6th 2008 by LOL

20. #10--Fibiker---the whole point is he IS hurting people, you fool. You don't think exploiting minor children is hurting someone? How about tax evasion? That hurts all of us. Not to mention that we the taxpaers are paying for his prison stay. If you don't get it, you belong in jail with him.

Posted at 7:20PM on Mar 6th 2008 by Kathy

21. You don't think exploiting minor children is hurting someone?

i dont those chicks knew what they were doing blame the parents of the "exploited minors" for letting the kids run wild

Posted at 7:46PM on Mar 6th 2008 by taco

22. Take your time to read this long LA Times article about Joe Francis. I swear you, you'll hate him after you've read it.

http://www.latimes.com/features/magazine/west/la-tm-gonewild32aug06,0,2664370.story

Posted at 7:57PM on Mar 6th 2008 by me

23. Take your time to read this long LA Times article about Joe Francis. I swear you, you'll hate him after you've read it.

http://www.latimes.com/features/magazine/west/la-tm-gonewild32aug06,0,2664370.story

Posted at 8:03PM on Mar 6th 2008 by me

24. Civil Liberties don't mean much to people when you're taking them away from a guy who makes a living from taping girls who willingly take their shirts off for 15 seconds of a fame. I'm very disturbed by the way Joe's been kept in prison for a year without ever being convicted of a crime or had a bail hearing. I really didn't think this thing could happen in this country and furthermore I didn't think this type of thing could happen in public in this country. But until some real Americans stand up to violations of OUR constitutional rights, it could happen to any of us.

Posted at 8:07PM on Mar 6th 2008 by Sandy Underpants

25. He "paid" the girls by t-shirts and panties. It's a weird culture to suggest: You become famous when you get naked. Joe Francis abused his position and age to play with the girls' hope to become a star. I don't want to know how many careers he has ruined. Most of the students probably could forget about a job when it comes out they went wild. Joe Francis made many fathers cry, I bet.

Posted at 8:11PM on Mar 6th 2008 by exploiter

26. Somebody needs to shank his a$$,

Posted at 8:23PM on Mar 6th 2008 by Cynic

27. Live by the trash, die by the trash.

Good riddance to bad rubbish, little Joey.

Posted at 8:51PM on Mar 6th 2008 by Bubba is calling!

28. If he is taking pictures of underage girls he
should pay the price, but at the same time
How Stupid can you be to take of your shirt
with a video camera rolling and Not think
it will come back to haunt you? These girls
are future whores and strippers.

Posted at 8:55PM on Mar 6th 2008 by goathoof

29. Hey Joe Francis... how's jail buddy? Orange is your color! Keep up the great work of losing your civil rights and violating others!!!!


Posted at 9:11PM on Mar 6th 2008 by AmyJ808

30. So what if he makes money from porn? The haters polluting TMZ need to be dragged into the street and shot.

Posted at 9:40PM on Mar 6th 2008 by Kaxn

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