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Joe Francis' GF to Vivid Honcho Steve Hirsch -- Thanks for Keeping My Hoo Ha Under Wraps

Published: 06/18/2013
Joe Francis and his hot blonde GF can't thank Steve Hirsch enough for snatching their sex tape off the market -- in fact, Joe's GF has even sent the Vivid honcho a thank-you letter, gushing about how Steve kept her private parts ... private.TMZ has obtained a copy of the letter Abbey Wilson sent…
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Joe Francis Sex Tape -- SOLD ... But Will Never Be Released

Published: 06/17/2013
The Joe Francis sex tape has been PURCHASED by a major porn company ... but the footage will never, ever, ever, ever see the light of day, TMZ has learned. We broke the story ... a sex tape featuring the "Girls Gone Wild" honcho and his smoking hot girlfriend was being shopped to various media…
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Joe Francis Sex Tape Being Shopped -- 'Girls Gone Wild' Honcho Threatens Legal Action

Published: 06/05/2013
"Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis is the star of a brand new hardcore sex tape ... problem is, he claims it was STOLEN from his longtime GF ... and now he's threatening legal action, TMZ has learned. The footage -- shot several weeks ago -- features Francis getting down and dirty with his…
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'Girls Gone Wild' Honcho Joe Francis -- Convicted in Female Assault Case

Published: 05/07/2013
"Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis has just been found guilty of assault -- and a slew of other charges -- after attacking a woman in his Hollywood mansion back in 2011. The L.A. City Attorney just made the announcement ... Francis was convicted on five charges total, including assault, three…
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Joe Francis -- 'Girls Gone Wild!' Trustee: STAY THE HELL AWAY

Published: 04/24/2013
Exiled "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis is STILL acting like the boss ... threatening and menacing GGW employees ... and now a judge has been asked to keep Joe 100 feet away from the company and its employees. The problem -- and how AWKWARD is this? -- is that Francis still keeps an office…
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'Girls Gone Wild' Goes Bankrupt -- Files for Chapter 11 Protection

Published: 02/28/2013
"Girls Gone Wild" has gone bankrupt ... filing for Chapter 11 reorganization -- but fear not late night TV viewers ... 'GGW' honchos insist "it will be business as usual" for the porn company. Lawyers for 'GGW' filed docs yesterday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court ... which gives the company protection…
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Joe Francis -- Catches $21 MILLION Break in War with Steve Wynn

Published: 11/12/2012
"Girls Gone Wild" honcho Joe Francis just saved a TON of money ... without even switching to Geico ... 'cause a judge slashed the amount of damages he has to pay Steve Wynn by $21 MILLION, TMZ has learned. Francis had previously been ordered to fork over $40 million in damages to Wynn for defaming…
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Joe Francis: My Ex-Accountant Screwed Me Over

Published: 10/15/2012
Joe Francis claims his former accountant almost ruined him financially by fraudulently getting him involved in some bogus tax shelters and promising the IRS would be A-OK with it .... and it cost him more than $12 million and possibly a lot more. According to the lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, the…
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Steve Wynn to Judge -- Shut Joe Francis Up ... FOR GOOD!

Published: 09/26/2012
Casino mogul Steve Wynn wants to make damn sure Joe Francis never calls him a wannabe murderer ever again -- and is now asking a judge to put a big fat sock in Francis' mouth. Wynn just filed a request for a permanent injunction against Francis, claiming the "Girls Gone Wild" honcho is likely to…
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Joe Francis -- Steve Wynn Jury Beats Him for ANOTHER $20 MILLION

Published: 09/11/2012
Joe Francis just got hit with ANOTHER $20 million verdict in his defamation battle with casino mogul Steve Wynn -- on top of the $20 million Wynn was awarded yesterday. The additional $20 million is for punitive damages in Steve Wynn's defamation lawsuit against the "Girls Gone Wild" honcho, in…
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Joe Francis -- $20 MILLION LOSER in Steve Wynn Lawsuit

Published: 09/10/2012
Joe Francis just got hammered by a jury in Steve Wynn's defamation lawsuit -- the jury socked him with a $20 million verdict. If you recall ... Wynn was suing Francis for defamation, claiming the "Girls Gone Wild" guru made bogus claims that Wynn threatened to have him killed and buried in the…
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Steve Wynn: Joe Francis Is 'a Miserable Vicious Assassin'

Published: 09/07/2012
This is awesome ... 70-year-old billionaire casino mogul Steve Wynn just unloaded on "Girls Gone Wild" honcho Joe Francis outside an L.A. courthouse -- calling Joe "a miserable vicious assassin" and a "liar." Wynn was outside court today for his ongoing defamation suit against Francis -- in which…
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