"Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis surrenders to LAPD

By: Crimesider Staff
Topics: Daily Blotter

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 16: Joe Francis arrives at 'The Next Three Days' Los Angeles Special Screening at Directors Guild of America on November 16, 2010 in West Hollywood, California.

(Credit: Angela Weiss/Getty Images)

(CBS) - "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis surrendered to Los Angeles police Monday night in connection with a false imprisonment warrant.

According to TMZ, three women are claiming they met Francis at a nightclub and he offered to drive them to their car. Instead, they say the franchise founder took them to his mansion although they told him they did not want to go there.

The entertainment site reports that Joe was investigated after he allegedly pushed one of the women to the ground during an altercation at his home.

Francis claims he did not touch any of the women that night, reports TMZ.

Francis was reportedly released on $50,000 bail.

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by Dgunner August 24, 2011 9:17 AM EDT: I have watched a couple of his shows and I have to say If I was sponsored by some billionaire corporation to corrupt young women ? I would hire actors until the checks cleared then run baby run!; Reply to this comment


by amerilatino August 24, 2011 9:09 AM EDT: I've got a persistent, funny little feeling that most of the folks on this commentary who are trash-talking this guy and the girls who play with him would secretly give their left (fill in according to gender) for just one day in their place. Sour grapes, anyone?; Reply to this comment


by Lawyers-Guns-n-Money06 August 24, 2011 2:17 AM EDT: by Lerianis4 August 24, 2011 12:58 AM EDT
...feminism gone amuck
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Joe Francis' next franchise.; Reply to this comment


by Lerianis4 August 24, 2011 12:58 AM EDT: Mmmmm...... I'm going to be agnostic on this until I see the video footage that this guy says he has. It sounds like the girls were being rowdy and he kicked them out, then they went to the police to try and get revenge on him by making up these bogus charges.

Unfortunately, a lot of women will do this today if you **** them off, which leans to feminism gone amuck and girls not being taught properly that you DO NOT lie about something like this.; Reply to this comment


by jfb100 August 23, 2011 11:41 PM EDT: 'A millionaire, and known skirt-chaser, offers to drive some girls to their car' and thats the *only* reason they got into his car? Thats their story?; Reply to this comment


by kevboom August 23, 2011 10:56 PM EDT: ******.; Reply to this comment

by mecanik-2009 August 23, 2011 8:01 PM EDT

His lifestyle will be the death of him. He's living a dangerous lifestyle that Hugh Hefner had.

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by amerilatino August 24, 2011 8:58 AM EDT: Yet I'm sure good ole' Hugh, who is STILL alive, wouldn't turn back a single minute of it. I'm also sure that at 85, he'd ponder on his life after a heart attack, giggle and say, "It's about time."


by baileyccc August 23, 2011 5:50 PM EDT: Sounds like he picked up 4 lesbo that are looking for a quick check.; Reply to this comment


by Harden_Tar August 23, 2011 4:02 PM EDT: This d-bag is still around? I agree these gals knew exactly what they were doing. 4 of them? Honestly held against their will?; Reply to this comment


by gruven13777 August 23, 2011 3:27 PM EDT: "the franchise founder" ???

Girls Gone Wild is a franchise?...like you can buy one?; Reply to this comment