"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.

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


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

by Dolphincat08 August 23, 2011 3:14 PM EDT

I am very sad for peaveyd, Imthaid2, and EricB_727 - as they sound like complete losers and have such a low slimey opinion of women -- sure hope their mothers know what kind of white man trash their sons turned out to be. Uncompassionate, cold, calculation, mean-spirited, and users and abusers of women!

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by EricB_727 August 23, 2011 3:53 PM EDT: I am very sad that you generalize in such a manner and can only see in black and white. I have the utmost respect for decent women. These girls are lying and have falsely accused this man; they are the lowest of the low. I am not white either... Maybe you should review your own compassion, coldness and aggrandizement... What does it mean to be 'calculation'? Hmmm.. have you graduated middle school yet? There is such a thing as subject verb agreement... you might want to look that up ;)


by EricB_727 August 23, 2011 1:42 PM EDT: 4 women forced to ride along with one man against their will... hmmm sounds a little "fish"y to me. These chicks are gold diggers just like the DSK maid. When this is thrown out of criminal court rest assured they will press civil charges and probably win. Lesson here? lmthaid2 said it perfectly; Reply to this comment

by Imthaid2 August 23, 2011 1:24 PM EDT

It's pretty easy to mistake all american women for being tramps because most of them are tramps.

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by peaveyd August 23, 2011 2:29 PM EDT: I have to agree completely with you. I have never found it difficult to get what I wanted. If I had treated them badly. just a little talk and it is on again


by signseeker1717 August 23, 2011 4:58 PM EDT: You certainly paint with a broad brush (pun intended). It's GIRLS gone wild, not WOMEN. I don't consider these trashy, exhibitionist, easily-exploited bimbos WOMEN. A mature adult woman usually has more respect for herself, and at least some moral code. Act like a tramp, you get treated like one. Hope they grow up someday, and learn the meaning of the word "lady".