Topic: Girls Gone Wild Creator Arrested

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Girls Gone Wild creator Joe Francis was arrested Tuesday in Florida, PEOPLE has confirmed.

The U.S. Marshal's Office in Panama City, Fla., tells PEOPLE that Francis, 34, was arrested at 6:30 a.m. at the Panama City airport on a warrant seeking his arrest for criminal contempt of court.

He is currently being held at the Bay County jail, a spokesman for the U.S. Marshal's Office says.

Although Francis told FOX News's Geraldo Rivera on Monday that he would surrender to authorities, the arrest was carried out by airport police who recognized him before he could present himself to the Marshal's Office.

A judge ordered Francis's arrest last week after Francis reportedly changed the terms of a settlement deal stemming from a 2003 lawsuit in which seven women accused him of victimizing them by filming them in sexual situations while they were on spring break in Panama City.

Francis was ordered by U.S. District Judge Richard Smoak to surrender to authorities in Panama City by noon Thursday to begin serving jail time for contempt of court, the city's News Herald reported. But sources told PEOPLE that Francis missed the deadline.

According to the News Herald, Francis told Rivera on Monday: "I'm not trying to hide at all. I'm on my way to Florida right now to turn myself in and comply with the judge's order. I would never run from justice."

I really don't like this guy, it could be because I want a daughter some day and I'm bothered by th fact that this asshole has no qualms about getting her drunk, taking her shirt off and giving her a t-shirt as commission. He even looks like a complete pervert who would be hiding in the bushes of a sorority house with Long Duck Dong while he "yanky his wanky".



I searched high and low, but if someone can find the video of him getting beat up in a hotel lobby, I'd be very great full.

[MysterD]

LOL @ that last line.

Did you try YouTube?

[Quemaqua]

I never liked him much either.  Even if you don't disagree with what he does, which I more or less do, he just seems like a tool.

[Cobra951]

I can't say I'm sorry for the guy.  I hate sleazebags, and he defines the term.  But then again, does anyone really think these women were victimized?  Were they forced or tricked into drunkenness?  Were their actions controlled by hidden wires?

[Antares]

No, but by the same token there is a ton of stuff I've done while drunk that I would be pretty damn embarrased about if some pervert with a camera videoed it and sold it to the public.

Obviously what he does is legal, otherwise he would have been in jail long ago, but sleazy pretty much defines the guy.  Has anyone actually seen a GGW video?  They are boring as hell.

[Pugnate]

I am with Cobra. While I don't approve, it is ridiculous that he was arrested. They gave him fake ID.

[Cobra951]

I have never seen the videos, only bits of the stupid info-mercials.  That gives me a fair idea of the "quality" of this "product."   

It looks like he was arrested for violating a court order, not his questionable endeavors. 

[Quemaqua]

Yeah, I don't think he was arrested for anything unreasonable.

[Pugnate]

Oh I thought he was arrested because some underage girls appeared on his videos, while he has copies of their fake IDs.

[Ghandi]

Haha what a douchebag.

Ant's comment cracked me up. For anyone who hasn't seen one, the bulk is little segments like this:

Douchebaggy guy: "Show us your boobs!"
Drunk girl: "I dunno..."
Douchebaggy guy: "Come on! Just a little!"
Drunk girl: "I dunno...."
5 minutes later....
Douchebaggy guy: "I'll give you a t-shirt"
Drunk girl: "Ok!"
*boobs for 3 seconds*
Repeat.

[idolminds]

Note to self: offer T-shirts....

[MysterD]

Note to self: offer T-shirts....

LMAO!