Joe Francis Can't Seem to Catch a Break This Week

This week 'Girls Gone Wild' honch Joe Francis got himself arrested at an airport while allegedly on his way to the cops to turn himself in on contempt of court charges. Unfortunately for Francis, now he's been slapped with indictments for federal tax evasion, for illegally deducting over $20 million in phony receipts from previous tax returns.

Court documents say that Francis transferred millions of dollars from an offshore bank account to a U.S. brokerage account. If found guilty, Francis could face 10 years in prison and $500,000 in fines.

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Joe Francis Gets Socked in the Jaw

Girls Gone Wild creator Joe Francis just can't seem to catch a break. This time Francis got smacked in the jaw by the boyfriend of a Brazilian model he was flirting with in a club.

A guy went wild with jealousy and punched "Girls Gone Wild" creator Joe Francis in the head Saturday night at the Miami club Cameo. Francis, who'd been sipping Bacardi mojitos, was in the company of socialites Anna Anisimova and Tinsley Mortimer but paying more attention to a group of Brazilian models. The boyfriend of one of the South American sirens took offense and initiated the violence, a source said. After the assault, a weary Francis was escorted from the scene by security.

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Antonella Barba: Next Stop Girls Gone Wild?

In case she gets voted off American Idol this week, soft porn internet star Antonella Barba may have a shot at a second career. Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis has offered Barba $250,000 to host his videos.

"Antonella Barba is an unbelievably sexy girl who obviously knows how to have a good time," said Francis, whose company, Mantra Films Inc., is based in Los Angeles. "Why are people being ridiculed and punished for being sexual? It's ridiculous."

I assume Francis wants her to basically recruit drunken girls to bare their breast for his videos, rather than bare hers on camera. Though I think from the looks of her pictures on the net that she's always about one drink away from whipping off her clothes anyway.

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