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Judges Gone Wild!

Girls Gone Wild founder lashes out at judge

By Colleen Barry, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 7, 2007 11:06 AM CDT

(Newser) – "This is a case of a judge gone wild," declaimed Joe Francis, the sleazemeister behind the Girls Gone Wild videos, after being held in contempt of court yesterday. Francis is facing suits from seven underage girls who are not so wild about his... Read full story »

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