Trouble always seems to follow Girls Gone Wild!

A woman is claiming she was sexually assaulted during the taping of a video on the Girls Gone Wild tour bus.

Police have confirmed that they have arrested a man in connection with a possible sexual assault that allegedly took place early Wednesday morning, on the tour bus, across the street from a Smithtown nightclub in Suffolk County, New York.

A police spokesman declined to confirm the identity of the man or reveal the charges against him.

Sexual assault is not cool.

Girls are still flashing their boobies for GGW? Why????

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One more down, a gazillion left to go!

Girls Gone Wild mastermind Joe Francis has reached a settlement this week with a Panama City, Florida, woman who said she was 16 when filmed flashing her breasts in 2002.

Her picture was on the cover of a popular GGW video.

Francis' attorney said the woman will not be paid but will be freed of a countersuit alleging she abused the legal process.

Joe caught another lucky break!

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Joe Francis was back in court Monday trying to defend himself.

The Girls Gone Wild founder pleaded not guilty today to federal tax evasion charges.

His case is scheduled for trial on September 16th.

He's probably praying everyday he doesn't get convicted. If he does, he could possibly face 10 years in jail.

Francis reportedly deducted more than $20 million in fake business expenses on his companies' corporate income tax returns for the years 2002 and 2003.

Prosecutors are also alleging that he transferred over $15 million from an offshore bank to a California brokerage account in the name of a Cayman Islands company under his control.

He also allegedly charged over $10.4 million in fake consulting services and spent almost $4 million to build a home in Mexico as a business expense.

Francis' attorney, Robert Bernhoft, says that Francis's certified public accountant had filed the returns and signed them.

Then, coincidentally two years later, the accountant demanded a bounty for supposedly exposing Francis as a tax cheat.

Bernhoft said Francis never saw or signed the tax returns.

He added, "The CPA's mistakes have already cost Joe Francis millions in tax penalties and interest. It's time for this persecution to stop."

Bernhoft also said there would be "nuclear bomb-type developments" filed this week regarding the case.

Is ignorance a legal excuse???

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Joe Francis was just slapped with a lawsuit from the Wynn hotel in Las Vegas.

The Girls Gone Wild impresario is being sued for $2 million in unpaid gambling debts dating back to February 2007.

A spokesman for Francis says, “As far as Mr. Francis is concerned, his obligations to the Wynn hotel have been fully lived up to per prior agreements."

A Wynn Las Vegas representative declined to comment.

Francis is currently free on bail pending his trial on tax evasion charges in Reno. A trial date has not been set.

His lawyers must be happy!

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Joe Francis has gotten a lucky break.

A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has cleared Francis of his sex charges.

The judge has just dismissed the sexual battery charge against Francis, since no one could find the alleged victim.

According to Francis's attorney, there was never enough sufficient evidence to even have a court case.

Joe apparently didn't even know the girl and had never met her. At least not while sober when he could remember.

In a recent statement, Francis said, "This was just yet another false allegation against me in the past year. Every single time a case like this gets levied against me, it has been proven false. I have never lost a case, criminally or civilly. I feel this may finally bring an end to these frivolous allegations."

One lawsuit down. So many more to go!

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Girls Gone Wild boss Joe Francis almost spent $1 million that he didn't have to!

We previously reported that Francis offered Spitzer ho Ashley Dupre $1 million to tour with his ladies and front a GGW DVD and publication.

BUT, turns out Ashley already did a substantial amount of GGW work when she was celebrating her 18th birthday in Miami!

Wanna know how much work?

SEVEN full-length tapes worth which included nudity and same-sex encounters, according to the GGW folks!

Lucky Joe said a that a light bulb went off at a staff meeting and someone suggested they check the archives for some Ashley.

They did, and there she was!

Needless to say, the GGW peeps pulled their $1 million offer off the table.

According to reports, Francis said, "It's kind of like finding a winning lottery ticket in the cushions of your couch."

Ashley footage should be up on the GGW site already. There'll be free sampling on the front page and the rest available with a $29.95 monthly subscription.

Now, you too can enjoy what Spitzer 'experienced.'

P.S. We can't believe that guy's wife is sticking by him!

[Image via Ashley Dupre/MySpace.]

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Loving Joe Francis' first move out of jail. He just offered Ashley Alexandra Dupre, the one time high priced call girl who helped bring down ex-NY gov Eliot Spitzer, a $1 million deal for a photo spread and tour.

Francis said in a statement, "Her face is on the cover of every newspaper in the country. It's clear that the public wants to see more of her. This is a serious offer and I hope she gets back to me right away."

Ex-con Joe said she won't have to pose nude for the money…just share her side of the story with the Girls Gone Wild folks in print and on a DVD plus tour with them.

Damn, that's easy money. DO IT, girl.

In other Ashley endorsement news, the owner of Georgi vodka said he is in talks to put Dupre's ass on the backside of every bus in New York.

The vodka is supposedly making headway in talks to pay Ashley Dupre a low six-figure amount to be this year's Georgi "butt girl," the annual pinup the brand posts on the backs of city buses and the tops of taxicabs.

The bidding is underway!

How much do you wanna be this ho today???

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“[In prison] I was treated like a rock star, a total hero. But never in my life will I go anywhere near Panama City. The judge imprisoned me illegally — this whole situation is absurd.”

- Girls Gone Wild guru Joe Francis, of his time in jail

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After about a year locked in prison, Joe Francis is a free man…for now.

The Girls Gone Wild creator just sent out the following emails to his friends.

"Friends,

Today I posted my bond in Reno so that I can immediately return to
Florida to face the charges against me. I will be released from jail in
Reno in the next few hours.

I want to thank you all for your help and support over the past 11
months of hell. I also want you all to know that in the same way you
were there for me in my time of need, I will be there for you.

Thank you again,

Joe Francis"

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