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Joe Francis
Joe Francis (nee Jonah Frankel), born 1973, graduated Southern
California University in 1995, owns Mantra Films, Inc. He produces
the Girls Gone Wild and Guys Gone Wild DVD series. Francis built his
empire upon the premise that he could capture, on video, college age
women,"going wild" including baring their breasts for the cameras at
spring breaks.
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Close To Howard Stern
Stern boosted his image, and insiders felt that may have
been a silent partner.
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Mantra Films
His company does $100 million in annual sales.
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Frankel Is On The 'A-List'
Paris Hilton, Sarah Silverman, Naomi Gross, and other 'Celebes'
say he lights up a party when he walks in.
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Treatment Of Women
Francis' allegedly
raped 18 year old virgin named
Jannel Szyszka. He got her drunk, raped her and then bragged
to his cameraman, "She's not a virgin anymore."
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Arrested For Child Porn
Panama City Beach, Florida, 2003, Francis was
charged with 71 separate counts,
including racketeering, drug trafficking, and child pornography.
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Date Rape
In March 2004, a Texas college student accused Francis of
raping her in his Miami hotel room.
She went to his room at the Ritz-Carlton for a drink and awoke the
next morning in bed next to him with no memory of the previous
evening after Francis had offered her a drink.
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Faked His Own Kidnapping?
In 2004, Francis alleges he was kidnapped, held at gunpoint and
videotaped in sexually degrading positions (oral sex). He denied
that he performed sexual acts, but stated that he was only forced to
say "something like" "I'm a homosexual." on the camera.
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