Wednesday 13 August 2008

Francis Faces 10 Million Lawsuit From Vegas Mogul

GIRLS GONE WILD founder JOE FRANCIS has become the mark of yet another lawsuit after allegedly making defamatory statements against a Las Vegas real estate developer.

Francis hit kayoed at gambling casino magnate Steve Wynn net week (begs07Aug08), alleging he used "inebriant, prostitutes and illegal drugs" to hook big spenders to his gambling meccas.

But Wynn has refuted the claims by taking legal action in a $10 million (GBP5 million) lawsuit against the porn magnate.

Court documents filed by Wynn's legal squad on Monday (11Aug08) claims: "Francis declared that he planned on 'exposing how exactly Mr. Wynn deceives his high end customers...' with reckless cut for the truth."

This follows a string of legal troubles for Francis, world Health Organization was sued by Wynn just final month (Jul08) for an additional $2 million (GBP1 million) in unpaid gambling debts.

A voice for Francis has not returned calls for comment.





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