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Francis Calls B.S. on Girls Gone Litigious Claims

A pair of Florida women who are suing Joe Francis and "Girls Gone Wild"-- claiming they never gave their consent to have their sexcapades released to the public -- now have their stories cast into serious doubt by the video evidence.



TMZ has obtained original footage of plaintiffs Christina Brose and Brooke Patsolic, showing that they clearly agree to let producers use the saucy stuff they'd just filmed on the "GGW" bus. "You have my full permission to put this on anything, I don't care," says Brose, who also gives her full name and age on tape. Brose's pal, Brooke, also gives her on-camera consent, even pointing out the presence of cops on scene.

But wait, there's more! While on board the "GGW" cruiser, Brooke seems to have every awareness of what's going on, exclaiming, "Tomorrow, we're going to be like, 'What the f*** were we doing?'" Of course, this is just before she lets her four gal pals -- including Christina -- paint her with whipped cream lines and lick 'em off.

Brose and Patsolic's lawsuit, filed in federal court in Florida in June, says that they "specifically did not consent to any use of their likeness or image." But even their suit appears to backtrack, claiming, "Alternatively, to the extent that any consent was ever given, such consent was obtained through unlawful means and through the provision of alcohol to uderaged persons, through coercion and under false pretenses."

"Girls Gone Wild" says that the women's claims "couldn't be further from the truth" and says that it has "a strict compliance procedure" to get consent. Christopher Hill, the plaintiffs' attorney, didn't return a phone call seeking comment.

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76. "The boob-happy mogul has been holed up in county jail in Reno, Nevada, since May, awaiting trial this fall on federal tax-evasion charges. But that's just the tip of his legal iceberg.

Francis is also facing six state felony charges in Panama City, Florida, for counts that include conspiracy, prostitution and filming minors in sexually explicit situations. Additionally, Los Angeles prosecutors have charged him with one misdemeanor count of sexual battery in a separate matter.

In all three criminal cases he's pleaded not guilty.

Normally, defendants in such matters would be able to post bail. However, a judge in Nevada has denied Francis bail in the tax case until he straightens out his bond matter in Florida. But Francis' attorneys have so far failed to convince officials in the Sunshine State to allow him to be freed on bond after he was charged with contempt of court for ticking off a judge in yet another case, this one a civil suit. The contempt charge resulted in an arrest warrant."

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I don't understand how people could post stupid "free Joe" comments without knowing the facts.

Posted at 11:02PM on Sep 28th 2007 by me

77. I do not watch/ agree with porn, but I do not think these girls have any right to call foul. The “I was too drunk to know what I was doing” line is not true. People know what they are doing, they just have an excuse to act stupid. I have heard clubs advertising, “Girls Gone Wild bus will be here on ____ day. Girls, here is your chance to be on the video…” They knew exactly what was going on and what they were getting into.

Posted at 11:16PM on Sep 28th 2007 by ksgirl

78. I am friends with the makers of these videos and I have even seen for myself that they are VERY strict ESPECIALLY now when it comes to girls signing and being of sound and mind. They videotape them asking if they are sound of mind-to tell if they're wasted or not, then tape them signing the legal age consent form and then get a clear shot of their driver's license (especially now that the 2257 compliance law has gone thru). If you don't know what that law is, google it. I believe these girls are just jumping on the bandwagon are full of it. They tape them saying this all for a reason, to save their butts, and these girls knew. They are just trying to milk it. Francis isn't out there all the time when the footage is filmed, the men that are doing so are AWESOME guys (you may not believe so being the company they work for-but hey, they also work for mtv, vh1, and other gigs-this is just a gig to them and what man wouldn't think this is a cool gig?) and do their best to keep their butts out of trouble from things like this happening again. So screw these girls. They are just young and dumb.

Posted at 4:53AM on Sep 29th 2007 by Andrea

79. Oh please. Almost every single person who has commented below me needs a serious brain check. Who are any you to judge anyone? i'll let you in on a little secret... im one of the girls on the video. im not brooke or christy, but im one of the five. This video was filmed YEARS ago. As an adult (NOW, NOT THEN), I have a very different point of view. These days, there are ab a million problems facing young girls, and if some of you educated yourselves youd see that . It takes time and life experiences to teach certain things. While some of you "would never do that ," you cant say you havent made stupid mistakes you regret. And being called a "WHORE" is pretty harsh. Check your definition, words like that are thrown around way too often now-a-days. I was actually a virgin when this was filmed, how does that make me a "whore". Young girls can be very naive, especially when fed bottles and bottles of jager and have 5 hot guys telling you how amazing you look.. i mean, the attention probably felt good at the moment. Joe Francis is just another ugly nobody who got a clever idea and became rich by degrading young women, whether we did it willingly or not. emphasis on YOUNG (have u ever seen a 40 yr old on there?) NO, bc LIFE has tought them better.

Posted at 6:03PM on Sep 29th 2007 by OOPS

80. this is another example of sluts who later change their mind about their "consent" because they realize how foolish they look and are embarassed....newsflash bitches....just because you are ashamed of your actions, doesn't mean your were coersed!!! I'm so sick of these girls making me be ashamed to be a woman

Posted at 7:24PM on Sep 29th 2007 by BabyCrazy

81.
How many girls does this idiot film that do not ever come back and claim foul? Thousands I'd say.
He should have just paid these two off and gone on with his low life ways.
This started a big ball rolling and landed him where he is now.

Posted at 2:37PM on Sep 30th 2007 by Jen

82. These girls are old enough to make there own decisions, like drinking, stripping, and acting a fool. They clearly were soaking up all the attention they were getting and lost control of themselves. If i could sue someone for everytime i ve gotten tipsy and woke up the next morning feeling a bit embarresed i d be rich! They made wrong decisions and should probably try to put it behind them if they are so embaressed. If I was them i d use it as a learning experience.

Posted at 3:52PM on Oct 1st 2007 by jenn hernandez

83. I've watched the full scene, it's on "Girls Gone Wild: Endless Spring Break Volume 6" and runs about 10 or 15 minutes. It's obvious that all 4 girls are completely aware of what they're doing, and they're enjoying it too.

Posted at 11:03PM on Oct 6th 2007 by b

84. These girls embarassed themselves and their parents and friends. They agreed to be filmed and if they are now humiliated by their behavior, they should be. They made themselves look foolish. If either of them was my daughter, she'd be in the hospital recovering from injuries inflicted by me.

Posted at 9:38AM on Oct 15th 2007 by Victoria

85. by the way... comment#7 is clearly gay!

Posted at 11:32AM on Oct 15th 2007 by Anonimous

86. if he is a slimeball what is all the people that buy the videos?

the people that is talking him about is the ones that made him all that money.

Posted at 4:14AM on Nov 14th 2007 by Grace

87. I don't think there is anyone not aware of what alcohol does. If you choose to drink, your responsible for your actions, period. I don't know much about this case, but what is really standing out to me is the absolute lack of respect most of the people posting are showing. Just because a person chooses to show skin, or do something saucy, doesn't make them a wh*re, a sl*t, or a tramp. I don't think it means that they have no morals, or want to just jump in bed with everyone. Some people are proud of the bodies that their creator gave them, and the work that they put into them, that's all. Morals are relative to your religious and social upbringing. Lets keep the focus on the LEGAL wrongdoings, and stop waisting bandwidth insulting our fellow human beings for actions that are entirely within their legal rights.

Posted at 2:12PM on Nov 25th 2007 by Steve G

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