Esq. | Breaking Legal News | Entertainment Law News | The Hollywood Reportertag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-14639342010-09-08T07:50:02-07:00Blog focusing on breaking legal news in entertainment and media. THR Esq. offers analysis on how industries in Hollywood are impacted and influenced by the law. Published by The Hollywood Reporter.TypePadCourt filing: Paris Hilton in bizarre drug allegation tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e20133f3f59a5c970b2010-09-08T07:50:02-07:002010-09-08T10:27:05-07:00By Matthew Belloni EXCLUSIVE: The litigation over a "tell-all" book written by a former "Girls Gone Wild" cameraman has revealed allegations that Paris Hilton once found a creative place to hide drugs. The book, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court...hollywoodreporterRead the threatening letter Joe Francis' lawyer sent over 'Piranha 3D'tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e20133f32ec8b2970b2010-08-19T19:10:48-07:002010-08-20T00:08:37-07:00By Matthew Belloni How mad is "Girls Gone Wild" mogul Joe Francis at Jerry O'Connell's coke-snorting, kid-filming character who loses his penis to ravenous fish in this weekend's "Piranha 3D"? "I believe Mr. O'Connell may lose more than his penis...hollywoodreporterJury sides with 'Girls Gone Wild' in suit by sexy dancertag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e2013485dd4f41970c2010-07-30T11:42:35-07:002010-08-04T13:52:20-07:00By Eriq Gardner "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis finally has a reason to throw one of his outrageous parties. This week, a St. Louis jury found in favor of Francis' Mantra Films in a $5 million lawsuit brought by...hollywoodreporterWoman wants $5 million for being humiliated in 'Real World' housetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e20134805dc548970c2010-05-04T11:01:19-07:002010-05-04T11:11:39-07:00By Eriq Gardner A woman who appeared on a recent episode of MTV's "The Real World" is suing producers for $5 million, claiming she was given 8 to 10 alcoholic beverages and ridiculed when she refused to have sex with...hollywoodreporterJudge SLAPPs Joe Francis, rules Playboy model's claims relevant to 'treatment of women' tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e20120a8759b9f970b2010-02-08T10:31:21-08:002010-02-08T10:30:31-08:00By Eriq Gardner "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis has been given a SLAPP by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge in a defamation case that stemmed from him allegedly punching a Playboy model. Former Playmate of the Year Jayde...hollywoodreporterJoe Francis acknowledges he's 'a difficult client'tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e20120a5eacfb4970c2009-09-23T22:12:40-07:002009-09-23T22:15:45-07:00By Matthew Belloni Everyone's least favorite softcore porn magnate copped a plea today to tax evasion charges, agreeing to pay $249,705 to hopefully end his criminal case and avoid more jail time. But Joe Francis gets some credit from us...hollywoodreporterJoe Francis accuses his own employees of going wildtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e20120a597c540970c2009-09-02T12:21:05-07:002009-09-02T12:21:05-07:00By Eriq Gardner "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis is alleging another wild conspiracy. Francis has faced major tax troubles over the last few years, including a felony case that accused the softcore porn mogul of deducting more than $20...hollywoodreporterJoe Francis finds new lawyers, targets 'Girls Gone Mobile'tag:typepad.com,2003:post-684137772009-06-23T14:43:38-07:002009-06-23T14:43:38-07:00By Eriq Gardner Joe Francis obviously loves wild girls. Perhaps as much as he adores lawsuits. We love bizarre legal filings too, so we were saddened by the news last January that the softcore porn mogul and his lawyer had...hollywoodreporterJoe Francis vs. his lawyers: Who, dare we ask, has gone wilder?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-619488182009-01-27T01:03:10-08:002009-01-27T01:03:10-08:00By Eriq Gardner It's been awhile since we checked in on "the Bobs," the pair of Milwaukee attorneys who called themselves "legal mercenaries" to Portfolio magazine before hopping on a plane to hit it big in Hollywood. Last year, we...hollywoodreporterJoe Francis Complaint Alleges Panama City Judge and Former Law Partners Gone Wild tag:typepad.com,2003:post-544651622008-08-20T11:03:44-07:002008-08-20T11:03:44-07:00By Eriq Gardner Looks like "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis is getting tired of being dragged into court. The public-nudity mogul has unleashed one whopper of a lawsuit alleging a conspiracy between a U.S. District Judge, the parents of...hollywoodreporter