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    May 17, 2012

    Banned From The Grove: 6 Others Who Should Never Step Foot There

    Following our story about the Grove shopping center banning Manny Pacquiao as a result of his recent anti-gay statements, people started asking, via Twitter: Since when is the Grove L.A.s moral compass? Fair question. In the land of porn, legal marijuana, and Charlie Sheen, some entity has to step ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2012

    Joe Francis: Girl Fighter Extraordinaire

    Normally we would fear being sued by the lawyer-wielding stud behind the Girls Gone Wild video juggernaut for calling him "girl fighter extraordinaire." But in this case there doesn't seem to be any question about it. Joe Francis got down with a girl following a fender bender in Beverly Hills today ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2011

    Top 5 Douches of 2011, L.A.-Style: Kobe Bryant Breaks The Color Barrier

    rorjnd.com​This is Los Angeles, douche capital of the world. When you talk douche here, you have a lot to talk about. So it wasn't easy chosing our Top 5 douches of the year. L.A. can go douche-for-douche with just about any global metropolis -- even New Jersey. Perhaps the only place on ear ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2011

    Girls Gone Wild Party House Visited by LAPD

    Girls Gone Wild​Updated with more details at the bottom. First posted at 3:56 p.m. Cops today responded to a disturbance at a Hollywood Hills home being used by the producers of Girls Gone Wild, possibly for a photo shoot, police told LA Weekly. Neighbors phoned authorities this afternoon to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2011

    Charlie Sheen's Comedy Central Roast: The Fort Knox of Comedy Gold

    Charlie Sheen at his roast​If you didn't know better, you'd think that Charlie Sheen spent all this time sabotaging the highest-paying gig in TV just so he'd wind up the guest of dishonor at his own roast, specifically, the Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen, airing Sept. 19. For the show' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2011

    Joe Francis Loses L.A. Countersuit Against Casino Magnate Steve Wynn That Claimed He Should Get Gambling-Debt Discount

    DefamerJoe.​Girls Gone Wild founder and lawsuit magnet Joe Francis wasn't #winning in court this week. His countersuit against casino magnate Steve Wynn, alleging that the Vegas mogul promised a discount on a large gambling debt, was thrown out of Los Angeles Superior Court like Andy Dick at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    Hollywood Producer Gino Cabanas Allegedly Left Unpaid Crew Members Holding The Bag While He Continues To Seek Investors

    Facebook'Work of Genius' was a scam, critics say.​ Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis has been called the Douche of the Decade, but critics of Hollywood producer and alleged scam artist Gino Cabanas would probably vote for him instead. He's been the target of production-related lawsuits sin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2010

    Civil Case Against 'Girls Gone Wild' Founder Joe Francis Becomes A Test Of Free Speech

    girlsgonewild.comShould we know the names of a few of the allegedly underage Girls Gone Wild?​It looks like sometime Angeleno, blondsploitation artist and alleged "douche of the decade" Joe Francis might actually add a historic footnote to his Wikipedia entry: A man who inspired a serious free ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2010

    Today In WTF: Girls Gone Wild Founder Joe Francis Sues To Prevent Being ... Exposed

    He doesn't want to be exposed.​So let's get this straight: Joe Francis, the man who has made millions off of exposing the body parts of young women is suing a would-be author so the Girls Gone Wild founder isn't ... exposed?! Indeed. Francis, once dubbed the Douche of the Decade, filed suit i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2010

    Joe Francis' Case Against Interior Designer In Doubt

    ​A countersuit against an interior designer by Girls Gone Wild founder and Douche of the Decade Joe Francis was in doubt Wednesday as a Los Angeles Superior Court judge gave the video producer three weeks to continue the action or give it up. The judge was actually inclined to throw the hole t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2010

    Big City Blues: L.A. Ranks 17th In Penis Size

    Ron Jeremy couldn't carry the team.​Los Angeles might be the adult video capital of the world (as Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa might say), but when it comes to penis size, the city doesn't quite measure up. The chain store and prophylactic-maker Condomania states that it analyzed its sales of di ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2010

    Lawsuits Gone Wild: Joe Francis Taken To Court (Again)

    Gawker​A Playboy Playmate who is suing reported Douche of the Decade Joe Francis (of Girls Gone Wild fame) for damages resulting from an alleged assault is asking a court to throw out Francis subsequent counter-suit. Francis, who has been accused of assaulting the fairer gender in the past, f ... More >>

  • News

    December 31, 2009

    Readers Gone Wild

    Gawker​A Playboy Playmate who is suing reported Douche of the Decade Joe Francis (of Girls Gone Wild fame) for damages resulting from an alleged assault is asking a court to throw out Francis subsequent counter-suit. Francis, who has been accused of assaulting the fairer gender in the past, f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2009

    Joe Francis Strikes Back: 'Douche' Says Touché

    Joe Francis: Not douchey at all.​Girls Gone Wild mogul and sometime Angeleno Joe Francis lashed out against the website Gawker and its owner Nick Denton for naming him "Douche of the Decade." In its post, Gawker called Francis a rapist and a "coked-out amoral direct-marketer." In response, Ga ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2009

    'Girls Gone Wild' Founder Named 'Douche Of The Decade'

    GawkerJoe Francis.​If you haven't noticed, it's that time of year when the best-of lists, biggest-story roundups and top 10 rankings arrive, and it's especially pronounced as the '00s are coming to a close. (BTW, we hope this post ends up in your top 10 posts about top 10 posts). The headline ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Polanski Loses Bid to Nix L.A. Judges The AP's Linda Deutsch reports that a three-member appellate panel has rejected self-exiled film auteur Roman Polanski's motion to bar any Los Angeles County judge from participating in his case. Polanski, who claims he has no plans to ever return to the U.S., i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2009

    Joe Francis' New Jewelry: A House-Arrest Bracelet

    Today saw considerably more media in Department 880 of the Roybal Federal Building than on Monday morning. That was when Judge James Otero had been set to rule on a request by Bob Bernhoft's law firm to withdraw from Case No. 08 CR 494 SJO. The trial Bernhoft and partner Bob Barnes wished to be cut ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2009

    Judge: Arrest Joe Francis

    This morning was supposed to be the day Girls Gone Wild creator Joe Francis would formally divorce his current lawyers of the Bernhoft firm and find someone else to represent him in his  $20 million federal tax-evasion case. With Robert Bernhoft and Bob Barnes present in Judge James Otero's c ... More >>

  • Columns

    November 13, 2008

    Bob and Bob Make It Legal: The LA Arrival of the Milwaukee Tax Attorneys That Saved Wesley Snipes

    Don't fall into the prosciutto — Robert Bernhoft and Robert Barnes set up shop in Century City and throw themselves a cocktail party

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