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13 Stars With Major Tax Issues

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:49:40 CDT

You'd think, with all their fame, fortune, and presumed ability to hire a legion of accountants, celebrities would be able to stay on top of their taxes. But these 13 stars, rounded up by Fox News , prove that's not always the case: Lionel Richie : Reportedly owes the federal government $1....

Joe Francis Turns Himself In to Cops

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:04:05 CDT

Joe Francis turned himself into police last night for … something. Sources tell the Los Angeles Times the Girls Gone Wild founder turned himself in to the LAPD on a misdemeanor warrant for false imprisonment, but no details were given. TMZ spoke with sources who say the story goes something...

Girls Gone Wild 's Joe Francis Splits With Wife

kkuzmabeck — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:45:43 CST

When you marry the founder of a company that made its money off drunk women, did you really think it was going to end happily? CBS reporter Christina McLarty apparently did, but she hasn't been living at husband Joe Francis' Bel Air home for close to a month. A source...

Girls Gone Wild's Joe Francis Engaged

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:51:00 CDT

Shockingly, there’s a woman out there who’s agreed to spend the rest of her life with Joe Francis of Girls Gone Wild fame. Francis proposed—kinda—to his CBS reporter girlfriend of 4 years in St. Tropez, but he and Christina McLarty won’t actually be getting married. Francis apparently doesn’t...

Details From Khloé, Lamar's Blessed Union

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:35:36 CDT

In case you somehow missed yesterday's Khloé Kardashian-Lamar Odom wedding, the gossip sites are here to bring you up to speed. TMZ, in particular, has more information than you ever needed to know: Guests ranged from the expected (Odom’s Los Angeles Lakers teammates, Kardashian’s reality show cohorts) to the WTF-worthy...

Jenner, Joe Francis in Bar Fight

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:54:56 CDT

Reality star Brody Jenner got tased after a fight with Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis early this morning, TMZ reports. The fight started when Francis began “unrelentingly” hitting on a woman Jenner and girlfriend Jayde Nicole knew; Nicole threw a drink on Francis—who then grabbed her hair, punched...

Hef Is Healthy; Jon + Kate 's Marriage Isn't

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 11:33:01 CST

Yesterday it was Ed McMahon protesting rumors of his demise; today it’s Hugh Hefner. The 83-year-old Playboy magnate is “in very good shape and feeling very good,” he tells E!, adding that the breakup with his exes certainly isn’t taking a toll: “The recovery, thanks to the twins and to...

Flu Gone Wild: Vid King Busted For Missing Court Date

Ambreen Ali — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:00:00 CST

The flu has sleaze-meister Joe Francis going a bit wild himself, his lawyer tells E! Online. The Girls Gone Wild producer was arrested yesterday after he was five hours late to a Los Angeles court for a tax-evasion hearing. Francis is accused of hoarding $20 million in bogus deductions.

Porn Kings Want Federal Bailout

Ambreen Ali — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:34:02 CST

Recession depression has hampered America's sex drive, claim Larry Flynt (of Hustler fame) and Joe Francis ( Girls Gone Wild ). The adult-entertainment kings want a federal bailout for slumping DVD sales, down 22% in the past year. Placing themselves alongside Detroit’s automakers in national importance, the duo says Congress...