Panama City, while it might have been the dream destination of Ashley Judd in Ruby in Paradise, is also the hot place to go if you want to sue “Girls Gone Wild” founder Joe Francis.
Francis was arrested there in April for contempt of court stemming from a pair of 2003 charges that the “GGW” crew had filmed underage women for the bestselling video series.
Francis has since been transported to a Nevada jail. There he also faces judgment on federal tax evasion charges.
Brooke Patsolic and Christina Brose were under 21 in 2003 when they say they were enticed to partially disrobe and engage in sexual acts with one another for GGW cameras. They say they were assured their filmed sexcapades would not be made public, and if signatures to the contrary were produced, that those were either faked or the result of being plied with alcohol.
The upshot is a breach of contract suit, filed in Bay County Federal Court on June 11, for the women were in fact featured in Girls Gone Wild: Endless Spring Break Vol. 6 and in trailers advertising other videos. They say that they were filmed somewhere in the state of Florida.
It is amazing what people will do for the promise of shirts and hats, and it is dubious, though not inconceivable, that the women believed their exploits would not be released in video form. We believe what we want to believe.
Once I paid $35 for a hat in Disneyland. If I’m remorseful about that, imagine how they feel.
Previously: Adventure Sex 4; Girls Gone Dumb
See also: No Joe Girls, “Baby, Give Me A Kiss” (latimes)
“It is amazing what people will do for the promise of shirts and hats…”
How true. Clearly there has to be more to the participants’ perceived value of the transaction — possibly ber cozies.