Joe Francis

Joe Francis called Samantha Ronson "jealous" and "wretched," to which Ms. Ronson responded, "I think he's one of the more disgusting human beings in the world because of what he does . . . He's a [bleep]bag." She also recalled a recent run-in when Mr. Francis "said hello to Lindsay [Lohan] and looked over at me as if I wasn't a human being. He's got no manners." [P6]

Missy Chase Lapine, author of children's cookbook The Sneaky Chef, is suing Jessica Seinfeld for copyright infringement. She is also suing Jerry Seinfeld for joking about it. [NYDN]

Brtiney Spears's father Jamie was granted "permanent legal control" of her. He has been acting as his much-improved daughter's "temporary [conservator]" since Feburary, so we guess the move is more positive than creepy. [US Weekly]  read more »

At a clambake celebrating the Lia Sophia jewelry line at the so-called Project Beach House in Malibu on Sunday, July 13, a chilly coastal wind blew so hard that the fledgling starlets present spent much of their time holding their skirts down.

This surely didn’t bother Girls Gone Wild kingpin Joe Francis, who said he came to the event because he was in need of “a beach day.” Wearing baggy cargo shorts, a worn blue T-shirt and flip-flops, Mr. Francis, who was released from a Nevada jail in March, seemed a bit befuddled by the festivities, asking, “What does Lia Sophia do?” and later remarking that he loves “Santa Barbara this time of year.  read more »

Joe Francis, the man behind Girls Gone Wild, has finally responded to the brutal and amazing Los Angeles Times profile of him. (In that story, he was punched by the reporter after he pinned her to a car.) Talking to former Observer intern Neel Shah for Gawker at the VMA's, he said:

"Here's the problem. If I had had sex with that reporter like she wanted to, it'd have all worked out for me. But I chose not to 'cause she's a fat ugly pig. So I made that decision."

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