Joe Francis threatens to sue Gawker for naming him Douche of the Decade - Page 2 - GoFuckYourself.com

JFK · 12-28-2009, 06:02 PM

Fitty Douches of the Decade

SykkBoy · 12-28-2009, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ShellyCrash

I'm down. I mean, there;s nothing illegal about mailing someone a gift, right?

I gotta go to the post office tomorrow anyway.

Exactly, and it's not like it's anything dangerous or harmful that is going through the mail...

Pleasurepays · 12-28-2009, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Quentin

It just occurred to me that Francis must not have heard our podcast interview with Doug Stanhope, eh? (The part about Francis comes near the end of this clip)

Compared with what Stanhope had to say about Francis, Gawker's Douche award seems downright reserved....

i love doug stanhope!

DBS.US · 12-28-2009, 06:31 PM

http://www.google.com/search?client=...UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

AsianDivaGirlsWebDude · 12-28-2009, 06:49 PM

Apparently Joe Francis is a little miffed at Nick Denton of Gawker, so I had to learn more about Mr. Denton...

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Nick Denton (born August 24, 1966) is a British journalist and internet entrepreneur, the founder and proprietor of the blog collective Gawker Media, and the managing editor of the New York-based Gawker.com.

Denton was educated at University College School and University College, Oxford. He began his career as a journalist with the Financial Times. He co-wrote a book about the collapse of Barings Bank called All That Glitters.

He was one of the founders of a social networking site called First Tuesday, and co-founded Moreover Technologies with David Galbraith and Angus Bankes, schoolmates from UCS.

Denton was featured in the Sunday Times Rich List 2007 in position 502 with an estimated wealth of £140m (approximately $290m) based on the sale of his previous companies and the current value of Gawker Media. He was once featured in a Vanity Fair photoshoot.

Denton is openly gay. His partner is Douglas Boatwright. He lives next to Samuel Jackson.

I was wondering before if Denton had the $$$ to take on the Douche of the Decade (given the threats that Joe was lobbing at Nick), and it appears that Denton can put plenty of money into a legal war chest to take on Francis, should the need arise.

Personally, I think that Joe Francis has bigger issues to deal with (such as the IRS and Steve Wynn), instead of focusing on gossip sites that are simply repeating allegations previously reported by mainstream journals (besides I thought Joe liked the attention, as much as he puts himself in the limelight by his pleasant demeanor, humble attitude, and impeccable manners).

ADG

Pleasurepays · 12-28-2009, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude

Apparently Joe Francis is a little miffed at Nick Denton of Gawker, so I had to learn more about Mr. Denton...

I was wondering before if Denton had the $$$ to take on the Douche of the Decade (given the threats that Joe was lobbing at Nick), and it appears that Denton can put plenty of money into a legal war chest to take on Francis, should the need arise.

Personally, I think that Joe Francis has bigger issues to deal with (such as the IRS and Steve Wynn), instead of focusing on gossip sites that are simply repeating allegations previously reported by mainstream journals (besides I thought Joe liked the attention, as much as he puts himself in the limelight by his pleasant demeanor, humble attitude, and impeccable manners).

ADG

i like you a lot.

i think you're very funny and very clever.

i love asian girls.

i like your content.

however, you seem to care entirely too much about Joe Francis. i'm deducting cool points.

AsianDivaGirlsWebDude · 12-28-2009, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Pleasurepays

you seem to care entirely too much about Joe Francis. i'm deducting cool points.

Thanks for the compliments - I generally find most of your posts to be insightful and witty as well...but let's see, Joe Francis paid out big bucks to settle a lawsuit by several underage girls which his company shot (and has another lawsuit pending, which includes a plaintiff claiming she was shot when she was just 13 years old), and Francis was alleged to have raped a girl (although he reportedly claimed he never had sex with anyone that night, only to have his lawyer later purportedly say that yes, he had sex with the girl whom claimed rape, but that it was consensual sex).

And the list goes on - and on...

Joe Francis is such an upstanding, top notch guy, that he pled no contest to child abuse, and was convicted of child abuse.

I could go on, but I really don't care that much about Joe Francis, just that people know what a douchebag he is, and how deserving he is of the title, Douche of the Decade.

You can keep your cool points...I don't post on GFY to be cool (and no offense taken, I still like you).

ADG

Pleasurepays · 12-28-2009, 08:09 PM

This is America.. the justice system isn't about justice... its about whether or not you can afford the fight ;)

AsianDivaGirlsWebDude · 12-28-2009, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Pleasurepays

This is America.. the justice system isn't about justice... its about whether or not you can afford the fight ;)

And so far Joe Francis has been able to afford the fight, by getting evidence suppressed, settling with accusers, and pleading no contest to child abuse (among other things), but avoiding any true hard time.

Something tells me Joe's luck, along with his bankroll, is running out...

ADG

L-Pink · 12-28-2009, 08:44 PM

See sig ....

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ShellyCrash · 12-28-2009, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude

Something tells me Joe's luck, along with his bankroll, is running out...

ADG

I haven't seen his debits and credits, but the GGW empire ain't what it used to be. I think saying that he's blowing through cash faster than he's bringing it in these last few years is a fairly reasonable assumption.

Legal fees must be huge. He needs to hire some handlers to protect him from himself at this point.

fatfoo · 12-28-2009, 09:00 PM

[enter fatfoo]

[smokes cigarette]

My dear ShellyCrash, nowadays is the time when good honest men sue drunkards and drunkards sue good honest men. What do you make of it? Make a company and sell some goods and services. The employees will act like a bunch of huskies.

[throws cigarette on the floor and steps on it]

Mariarti shit.

[exit fatfoo]

fl_prn_str · 12-28-2009, 09:08 PM

reality bites

DBS.US · 12-28-2009, 09:19 PM

never mind

Young · 12-28-2009, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude

Apparently Joe Francis is a little miffed at Nick Denton of Gawker, so I had to learn more about Mr. Denton...

I was wondering before if Denton had the $$$ to take on the Douche of the Decade (given the threats that Joe was lobbing at Nick), and it appears that Denton can put plenty of money into a legal war chest to take on Francis, should the need arise.

Gawker is HUGE.

fris · 12-28-2009, 10:15 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gawker_..._Media_weblogs

neonlights · 12-28-2009, 11:13 PM

i doubt this francis guy has a case. but anything goes in legal america.

Lykos · 12-29-2009, 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Fletch XXX

with the number of underage girls coming forward with claims..., one could actually call him much worse and get away with it. One girl claims she was 13.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Francis

Nikki_Licks · 12-29-2009, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Fletch XXX

with the number of underage girls coming forward with claims..., one could actually call him much worse and get away with it. One girl claims she was 13.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Francis

I am curious as to why this piece of shit is not behind bars with all these girls coming forward.

Fuck Joe Francis and GGW!!

Quentin · 12-29-2009, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by neonlights

i doubt this francis guy has a case. but anything goes in legal america.

The problem for Francis is a little case called New York Times v. Sullivan and the standard it set in terms of a public figure proving defamation on the part of a media outlet. That standard is very, very high. Cases like Sullivan and Falwell v. Flynt are the reason you rarely see defamation cases brought against the media these days, and even more rarely see one succeed.

This lawsuit threat against Gawker will likely never become an actual lawsuit. Francis has very little chance of winning (I'd say next to no chance), and his attorneys have probably already advised him accordingly.

CarlosTheGaucho · 12-29-2009, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by SykkBoy2

better yet, everyone should buy a massengil douche and mail it to him...imagine him going out to check his mail and getting a huge shipment of douchebags....

LOL

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