Joe Francis

Madonna renamed her song "Girls Gone Wild" to "Girl Gone Wild" (singular) after a legal threat from underage-drunk-spring-break-girl-sleaze kingpin Joe Francis.

Which she says didn't impact her decision, at all.

Still, the Girls Gone Wild mogul warned the star with a cease and desist letter not to sing her single of the same name at the halftime show. She didn't.

Then, the singer released the song off her upcoming MDNA album ... with the "s" not only removed from the title and lyrics, but the lyrics as well. Listen:

Madonna - Girl Gone Wild (Lyric Video)

Francis tells E! that his legal team worked with Madonna's people on it, and that changing "Girls Gone Wild" to "Girl Gone Wild" was just the start.

"An immediate solution for them to thwart any injunctive relief," he said. "Clearly her label was trying to avoid legal action surrounding the song."

"This is still infringement as far as the law is concerned. We have been in touch with Madonna's representatives in an effort to resolve this issue."

According to Madonna's manager, that's total B.S.

Sultan of sleaze Joe Francis is threatening to sue Madonna if she performs her new song called "Girls Gone Wild" at the Super Bowl tomorrow. Yes, really.

Francis, creator of the infamous Girls Gone Wild franchise, in which he films drunk girls exposing themselves on spring break, is apparently dead serious.

He has issued a cease and desist letter claiming he will take legal action against Madonna if she sings that particular song at this weekend's festivities.

The letter (sent to Madonna, NBC Universal and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell) from Francis' Nevada lawyer David Houston, states that:

"[Francis] became aware of Madonna's new track based on the presales of her new album MDNA, as the #1 song on the album is 'Girls Gone Wild.'"

"Mr. Francis and Girls Gone Wild have worked tirelessly for an excess of two decades to build his brand and to protect his trademark Girls Gone Wild."

Joe Francis is accused of assault by a female - what else is new - but insists he never laid a hand on a girl who says he got physical with her at his mansion.

He says surveillance cameras will prove him right, too, as video captured a three-woman altercation at his home back in January - and he wasn't involved.

According to Francis, two of the girls were fighting each other and all three were escorted outta there for being unruly. There was no attack by Joe, period.

The ladies told the police that Francis grabbed one of them by the throat and hair, and slammed her head into the tiled floor of his house - more than once.

Francis was charged with one count of battery causing great bodily injury, but has fought it all the way, saying there isn't even a tiled floor near the scene.

Regardless, Pacific Community Police Station officials tell E! News he was booked on a misdemeanor false imprisonment charge and released today.

The City Attorney who charged Francis at the time is currently prepping to run for D.A., and Joe believes that the entire case is politically motivated.

It may very well be. He may very well be innocent. He remains a sleaze, however. Like it or not, that's not going to help his credibility very much.

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Joe Francis is once again in legal hot water, finding himself in the middle of a police investigation after a woman told cops he pushed her to the ground.

The woman told police she met Joe at a Hollywood night club late Friday night and agreed to go back to his home, where they got into an altercation.

Joe shoved her to the ground, she claims, causing minor injuries. She left, called the police and filed a report naming the sleazebag as the assailant.

Douchenozzle? Yes. Batterer? Inconclusive.

The Girls Gone Wild kingpin is not a stranger to accusations of battery by women (see Nicole, Jayde) or running afoul of the law in general. It's quite common.

Just a few days ago, in fact, he was indicted for stiffing the Wynn Hotel in Vegas out of millions n gambling debt. As usual, he claims he's the victim here.

"I am a huge target for false allegations," he said in a statement. "My bodyguard, who is a reserve Sheriff, is always present at my house for any party."

Joe Francis has confirmed his split from Christina McLarty.

His publicist said: “After careful and thoughtful consideration on both of our parts, Christina and I have mutually decided to end our relationship. We entered into our relationship with love and it’s with love and kindness that we leave it."

"We wish each other the best for the future. There was no divorce and there will be no divorce because the couple was never legally married."

Francis and Christina McLarty had a civil ceremony "wedding" just last month, but apparently it didn't count. Just a couple of points here:

• Way to copy Scarlett Johannson and Ryan Reynolds' statement.
• Is the engagement ring she's flashing in this photo fake as well?
• Why did we even include them on our celebrity weddings page?
• The world's largest d-bag is on the market! Get in line, ladies!

Joe Francis and Christina McLarty, who just got married this summer at his luxurious Mexican estate, have already split, according to reports.

"Joe Francis' wife moved out, and they might be getting a divorce," a source close to the couple said, although Francis' rep denied the story.

A source close to the situation says otherwise, though, noting that Christina McLarty "moved out of their home and into her mother's house."

GIRL GONE MILD: Is there trouble in paradise already?

It is not known if she has simply been staying with her mother temporarily for unknown reasons, but the split was an open secret among Francis' pals.

Francis was overheard discussing his separation with close friends at Bruce and Kris Jenner's annual Christmas eve party, according to Radar Online.

"He was talking about the details of the separation openly at the Kardashian party," a source explained. "Christina moved out after Thanksgiving."

"I'm not sure if she is still driving the S500 Mercedes he let her use or if she still has her ring, but she definitely moved out of his Bel Air home."

Brody Jenner is not only retracting his allegation that Joe Francis beat up Jayde Nicole (Brody's then-girlfriend), he's apologizing to his former enemy.

He's obligated to, of course, as part of the settlement to their legal war over an incident that took place between the three of them in August 2009.

Jayde Nicole said Francis pulled her hair and punched her in the face in a wild nightclub melee that ended with a chivalrous Jenner getting tasered.

Bromance means being able to own up to it when you're wrong.

Their stories varied, but Joe was too close to his ex (and Jayde's BFF) Abbey Wilson for the couple's liking. Jayde sued the Girls Gone Wild founder.

That's all water under the bridge now. Brody and Jayde split last December, and after settling with Francis, he writes as part of this public apology:

"I would like to acknowledge for the record that media reports that you beat up Jayde Nicole that night ... were completely inaccurate."

Joe Francis and Christina McLarty are married. Yes, someone actually married Joe Francis. TMZ has the photos and everything. It's pretty remarkable.

It wasn't an actual wedding, really, but the "Girls Gone Wild" proprietor and his better half had a civil ceremony this weekend. Anyway, they're married.

The location was Joe's estate in Punta Mita, Mexico. No word if the Douche of the Decade invited any drunk, underage girls to serve as bridesmaids.

Christina McLarty is now Mrs. Joe Francis, God help her.

Joe Francis has always seemed like a John Mayer-esque douchebag. But new legal document ratchet up the insults against the Girls Gone Wild founder to a whole new level.

As first reported by TMZ, 4th Street Media - the publishing company behind an upcoming tell-all written by Ryan Simkin, a former Francis employee Ryan Simkin - has filed legal papers in preparation of Francis' attempt to block sales of Simkin's book, "FLASH! Bars, Boobs, and Busted: 5 Years on the Road with Girls Gone Wild."

Multiple sources have referred to Joe Francis as a rapist. It doesn't get much more scandalous than that.

The memoir outlines obnoxiously lewd stories about Francis and his associates, specifically their drug use and treatment of women.

Filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, the documents describe Francis as:

Christina McLarty is engaged to Joe Francis for some reason.

Regardless of what the heck she's thinking, Joe, who proposed earlier this summer, knows exactly what inspired him to take the plunge: Khlodom.

Close friends Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom spend a lot of time with them and helped show the Girls Gone Wild douche what life's really about.

Christina McLarty is marrying Joe Francis. Willingly!

"Khloe and Lamar make such an amazing couple. You see their energy together is real and true love," Francis gushed, apparently seriously. "Just spending time with [Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom] is full of happiness and laughter."

Of Christina McLarty, he adds, "My fiancee and I are the best of friends, just like Khloe and Lamar, and the next step for us to go down the aisle is only natural!"

Upon hearing of Joe's engagement, Khloe Tweeted simply: "U will love marriage!" Cute, but we would suggest she Tweet Christina "Think Be4 U Trust Some1."