Joe Francis

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."

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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:

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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."

Joe Francis has been named the Douche of the Decade by a prominent celebrity gossip site. He's cool with that - but not about Gawker calling him a rapist.

The Girls Gone Wild kingpin is vowing to sue the site for $10 million after it referred to him as "a rapist" while crowning him the winner of its recent poll.

Incidentally, Francis received 32 percent of the nearly 9,000 votes cast. We would have probably bet on a different douchebag, but Joe is very deserving.

"You messed with the wrong guy. No one makes up lies about me and gets away with it," an irate, douchey Francis e-mailed Gawker founder Nick Denton.

"I lost a $10 million deal as a direct result of you calling me 'a rapist.' You will be paying me every dime of that back and more! Are you mentally retarded?"

"Do your research first," the sleaze added. "I am coming at you harder than I ever went after anyone. I am going to wipe you off the grid! YOU ARE DONE!"

DOUCHE OF THE DECADE: In the end, there was little competition.

"You, Nick Denton, are truly the douche of the decade. Merry Xmas IDIOT!!!"

And with those words, Joe officially earned his Douche of the Decade crown.

Francis attached a shirtless pic of himself (above), adding, "I sent you an updated picture of how I look ... because you seem to be sexually obsessed with me."

Alright then.

Francis told Page Six that the Gawker line were directly responsible for him losing a $10 million distribution deal, as if that were even remotely possible.

"They used Wikipedia as their source. It's pathetic," said Francis, who has never been formally accused of rape (just tax evasion, woman-beating, etc).

Gawker managing editor Gabriel Snyder did not apologize, and said this in response to Joe's threats: "We wanted to retire the word 'douche' by crowning Joe Francis as its apotheosis, but it looks like he's determined to remain the standard-bearer."

Your move, Joe.

When he's not beating up Jayde Nicole, Joe Francis certainly isn't paying taxes.

The IRS wants some serious money from the sleaze, filing a lien against him for a staggering $33,819,087.14 in unpaid taxes from 2001, 2002 and 2003.

In 2001, the IRS says Joe didn't pay $17,658,358. In 2002, the delinquency is $11,238,582.14, and in 2003, he owes a much more modest $4,922,147.

It was less than two weeks ago that Francis got out of a sticky situation - and not the kind he's used to - copping a plea in a federal tax evasion case.

Giant sleaze Joe Francis doesn't pay taxes. [Photo: PacificCoastNewsOnline.com]

Joe responded to the move by the IRS, saying "I have no idea what it is."

He says he does not owe any money and, "This is total retaliation for me beating them in court." Joe says the law the IRS is using hasn't been used in 20 years.

He did not elaborate on what that is.

Joe Francis says Wednesday, the feds seized more than $100,000,000 in his accounts, forcing him to file for personal bankruptcy, which he will do today.

Couldn't happen to a better guy.

Joe Francis, who never met a lawsuit he didn't like (well, aside from the dozens he's named as the defendant in), is going after Brody Jenner's Playmate girlfriend.

The reasoning? He says Jayde Nicole threatened to kill him during a bar fight back in August, and now the Girls Gone Wild slime bag founder "feared for his life."

According to the lawsuit, Francis claims he was innocently walking through a crowd of people at "Guys and Dolls" nightclub in Hollywood on the night in question.

Innocently, that is, until a lurking Jayde Nicole emerged from the shadows, violently struck him in the head, threw a drink on him and said, "I'm going to kill you!"

Somehow we're guessing there was more to it than that.

Francis claims he was "startled and shocked" at the nightclub melee that broke out (and left Jenner tasered) but then he saw Jayde reaching for a bottle.

Joe Francis is suing Jayde Nicole and claiming no wrongdoing on his part.

While their accounts greatly differ, one thing that seems fairly certain here is that Jayde was pissed at Joe hitting on her BFF (and his ex-GF) Abbey Wilson.

In the documents filed in court this week, Francis claims "in fear and apprehension of being struck a third time and that Nicole was going to carry out her threat to kill him," Joe grabbed Nicole's hair (which she alleges) in "self-defense."

Joe claims Nicole fell to the ground, but only because she "lost her balance on her high heels." Not because he pummeled her senseless, as she claims.

Later, Francis claims Jenner attacked him "in a jealous rage."

Francis is now suing both Brody and Jayde for battery, assault, negligence, slander, libel and false light, because after the bar incident, Francis claims the two lied when they recounted the incident to a camera guy from a celebrity gossip site.

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Brody Jenner's girlfriend Jayde Nicole is suing Joe Francis for $1 million over the she-said, sleaze-said nightclub brawl in Hollywood last month.

Jayde and Brody claim that Joe roughed up Jayde outside Guys & Dolls after she poured a drink on him. Joe denies he attacked the Playboy model.

Nicole doused Joe in booze supposedly to discourage him from getting too close with her friend Abbey Wilson, who also happens to be Francis' ex.

Francis maintains he may have "accidentally grabbed" Jayde Nicole's hair out of surprise when she tossed her drink at him, but that this was the extent of physical contact he had, while Jenner just started wailing on him for no reason.

Joe has threatened to sue Brody Jenner for defamation. Ha.

But from Jayde Nicole's perspective, as stated in the suit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, here's what went down with the Girls Gone Wild honcho:

"In an intoxicated, uncontrollable rage, defendant Francis physically attacked plaintiff Nicole by pulling on her hair from behind to gain maximum control over her, then violently shoving and/or throwing her to the ground like a rag-doll."

Ouch.

Who's telling the truth? Who's a complete scumbag?

The model wants $1 million, plus punitive damages, to compensate her for a range of injuries, including a "black-eye, swollen face, bruised ribs, sore and bruised abdomen, bruised arms and legs, ripped-out hair, emotional distress and humiliation."

Taking time out from planning the bachelor party of Lamar Odom, who's set to marry Khloe Kardashian this weekend, Francis released this statement:

"Jayde Nicole is an absolute and total liar."

"Her prior statements about the incident are not only slanderous and defamatory, but actionable... The only thing that Jayde Nicole is famous for is having a tattoo of the word 'respect' above her vagina... for which we all know she has none of."

Guy can never resist a good dig. Reports say surveillance video may actually back up Francis' account of what happened that night, but stay tuned.

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The epic nightclub melee from last week that pit Brody Jenner and Jayde Nicole against Girls Gone Wild sleaze ball Joe Francis was caught on surveillance video.

Jayde claims she threw a drink in Francis' face, only to have him kick and punch her. Joe says after the drink incident, he grabbed her hair but that was it.

According to sources, Francis may be in the right.

The video at Guys and Dolls in West Hollywood shows Jayde Nicole throwing a drink in Francis' face, and then Joe grabbing her hair as he turned around.

Jayde falls to the ground but Francis never appears to lay another hand on her, although she was trampled in the ensuing melee that broke out.

SLEAZE SAID, SHE SAID: Could Joe Francis actually be telling the truth?

The fight is said to have started because Joe was hitting on his ex, Abbey Wilson, too aggressively for her friend Jayde's taste. Jayde stepped in.

Accounts of what happened after that differ, but all parties were ejected from the club, Brody Jenner punched Francis in the face and was tasered.

Jayde filed a police report alleging Francis repeatedly hit and kicked her, and there are rumors that Joe is coaching Abbey Wilson to back him up.

But it may all be moot, as sources say the tape may not support Jayde's claim of assault at the hands of Francis. The case is under investigation.

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