Joe Francis founder of those late night, Spring Break, "Daddy aren't you proud of me videos" Girls Gone Wild and his production company Mantra Films and sub-company MRA Holdings plead guilty to charges filed in Federal Court in both Florida and Los Angeles. The plea agreement forces Francis and his affiliates to cough up $2.1 million in fees for not keeping records of the age of the women (performers) in the videos as they negligently did not label the following videos as required by Federal Law.
This case is the first case filed under Section 2257-a Federal Law preventing the exploitation of minors by forcing film producers to maintain records of the ages for each performer, as well as label each video with the location of where these documents are held. Could it possibly be that naming one of your videos “GGW: First Timers” caught the attention of the Federalies? For those of you who get a new video each month, “cancel at anytime”, don’t worry, GGW is still in effect and the similar charges filed in Los Angeles will be dismissed after 3-years of proper documentation, as well as paying the $2.1 million in fines.
I picturing one of those Austin Powers moments for some of these performers on down the road:
Jenna B: “Honestly Baby, its not me in that video, I’d never do that (fill in blank w/ whatever drunk girl video performance you choose).”
Document Custodian: One legal waiver signed by Miss Jenna B.
Jenna B: I am a Conservative Republican who is against Gay-rights; I’d never perform with another woman.
Document Custodian: One Cashed Check signed Jenna B and W-2 form acknowledging services provided for payment with Mantra Films…
(Nevermind, you get the rest…quickly…)
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