LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Court documents recently revealed how JP Morgan was worried about the bank’s relationship with sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein as early as 2006 after unearthing questionable charges to his account, including transactions on 'Girls Gone Wild' videos that he apparently loved to watch while working out on his notorious "pedophile island." The news drew our attention to entrepreneur Joe Francis, who made a fortune with his entertainment venture convincing young women to bare their breasts on camera.
As noted by The Daily Beast, Joe, now 50, was at the "forefront of an early 2000s culture that reveled in overt female sexualization," when magazines such as Maxim and FHM blew up alongside TV shows such as E!’s 'Wild On!'. The CEO notably rode the wave of the normalization of amateur pornography, and at its peak, the GGW empire was worth a reported $100m. Considering, it didn't come as a surprise when his alleged deep ties with the Kardashians surfaced.
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Deep ties with the Kardashians
Kim, Khloe, and Kourtney Kardashian have reportedly been friends with Joe for years. The entrepreneur claimed he dated Kourtney, and there is speculation that Kim's infamous sex tape was probably released by him. In fact, the SKIMS founder was also seen in one clip wearing a 'Free Joe' t-shirt -- a reference to one of his several stints in prison -- and declaring, "I'm a Joe supporter."
On his website MeetJoeFrancis.com, Joe maintains that he is still good friends with Kim, who has also spent time vacationing at his oceanfront estate in Punta Mita in the past. The Sun reported that it was unclear how recently she visited the property, named Casa Aramara. A photo she posted there in 2021 could be a throwback snap.
That said, it is well known that Kylie Jenner celebrated her 18th birthday at the property in 2015, when Joe wished her with a controversial pic on Instagram.
Kim and her ex-husband Kanye West also enjoyed several vacations at his private property, according to Distractify.
Hooking up with Kourtney Kardashian
Joe claimed he hooked up with Kourtney during the same Mexico trip where she met her future husband Scott Disick in 2004, as reported by Page Six. Speaking on the 'Juicy Scoop' podcast, Joe told host Heather McDonald, “Did I have sex with Kourtney on that trip? Yes. Did I have sex with Kim Stewart on that trip? Yes,” adding, “And interestingly enough, that is when Kourtney and Scott [Disick] met.”
The entertainment mogul also claimed that the 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians' star first “hated” Disick and thought he was the “biggest douchebag ever.” He continued, “Kim would sleep upstairs [in the mansion] and so I was sort of alone in my room and Kourtney would come keep me company,” adding that one night the late actress Farrah Fawcett, who was also part of the trip, “caught” Kourtney and Francis skinny-dipping. “So I said, ‘Kourtney, you gotta go,’ and Kourtney wouldn’t leave my bedroom,” Joe claimed, prompting him to call Disick for help.
“This is how they met! All true! And Scott came down and I was trying to devise a plan to get her out of my room and she stood by the door and said, ‘Joe, go look on your bed,'" he recalled. “I unfold the note and she said, ‘Joe, [Scott] is the biggest douchebag ever. I hate you for trying to make me go with him. I will never talk to that guy.’ That’s what the note said." Joe and Kourtney are said to have dated for a while but she eventually ended up with Disick, with whom she now shares three children. The pair started dating in 2005 and parted ways in 2015.
Current relationship unclear
It's worth noting that Kourtney has never responded to Joe's claims, leaving a lot in the air for speculation. There is a significant chance the Kardashians might not be friends with him anymore since he did not think twice before spreading a narrative about Kourtney in public. At the same time, not one member of the Kardashian clan has addressed the predatory accusations against him. Today, Joe is reportedly a fugitive from the law living in Mexico and has two active arrest warrants open in the US.
