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‘Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story’ Producer Scaachi Koul on Exposing Joe Francis’ Criminal Enterprise: ‘He Will Be Relevant Forever’
‘Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story’—a Peacock docuseries—details the rise and fall of founder Joe Francis, and producer Scaachi Koul tells the story.
The documentary, from director Jamila Wignot, is based largely on reporting by journalist and co-executive producer Scaachi Koul, who interviewed Francis’ at his Mexico home in 2022, where for a decade he has been living in exile out of reach of legal action against him in the United States. In places like Panama City Beach, Florida, Francis faced months of jail time and persistent legal action from officials who alleged his company had filmed underage girls; and from participants, who sued him for not properly preparing or compensating them for their involvement. The slow draining of money to pay legal fees and settlements; a very public and costly dispute with Las Vegas tycoon Steve Wynn; and the evolving accessibility of porn online chipped away at Francis’ company until he was left with only the scandals to feed his narrative.
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