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Francis -- Free from Florida!

Joe Francis has just finished a court appearance in Panama City, Florida, and he's a free man, after agreeing to a plea deal that will keep him out of jail -- and sources tell TMZ that Joe will be back in L.A. as early as tonight.


TMZ has learned that Francis has plead no contest to the charges of filming underage girls, and has been sentenced to time served. What's more, "Girls Gone Wild" can't film in the area for three years. Bay County, we're told, will return Joe's brand new Ferrari, and $60,000 that they confiscated from him last year.

Joe tells TMZ, "I am happy to be done with Bay County." He's been battling these charges since 2003.

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76. I will never understand why any young girl would want to be in those videos. Even when I was 16 or 17, I didn't want creeps leering at me.

Posted at 8:04PM on Mar 12th 2008 by Fern

77. GO JOE GO KEEP THEM COMING :)

Posted at 1:37AM on Mar 14th 2008 by Bobby

78. Well, I was actually in the courtroom in Panama City It was not all money that got him off. There was some prosecutorioal misconduct that they did not want to come out during an election year. Meadows should have never prosecuted him to start with.

Posted at 9:44PM on Mar 12th 2008 by Elizabeth

79. if you defend this douche bag then you yourself are a douche bag. this is the great american dream huh? make money taking advantage of clueless kids. this country is pathetic. on another note kellie and iowa girl im sorry your self esteems are so low we're sorry daddy never gave you that attention you so desperatly needed. maybe daddy realized your both idiots.

Posted at 10:00PM on Mar 12th 2008 by portlander

80. Can we spell s c u m? Can we spell b a g? Can we put those two words together?

Posted at 5:25PM on Mar 13th 2008 by shadow

81. Joe Francis......whore monger.

Posted at 9:23AM on Mar 13th 2008 by J. Head

82. He's done more time than OJ by now has'nt he? something wrong with that pic!

Posted at 10:44PM on Mar 12th 2008 by 'bout time

83. Way to go Joe!!!! Keep your nose clean and your eyes peeled for your next venture.

Posted at 10:50PM on Mar 12th 2008 by u wouldnt believe me if I told u

84. Some angry father needs to shoot this predator dead. Justifiable homicide.

What a miserable waste of sperm and eggs Joe Francis is. The only people worse than Joe Francis are the liars here on TMZ who accept money in return for posting fake messages of support.

Posted at 11:10PM on Mar 12th 2008 by Cynic

85. CONGRATULATIONS JOE!! i never understood how they could hold you like that, and why your powerful friends didnt try to help more. wish i could have. i felt bad for you and worried about you. Best of luck and be careful! venus at coloaloha@aol.com

Posted at 1:23AM on Mar 13th 2008 by VENUS

86.

Considering the more serious crimes where people walk within hours, I would say this guy was in jail way too long.

BTW, I have never seen one of his videos. Just read about them and his crimes wasnt all that big of a deal.

Posted at 8:18AM on Mar 13th 2008 by Dan

87. He's a discusting pig. He's ruined my a young girls lives. I hope he goers bankrupt and end up in the streets

Posted at 11:54AM on Mar 13th 2008 by outofthecloset

88. 85. He's a discusting pig. He's ruined my a young girls lives. I hope he goers bankrupt and end up in the streets

Posted at 11:54AM on Mar 13th 2008 by outofthecloset

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I guess the slutty girls who WILLFULLY flashed their tits bear no responsibilty in all this...and by the way it's called spellcheck, you might wanna learn how to use it

Posted at 3:04PM on Mar 13th 2008 by Johnny Lawson

89. This guy is a pedophile and should also be considered a sex offender. For those defending him, he was not giving out college scholarships. He is a predator, preying on very young girls. He's no more than a venomous snake lying in wait to exploit and victimize naive, unexperienced underage girls meanwhile giving them copious amounts of alcohol and or drugs to further diminish any sense of proper judgement or self respect they may have and to him a far greater advantage of exploiting them fully. But this is all their fault right? Or better yet, the parents! What is scarey to me is the DEMAND and market for such so-called entertainment and child porn. For those who try to justify this, by saying well these girls were 16, 17 years old they were almost adults. It's not like they were 13,14,15. There's not much difference. SICK....

Posted at 3:10PM on Mar 13th 2008 by Bosco

90. 87. This guy is a pedophile and should also be considered a sex offender. For those defending him, he was not giving out college scholarships. He is a predator, preying on very young girls. He's no more than a venomous snake lying in wait to exploit and victimize naive, unexperienced underage girls meanwhile giving them copious amounts of alcohol and or drugs to further diminish any sense of proper judgement or self respect they may have and to him a far greater advantage of exploiting them fully. But this is all their fault right? Or better yet, the parents! What is scarey to me is the DEMAND and market for such so-called entertainment and child porn. For those who try to justify this, by saying well these girls were 16, 17 years old they were almost adults. It's not like they were 13,14,15. There's not much difference. SICK....

Posted at 3:10PM on Mar 13th 2008 by Bosco
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naive? unexperienced?..I guess you missed that news flash that 1 in 4 teenagers has an STD....doesn't sound like they're too naive....and if it's not their fault or their parents then whose fault would it be?..but like I've been saying it's always someone else's fault..why take personal responsibility when Mom and Dad can make excuses for us?

Posted at 4:40PM on Mar 13th 2008 by Johnny Lawson

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