LOS ANGELES – “Girls Gone Wild” creator Joe Francis was sentenced Tuesday to 270 days in jail and three years’ probation for choking a woman and repeatedly slamming her head to the ground at his Los Angeles mansion in 2011.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Nancy L. Newman also ordered the 40-year-old Francis to complete an anger management course and attend 52 sessions of psychological counseling, according to Deputy City Attorney Mitchell Fox.
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A jury in May convicted Francis of five misdemeanor charges — three counts of false imprisonment, one count of assault by means likely to cause great bodily injury, and one count of dissuading a witness from reporting a crime.
Francis’ attorney Steve Levine said key details of the case were proven to be false in court, and he is appealing the decision.
“Joe has always maintained his innocence,” Levine said. He added that the judge “still came to a very fair and measured decision.”
According to Fox, Francis met three women on Jan. 29, 2011, at a college graduation party at the Supper Club in Hollywood. He grabbed the arm of one of the girls and took her to his limo, and the two others followed, believing they’d be taken to their car. Instead, they ended up in a gated area of Francis’ Bel Air home.
Francis appeared to be interested in one of the women and tried to lead her away, but her friend pulled back, Fox said.
Francis then “jumped on the friend, took her to the ground, choked her, slammed her head against the ground, dragged her across the ground, and when she got back up, did it several more times,” Fox said.
Buble’s wife gives birth to son Noah
NEW YORK – Michael Buble is a father.
The pop singer posted a picture of his wife, actress Luisana Lopilato, and their son Noah on his Instagram account Tuesday. Buble’s representative confirmed the birth.
Lopilato gave birth to the couple’s first child early Tuesday in Vancouver, Canada.
The 37-year-old Canadian singer and the 26-year-old Argentine actress were married in 2011. The couple met in 2009 during a South American concert tour.
Buble is a Grammy-winning pop singer who has sold millions of albums, including “Crazy Love” and 2011’s “Christmas.”
– From news service reports
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