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"Girls Gone Wild" Boss Sues Rape Accuser

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"Girls Gone Wild" Boss Sues Rape Accuser

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APRIL 19--"Girls Gone Wild" founder Joseph Francis today filed a $25 million defamation lawsuit against the Texas woman who last month accused him of rape. Claiming that he would not "sit back and be called a rapist," Francis filed the below Florida Circuit Court lawsuit against the 21-year-woman and a friend who accompanied her to Francis's Ritz Carlton suite after a night of South Beach partying. Francis, 31, contends that he engaged in consensual sex with the woman--identified as Amy Doe in his complaint--and even had lunch with the alleged victim and her pal the following day. Along with the $25 million, Francis is also seeking to be reimbursed the $36 he shelled out for the medium rare burgers the women ordered from room service. (8 pages)