The founder of the "Girls Gone Wild" video empire said Thursday he'll ask a Nevada judge to rescind a $7.5 million award given to Las Vegas Strip casino mogul Steve Wynn in a civil defamation case.
Joe Francis told The Associated Press that he wasn't present and didn't have a chance to defend himself during a Wednesday hearing at which Clark County District Court Judge Mark Denton issued a default judgment and awarded Wynn $5 million in compensatory and $2.5 million in punitive damages.
"This is a joke," Francis said. "It can't stand. We weren't given notice."