During Saturday's
Dateline feature, Francis told reporter Keith Morrison: "I've been a target of lawsuits ... and other accusations and ridiculous things in the past." Asked specifically about hiring underage girls, he replied, "Well, some girl showing a fake ID? If somebody shows you a fake ID, you have every reason to believe that they're that age."
Joe Francis, Dateline NBC Interview
http://community.emeraldcoast.com/ar....db.php?a=4725
last line in that article: "The
jury sided with Mantra Films citing that the girls lied to them about being over 18"
and also the previous line is one of interest: Under Florida law minors are allowed to be filmed as long as they are on public property.