Joe Francis's Powerpoint Defense Is Very Convincing
Prominent sleaze-pile Joe Francis will soon be taking on a vaguely human-like form to appear in court to stand trial for criminal tax evasion charges in Los Angeles. He's accused of deducting over $20 million in fake business expenses from his tax returns in 2002 and 2003—including $3.75 million to build a beachfront Mexican estate called Casa Aramara. According to documents dug up by The Smoking Gun, however, Francis's defense looks as though it's going to be spectacular—like, 55-year-old-salesman-who-just-learned-how-to-use-PowerPoint-20-minutes-before-a-meeting spectacular:
See, four famous people stayed at that Mexican house, so it's a totally legit business expense. Because without Orlanndo Bloooooom (his name is misspelled on the slide, I think, which is totally embarrassing!), you can't have a successful girls-who-take-off-their-tops DVD empire. Guys just won't buy the DVDs unless the Orlanndo Bloooooom Seal Of Porn Abloooomal is visible on the packaging. That's just a fact. And association with noted beige sad sack, Jennifer Anniston is the key to unlocking the frat boy market.
Then there's this slide: