GIRLS Gone Wild founder Joe Francis is being cast into the limelight with a new documentary Girls Gone Wild Exposed.
The documentary shows the ugly side of business pursuits but also his relationship with his ex-girlfriend Abbey Wilson, who he dated for 12 years before breaking off their relationship in 2020.
Originally from Edmond, Oklahoma, Abbey Wilson, 34, met her ex-boyfriend and the father of her daughters while filming Girls Gone Wild.
She won the Search for the Hottest Girl in America contest in 2012 and she and Joe Francis, 49, welcomed their twin daughters, Athena and Alexandria in 2014.
Francis told US Weekly in 2014 that their daughters were conceived via in-vitro fertilization (IVF) to ensure they had girls.
“We both wanted girls and we wanted them to be healthy and free of genetic diseases so we chose to do IVF,” Wilson said at the time.
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Wilson is currently in hiding away from Francis and the media.
Wilson’s Instagram and her last post of the girls was on February 10, 2022, with the caption “counting my blessings.”
Her Instagram bio reads: American mommy fighting for the custody, health & peace of my 2 beautiful twin daughters Athena & Alexandria in Mexico.
There hasn’t been much press attention to the case, but that could soon change, as the documentary includes abusive language and audio of alleged abuse from Francis to Wilson in a tape from 2020.
Francis accused Wilson of kidnapping their daughters after they weren’t dropped off at his home on Christmas, according to court docs obtained by TMZ.
In an Instagram post on December 26, Francis said, “SANTA CLAUS CAME!!!
“MERRY CHRISTMAS ATHENA & ALEXANDRIA!! Santa Claus came today all the way from the North Pole and delivered all of your presents today.
“Santa was so sad when he found out that you were kidnapped and not here.”
Wilson was reportedly supposed to drop off Athena and Alexandria at their father’s home on Christmas but was a no-show, court documents claim.
The absence of their daughters allegedly led Francis to claim Wilson had kidnapped the girls.
Wilson posted a photo of the girls on November 18 and said, “Fighting for your happiness and security 24/7. My loves, my life, my everything.”
No charges have been filed, according to court documents obtained by TMZ, however, this is allegedly due to Wilson no longer residing at the residence on file.
Francis claims Athena and Alexandria have not been seen in 10 days and accused Wilson in court documents of family violence.
Wilson denies the claim and her lawyer told The Sun that Athena and Alexandria are not missing.
“She categorically denies she has been charged with kidnapping,” Ronald Richards said in a statement.
“She has full temporary custody of her children. He only has limited supervised visitation.”
The attorney further claimed Joe has been “… verbally abusive” during their relationship. Wilson made these claims earlier in court docs, and Francis has denied them.
The pair ended their relationship in 2020 and in July 2021, Wilson alleged her ex-boyfriend did drugs and was abusive.
“My ex-girlfriend just keeps making up things and lying and lying and lying,” Francis told Page Six in July 2021.
“I have to defend myself and publicly separate myself with her now.”
Francis was arrested in July for the allegations of domestic abuse and sentenced to 270 days in jail.
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Later that month, Francis claimed Wilson stole $250,000 from him and said she kidnapped their children for six months.
Wilson has not released a comment on the allegations.
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