Grigoriadis talks about feeling that way herself as a young reporter covering GGW at the peak of its influence. It’s objectively disturbing to watch archive footage now in a post #MeToo era and see older male videographers alongside Francis, egging on young women – some of them minors. His business was based on misogyny and exploitation and it allowed him to abuse dozens of women. At the heart of GGW, the podcast shows, Francis was not a naughty boy with a childlike fetish for breasts, but a predator and masterful manipulator. “Infamous: Inside America’s Biggest Scandals”, is a six-part investigation by journalist and author, Vanessa Grigoriadis. Francis’ attorneys wanted to be clear that all of his legal issues in the United States are long gone, and he’s free to travel to the United States whenever he desires.”Ī podcast detailing the rise and fall of the GGW empire, and examining the laundry list of criminal and civil charges against Francis airs in full this week. Through a spokesperson The Independent was told: “Mr. Francis is today a fugitive living in Mexico, with two arrest warrants open in the US. At its peak, the GGW empire was worth a reported $100m. A cultural phenomenon was born Francis was riding the wave of reality television’s advent and the normalization of amateur pornography - the kind of videos that made Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian, Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee infamous.
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