Girls Gone Wild Trouble Again

The call girl linked to the downfall of former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer sued the founder of the "Girls Gone Wild" series for $10 million, claiming he exploited her image and name to advertise the racy videos.

"Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis made a public $1 million offer for Spiter's call girl to appear in a "Girls Gone Wild" video .

The lawsuit filed in federal court in Miami that development of two Internet sites that the lawsuit contends improperly use her image to sell DVDs and other products. The offers were rescinded after Francis realized he already had footage of her from 2003. Her lawyer warned she was only 17 when the video was shot, not 18 as Francis claimed.

Francis is no stranger to legal problems in Florida. He spent a year in jail and was released in March after pleading no contest to child abuse and prostitution charges for filming underage girls in the Panhandle beach town of Panama City. Four women who claim they were 17 or younger when filmed have filed lawsuits there against Francis.

Francis also faces federal tax evasion charges in California. Prosecutors say companies controlled by Francis claimed more than $20 million in phony deductions in 2002 and 2003 and that Francis used offshore accounts to conceal income.