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Court Clears Joe Francis for Celeb Apprentice

Fri., Sep. 5, 2008 2:06 PM PDT by

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Joe Francis doesn’t have to worry about a little old tax-dodging trial to get in the way of his budding TV stardom.

A federal judge today ruled that the Girls Gone Wild mastermind will be allowed to curry Donald Trump's favor on the new season of Celebrity Apprentice.

Trouble is, he's not doing the new season of Celebrity Apprentice.

Francis' lawyers initially made the Apprentice request weeks ago, but in the meantime, Francis has passed on the NBC reality show and instead, he and the Donald have concocted a different project.

"Trump has asked me to do another show with him. We got a ton of offers when he announced my involvement [in Celebrity Apprentice]. It's a better deal because it's my own show," Francis exclusively tells E! News.

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