Happy New Year? Joe Francis Plans To Sue Gawker On Monday

Last week, Gawker announced that Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis had won its “douche of the decade” poll. The post in question also initially called Francis a “rapist” — leading him to threaten to sue Gawker. At the time, some observers wondered how serious the threat was. When Mediaite contacted Francis, we received a response from his publicist to the effect that he still plans on suing, and that the suit will be filed on Monday: