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Okay, he had to go through a lot to get there, but winning $20,000,000 in a slander case is still a pretty significant thing, even to someone who already has loads of cash, considering something even more important than some money was on the line: his reputation.
A jury on Monday awarded casino mogul Steve Wynn $20 million in his slander case against "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis, who claimed the creator of some of Las Vegas' most upscale resorts threatened to kill him over a gambling debt.
Witnesses disputed Francis' claims during a four-day trial, including Grammy winning record producer Quincy Jones, who Francis said told him about Wynn's threats and showed him a stack of emails that contained them. Continue Reading
