After Brody Jenner claimed the Girls Gone Wild honcho beat up his lady love Jayde Nicole at Guys & Dolls last night, things certainly seemed to be pretty calm when we caught Joe Francis arriving at his Santa Monica office this afternoon!

As Joe made his way in to Mantra Entertainment, X17 photogs asked him if he had any comment about what happened last night and he told us, "It's cool." Joe also released the following statement to X17online:

    "Jenner's public accusations that I punched and kicked his girlfriend are false, outrageous, and slanderous. In fact, they are actionable, and I plan to take legal action.

    Someone shoved me from behind, then hurled a drink at me, glass and all. I turned to see who it was, and the next thing I knew, I was on the ground, with Brody Jenner ripping at my shirt. The security guards told me they saw the whole thing, and apologized to me for the trouble. They even offered me a new Guys and Dolls T-shirt.

    I was talking with the General Manager for about 5 minutes when Brody Jenner came out of nowhere and cold-cocked me. This morning, I learned that Jenner was posting false statements about me online, in a desperate attempt to create some publicity for himself."


According to multiple witnesses, including the club’s head of security, Joe never punched anyone and security camera footage from Guys & Dolls confirms Joe's account of the unprovoked attack. Francis plans to take immediate legal action against Brody and he adds, "I’ve never hit a girl in my life and the accusation disgusts me. The only reason Brody Jenner and his girlfriend are making these claims is because they know they are in deep legal trouble for this second unprovoked attack on me."

Violence is never the answer folks! But who do YOU believe?