Where is Girls Gone Wild subject Trista now? Whereabouts of the victim explored

Trista is one of the victims of Joe Francis' adult franchise, Girls Gone Wild, who Francis and his company exploited. She was one of the women caught in Francis' adult entertainment franchise. Hers is one of the stories featured in Peacock's docuseries, Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story. Jamila Wingot directed the documentary released on December 3, 2024.

Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story focuses on the lives of women like Trista whose videos were featured in Joe Francis' franchise. These videos were shared and used in the late-night adult franchise without their consent. However, these women filed lawsuits against Francis, which he continues to deny.

Trista claimed that her footage was misused by Girls Gone Wild and she was exploited by the adult entertainment industry. However, Trista managed to move on from the incident and completed her education. She also found a job and currently lives with her partner and their child.

It is also worth noting that she was not paid to do the documentary by the producers. The victim did the documentary to give voice to other women like her, who were also exploited and affected by the scandal.

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Trista was one of the victims of Joe Francis' adult film franchise Girls Gone Wild

Trista was one of the victims of Joe Francis' adult entertainment franchise Girls Gone Wild. She filed a lawsuit against the film producer before completing her education and works as an Account Manager.

She also met her now-partner with whom she has been in a relationship for nearly a decade. They bonded over their love for adventure and traveling and have explored several places together.

Trista was close to her mother when her videos were used by Francis without her consent, and she is reportedly still close with her mother. According to multiple sources, her mother, Patty, stood by her during that period of her life and helped her overcome the challenges of having filed a lawsuit.

She lives with her partner and their four-year-old son along with their pet.

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What is Peacock's Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story all about?

Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story brings to light the behind-the-scenes operation of the adult entertainment franchise revealing its disturbing nature. It follows the rise of Joe Francis in the late 1990s with the founding of Girls Gone Wild, and the decline of his career following the lawsuits which he was slammed with, in the late 2000s.

Peacock's official synopsis for the docuseries reads:

"Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story offers an astonishing and wide-ranging account of a man whose impact on American culture cannot be overstated, whose alleged sins are numerous and who now lives in exile on a sprawling estate in Mexico amidst the rubble of his once mighty empire.”

The docuseries is split into three episodes and features Joe Francis’ first detailed in-person interview which is on-the-record with a journalist. It also brings to viewers stories from his former employees and his victims, who are women like Trista.

Girls Gone Wild was a popular franchise in the early 2000s. It was known for its direct-response marketing techniques, including late-night infomercials that featured explicit videos filmed by camera crews at parties. The crew was allegedly asked to encourage the women to "flash" or act "wild". These videos were then marketed and sold as DVDs, downloads, and streaming videos.

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All three episodes of Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story are exclusively available for streaming on Peacock now.

Editor's Note: A previous version of the article mentioned the victim's workplace, the city she resides in, and the names of her partner and child. However, these details have been removed as per their requests.