Jeffrey Willis

Back in August, Jeff Willis told us a problem in one club doesn't mean all are a nuisance.

Jeff Willis, CEO La Foxx Club Group: "Jeff Willis: These aren't the clubs of yesterday.

Jeff Willis, CEO of La Foxx Club Group, says the ordinance prohibits dancers from mixing with customers and violates the Constitution."It's in our opinion, the clubowners in the area, that this violates our First Amendment rights and we do plan on challenging this ordinance," Willis told Local 12's Joe Webb.
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However, Willis says prostitution doesn't happen in any of the clubs anymore.

They plan to file suit in federal court by Friday, said Jeffrey Willis, CEO of La Foxx Club Group, which owns Rodney's La Foxx Cabaret and Viva La Foxx Cabaret.
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"We're all for regulation," Willis said."That makes our job easier.But this ordinance goes too far."

Willis said club owners are especially upset by the provision that prohibits dancers from mingling with the audience and talking with customers.

"Since when do they have the right to tell someone they can't talk to someone else?"Willis said.He said the clubs he runs are being "unfairly lumped" with other businesses such as escort services and massage parlors.
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Willis said employees and managers of gentlemen's clubs already pay an annual $155 licensing fee to Covington under its licensing law and would pay double that when the county ordinance takes effect.

Jeffrey Willis, CEO of the La Fox Group, which owns Rodney's La Fox and Viva La Fox in Covington, said Cincinnati lawyer H. Louis Sirkin would file the suit by Fridayon behalf of club owners.
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Other clubs participating in the suit, Willis said, are Club Venus and The Pad in Covington; The Brass Bull and The Brass Mule in Newport; and The Playpen Gentleman's Club in Wilder.

Willis said he and the other owners are in favor of regulation, but that Kenton County's ordinance simply goes too far and hinders the ability of club owners and entertainers to make a living and operate.He disputed government officials' assertion that the clubs are breaking the law.

"We're already under one of the most stringent ordinances in Covington and now they are trying to say that our performers can't even talk to anyone," Willis said, referring to a provision in the Kenton County measure that prohibits dancers who perform on stage from setting foot in areas of the club open to customers.

"When did these people get the right to tell somebody who they could and couldn't talk to?"Willis said.

Jeffrey Willis, CEO of the La Fox Group, which owns Rodney's La Fox and Viva La Fox in Covington, said Cincinnati lawyer H. Louis Sirkin would file the suit by Fridayon behalf of club owners.
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Other clubs participating in the suit, Willis said, are Club Venus and The Pad in Covington; The Brass Bull and The Brass Mule in Newport; and The Playpen Gentleman's Club in Wilder.

Willis said he and the other owners are in favor of regulation, but that Kenton County's ordinance simply goes too far and hinders the ability of club owners and entertainers to make a living and operate.He disputed government officials' assertion that the clubs are breaking the law.

"We're already under one of the most stringent ordinances in Covington and now they are trying to say that our performers can't even talk to anyone," Willis said, referring to a provision in the Kenton County measure that prohibits dancers who perform on stage from setting foot in areas of the club open to customers.

"When did these people get the right to tell somebody who they could and couldn't talk to?"Willis said.
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Willis said the lawsuit would argue that Fiscal Court made several procedural errors when adopting the ordinances.He said specifics would be laid out in the lawsuit.
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"The bottom line is that we are going to make this a very public case," Willis said.

Said Jeffrey Willis, CEO of La Fox Club Group, which owns and operates two strip clubs in Covington: "If Liberty's has broken the law, then they should be closed down.