By . Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 14:26 EST, 6 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 16:06 EST, 6 September 2012 . Music mogul Quincy Jones testified Thursday that he never told Girls Gone Wild creator Joe Francis that casino mogul Steve Wynn had threatened to kill the soft-porn producer and have him buried in the desert. The Grammy-winning record producer shook his head repeatedly under questioning before a jury as an attorney described Francis' accusations, which Jones called fiction. Francis says Jones told him that Wynn had threatened to hit him over the head with a shovel and have him buried in the desert. Swearing in: Music mogul Quincy Jones testifies in court today during a slander trial against Steve Wynn and the creator of Girls Gone Wild . Francis also says Jones showed him a . stack of emails supposedly detailing the threats. Hollywood fiction: Jones said Francis' allegations were like something out of the movie Scarface . Francis said under . oath that Jones told him Wynn was a gangster and 'old Vegas.' 'That sounds like a line from Scarface,' Jones said. He added that he would like to see the emails Francis claims he displayed. Francis acknowledges he never read the emails and didn't ask Jones, who is his next-door neighbour, to let him read them. Wynn has vehemently denied he ever . threatened Francis. Wynn has testified that Francis' comments are . damaging to his reputation and could hurt business at his Las Vegas . resorts, the Wynn and Encore. He told jurors Tuesday that he had never sent an email in his life, and Jones said he hadn't ever seen one sent by Wynn. Wynn's attorney Barry Langberg asked . multiple questions about Francis' accusations. Jones alternated between . appearing taken aback by the statements attributed to him to smiling and . shaking his head. 'Absolutely not,' he repeatedly said when Langberg asked about whether Wynn had ever conveyed a threat toward Francis. Save the drama: Jones said that Joe Francis, left, pictured in 2010, should just pay the money he owes Steve Wynn, right, calling the trial 'a lot of drama'; Wynn is pictured arriving at court today . Suit up: Casino mogul Steve Wynn arrives at court with his wife, Andrea, for his slander trial today in Los Angeles . Jones said he attempted to mediate a dispute between Francis and Wynn's casino over $2 million in gambling losses. 'I was trying to just make peace,' Jones said, adding that he wanted Francis to 'do what he should have . done in the first place.' 'If you lose the money, you pay the money,' Jones said. 'That's ridiculous.' Jones has won multiple Grammy awards . for his work with artists such as Michael Jackson and the superstar 1985 . collaboration 'We Are the World.' Sin City: Wynn owns the now-infamous Wynn Hotel, where Prince Harry spent a highly-publicised weekend partying last month . He was initially a reluctant witness, citing doctor's orders for why he was unable to testify during the case. He said he wasn't really feeling well . after taking the witness stand Thursday morning, but laughed and . cracked several jokes while testifying. When asked about Francis and their . relationship, Jones said he tried to bail his neighbour out of a Panama . City, Florida, jail after he was arrested on suspicion of filming . underage girls. Jones said he'd travelled to Mexico . and the Middle East with Francis for events, but acknowledged it could . be a lot of work at times. 'A lot of drama,' Jones said of Francis.
Vegas casino billionaire Steve Wynn called in music mogul Quincy Jones to testify for him, roping in Grammy winner to bitter legal dispute .
Trial between Wynn and Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis .
Francis alleges that Wynn plotted to kill him and bury him in the desert .
Jones, who is Francis' neighbour, said allegations were straight out of the movie Scarface .
By . Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 14:26 EST, 6 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 16:06 EST, 6 September 2012 . Music mogul Quincy Jones testified Thursday that he never told Girls Gone Wild creator Joe Francis that casino mogul Steve Wynn had threatened to kill the soft-porn producer and have him buried in the desert. The Grammy-winning record producer shook his head repeatedly under questioning before a jury as an attorney described Francis' accusations, which Jones called fiction. Francis says Jones told him that Wynn had threatened to hit him over the head with a shovel and have him buried in the desert. Swearing in: Music mogul Quincy Jones testifies in court today during a slander trial against Steve Wynn and the creator of Girls Gone Wild . Francis also says Jones showed him a . stack of emails supposedly detailing the threats. Hollywood fiction: Jones said Francis' allegations were like something out of the movie Scarface . Francis said under . oath that Jones told him Wynn was a gangster and 'old Vegas.' 'That sounds like a line from Scarface,' Jones said. He added that he would like to see the emails Francis claims he displayed. Francis acknowledges he never read the emails and didn't ask Jones, who is his next-door neighbour, to let him read them. Wynn has vehemently denied he ever . threatened Francis. Wynn has testified that Francis' comments are . damaging to his reputation and could hurt business at his Las Vegas . resorts, the Wynn and Encore. He told jurors Tuesday that he had never sent an email in his life, and Jones said he hadn't ever seen one sent by Wynn. Wynn's attorney Barry Langberg asked . multiple questions about Francis' accusations. Jones alternated between . appearing taken aback by the statements attributed to him to smiling and . shaking his head. 'Absolutely not,' he repeatedly said when Langberg asked about whether Wynn had ever conveyed a threat toward Francis. Save the drama: Jones said that Joe Francis, left, pictured in 2010, should just pay the money he owes Steve Wynn, right, calling the trial 'a lot of drama'; Wynn is pictured arriving at court today . Suit up: Casino mogul Steve Wynn arrives at court with his wife, Andrea, for his slander trial today in Los Angeles . Jones said he attempted to mediate a dispute between Francis and Wynn's casino over $2 million in gambling losses. 'I was trying to just make peace,' Jones said, adding that he wanted Francis to 'do what he should have . done in the first place.' 'If you lose the money, you pay the money,' Jones said. 'That's ridiculous.' Jones has won multiple Grammy awards . for his work with artists such as Michael Jackson and the superstar 1985 . collaboration 'We Are the World.' Sin City: Wynn owns the now-infamous Wynn Hotel, where Prince Harry spent a highly-publicised weekend partying last month . He was initially a reluctant witness, citing doctor's orders for why he was unable to testify during the case. He said he wasn't really feeling well . after taking the witness stand Thursday morning, but laughed and . cracked several jokes while testifying. When asked about Francis and their . relationship, Jones said he tried to bail his neighbour out of a Panama . City, Florida, jail after he was arrested on suspicion of filming . underage girls. Jones said he'd travelled to Mexico . and the Middle East with Francis for events, but acknowledged it could . be a lot of work at times. 'A lot of drama,' Jones said of Francis.
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