Actor James Franco admits having sex with students at his theater school

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Last July, the star agreed to pay around $ 2.2 million to end a complaint from two former students.

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James Franco admitted, in an interview with the American podcast of publisher Jess Cagle on Wednesday, December 22, to having had sex with students of the film school he had co-founded and which is now closed. . The 43-year-old actor known for his roles in the Spiderman by Sam Raimi and 127 Hours, agree that “it was wrong” even if these relationships were “granted” according to him.

Last July, James Franco agreed to pay around $ 2.2 million to end proceedings against him for “sexual exploitation”, complaint filed in 2019 by two of his former students at the Studio 4 theater school. Several women had previously accused him of sexual harassment, inappropriate behavior and sexual abuse.

Confident to have been “addicted to power” before being today “recovering”, the American actor explains in this interview that “sex is a powerful drug” and that he was not arriving “not to be faithful” with his various companions. “So I was unfaithful. (…) And this behavior ended up offending everyone”, he admits.


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