When the lie takes the elevator, the truth takes the stairs. Indeed, it was therefore necessary to wait four years before having the version of James Franco about the accusations of sexual assault to which he was the subject. However, contrary to popular belief, the actor never lied. He simply preferred to remain silent before speaking and giving his version of the facts. Something he has just done, this Wednesday, December 22 in an episode of Jess Cagle Podcast. The one who plays Harry Osborn in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man first recalled: “In 2018 there were complaints and an article about me”, before justifying himself on his silence during all these years: “At the time, I was just like, ‘I’m going to keep quiet. I’m going to take a break.’ It didn’t seem like a good time to say anything.”
The 43-year-old actor finally throwing the whole story aside and admitting some facts. “When I was a teacher, I slept with students, and it was wrong”, he admitted on the show. Before defending yourself: “But like I said, that’s not why I created the school, and it wasn’t me who selected the students in my class. So it wasn’t a ‘ Machiavellian plan ‘drawn up by me “. Contrary to what has been said, according to the version of “the accused”, the relations he would have had with certain girls would have all been agreed: “But yes, there were times when I had a consensual relationship with a student, and I shouldn’t have.”
To defend himself, James Franco blames his mental state more than wobbly at the time: “At the time, I wasn’t clear on my mind, like I said. I guess my main point was, ‘If this is a consensual relationship, it’s okay. We’re all adults. … ‘” For sure that this argument relieves the victims …
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