Actor is laying low

This disgraced A- list actor is laying low because apparently there are several other underage people who are set to come forward with accusations to make against him.

James Franco

Seth Rogen, James Franco and the need for Hollywood men to start standing up

When James Franco appeared on CBS’ “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” in January 2018, I was prepared for typical late-night fare — jokes, perhaps a good-natured ribbing, some softball questions. I assumed Colbert would ignore that Franco had recently been accused of sexual misconduct. But Colbert surprised me by calling out Franco, albeit gently, on the allegations.

Franco denied the accusations, saying, “The things that I heard that were on Twitter are not accurate, but I completely support people coming out and being able to have a voice.” However, Colbert didn’t drop the line of questioning, pressing the actor on how he was going to do better in the future. Colbert’s actions shouldn’t have seemed notable, but they were. He attempted to do what most men in the entertainment industry wouldn’t: hold another man accountable.

I was reminded of the exchange when I saw that actor Seth Rogen had recently spoken with the U.K.’s Sunday Times about Franco, who in February settled a lawsuit in which former students at his acting school accused him of “widespread inappropriate and sexually charged behavior.” His lawyer said the allegations were false.

Rogen has had a close friendship with Franco, and their professional careers are inextricably linked after they rose to fame together in multiple collaborations, including the TV series “Freaks and Geeks” and the movie “Pineapple Express.”

The Times asked Rogen about his fellow actor’s behavior and his thoughts on enabling abuse, to which he replied: “What I can say is that I despise abuse and harassment, and I would never cover or conceal the actions of someone doing it, or knowingly put someone in a situation where they were around someone like that.”

Rogen also apologized for a tasteless joke he made on “Saturday Night Live” in 2014 about Franco’s pursuit of underage girls in the wake of news that Franco, 35 at the time, had propositioned a 17-year-old girl and pressured her into a sex act. (Franco later said he had “used bad judgment” and was “embarrassed” by the incident.) – Source