In his first in-depth interview in nearly four years, James Franco is addressing the sexual misconduct allegations brought against him in 2018.
The actor sat down with Sirius XM’s Jess Cagle and opened up about why he hasn’t spoken out sooner.
“At that moment I just thought I’m gonna be quiet,” he says. “I’m gonna pause. Did not seem like the right time to say anything. There were people that were upset with me and I needed to listen.”
Franco says over the past four years he went to work on himself. He says that after getting sober from alcohol at age 17, he realized his addiction had turned to sex.
The actor admits to cheating on everyone he had been with until his current girlfriend, Isabel Pakzad, and says he slept with students at his former acting school, Playhouse West Studio 4, though stresses he didn’t start the school for that purpose.
“I didn’t want to hurt people,” he says. “…And the behavior spun out to a point where it was like I was hurting everybody.”
Over the summer, Franco reached a settlement with two of his former acting students who filed a sexual misconduct lawsuit against him in 2019.
Franco’s full interview with Jess Cagle airs Thursday.
Copyright © 2021, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.
Related Posts
Gwyneth Paltrow testifies in ski crash trial
March 24, 2023
ABC/Christopher WillardGwyneth Paltrow has taken the stand in the civil trial for a ski accident…
Music notes: Alanis Morissette, Lewis Capaldi, Ed Sheeran and Adele
March 24, 2023
Alanis Morissette will headline the 2023 RBCxMusic Concert Series on June 10 in Toronto. She will…
‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ already killing it at the box office
March 24, 2023
LionsgateFans are apparently ready for John Wick to be back. The fourth chapter of the hit…
Adam McKay arrests Robert Downey Jr., Robert Pattinson, Amy Adams and more for serial killer satire
March 24, 2023
Netflix/Dimitrios KambourisDirector-writer Adam McKay, who recently called the shots on Netflix's…
Sam Asghari open to starring in a movie with Britney Spears: “That would be a dream come true”
March 24, 2023
Sam Asghari says starring in a movie alongside wife Britney Spears "would be a dream come true."…
Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth divorcing after 12 years of marriage
March 24, 2023
Presley Ann/Getty Images for Icelandic GlacialReese Witherspoon and Jim Toth are divorcing after 12…
Chris Kirkpatrick says NSYNC stood out from other boy bands because they embraced pop culture
March 24, 2023
Tim Boyles/Getty ImagesFriday marks the 25th anniversary of NSYNC's eponymous debut album, one of…
Ed Sheeran to perform new album “all the way through” at Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre
March 24, 2023
Atlantic RecordsIf you want to be among the privileged few who get to hear Ed Sheeran's new album,…