After years of silence, Franco discussed his sex addiction and allegations of sexual misconduct in a 2021 interview on The Jess Cagle Show.
After years of silence, Franco discussed his sex addiction and allegations of sexual misconduct in a 2021 interview on The Jess Cagle Show.
“There were people who were upset with me and I needed to listen,” Franco said when asked why he had been silent until now.
They alleged the school set out to “create a steady stream of young women to objectify and exploit,” as well as “circumvent California’s ‘pay for play’ regulations,” which prohibit making actors pay for auditions.
Franco denied the lawsuit’s allegations at the time, with his attorney also saying he would seek damages from the plaintiffs and their lawyers “for filing this scurrilous publicity seeking lawsuit.” The women dropped their claims in Feb.
“I didn’t sleep with anybody in that particular class, but over the course of my teaching I did sleep with students, and that was wrong,” Franco said in one video clip.
“Of course I knew, you know, talking to other people, other teachers or whatever, like, yeah, it’s probably not a cool thing.
At another point, he acknowledged he had “let a lot of people down,” like his students, the Oscars and his coworkers on various movies.
He talked about struggles with addiction, first to alcohol and then to sex.
Franco acknowledged he wasn’t faithful in relationships, saying he cheated on “everyone” before his current girlfriend.
“I worked with him for 20 years, we didn’t have one fight …