He admitted that he also didn't think about the power dynamics at play when he pursued people he worked with, or those who attended his acting school. I'm living a spiritual life.' Where on the side, I'm acting out now in all these other ways, and I couldn't see it.'įranco said he has been in recovery from sex addiction since 2016 and has 'been doing a lot of work' after the allegations against him 'and changing who I was.'įranco confirmed that while he did sleep with students at his acting school he thought it was 'cool' because it was 'consensual' and they were all adults.' So in my head, it was like, 'Oh, I'm sober. The insidious part of that is that I stayed sober from alcohol all that time. 'It's such a powerful drug,' he explained.
She is seen at a premiere for a different movie in 2019įranco blamed his infidelities and inappropriate behavior on a sex addiction he has suffered from since giving up alcohol as a teenager. Yi has accused James Franco of being a 'sexual predator'. 'In addition to being blind about power dynamics, Franco is completely insensitive to, and still apparently does not care about, the immense pain and suffering he put his victims through with this sham of an acting school,' said a spokesman for two law firms representing the women, Valli Kane & Vagnini and Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai. Lawyers for the accusers were angered by Franco's interview for The Jess Cagle Podcast. In June this year, it was announced that a $2.2 million settlement had been reached. His interview marked the first time he had addressed the allegations since being accused in January 2018 of sexual misconduct by five women - four of his ex-students and one who said he was her mentor.Ī suit was filed by two of the women - Sarah Tither-Kaplan and Toni Gaal - against Franco in October 2020.
Lawyers representing women who have accused actor James Franco of sexual misconduct criticized his decision to defend himself in a podcast, saying he showed a lack of remorse and downplayed the harm done to the women.įranco, 43, admitted in the podcast, which aired on SiriusXM on Thursday, that he slept with students at his acting school and 'cheated on everyone' he dated during a 20-year battle with 'sex addiction.' On Thursday, lawyers representing some of his accusers said they felt Franco was downplaying the harm the women sufferedīy Carly Johnson and Harriet Alexander For.In June it was announced that Franco had settled an October 2020 lawsuit filed by his accusers, and paid a $2.2 million settlement.And there were some issues that I had to deal with that were also related to addiction' He said: 'I was in recovery before, for substance abuse.
The actor said he has previously dealt with other addictions.Franco confessed on Thursday to being unfaithful to all his former partners and said he slept with students at his acting school.In January 2018, five women told the Los Angeles Times that Franco had been sexually inappropriate or exploitative with them.James Franco, 43, spoke in a podcast which aired on Thursday about his 20-year struggle with sex addiction as well as his battle with alcoholism.Lawyers for James Franco's accusers slam actor after he brushed off sleeping with students at his acting school: 'He continues to downplay the survivors' experiences and ignore their pain'