James Franco Addresses His Sexual Misconduct Allegations

James Franco addresses the accusations of sexual misconduct against him and talks about why he isn't trying to refute the claims.
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[daykon]

I’ve never seen James Franco so serious in my entire life 😂

[eliasb]

The man's been accused of sexual assault, is being questioned on international television about it, understands how quick public opinions about him can change because of it, and is thinking about the implications it will have on his life. Whether the allegations are true or not, he's scared. The whole "he's scared because he's guilty" argument isn’t really an argument; an innocent person can be scared if they’re accused, as can a guilty person. If he’s guilty, he needs to own it and face the consequences.

[queenb]

Crazy, this is 3 years old and I never heard ANYTHING about this.

[stoy]

You can see he's devastated that people he considered friends would turn on him like this. Yet he's smart enough to know not to defend himself, because the minute he does he will accused of being a power abuser and prove there point.

[sumguy]

you can tell seth is uncomfortable having to ask these questions

[MikosVlog]

This is the only guy who played Harry osborn perfectly

[MarionWorldwide]

James is probably a womanizer and this makes him come out as inappropriate but I believe he is sincere in the fact that he did not use his power or did not realize he had some power to get perceived as harassing the person.

[jackp]

It’s bullshit, he did not force her, he did noooot. Oh, Hai Seth

[Pos]

He is the only one of the celebrities with allegations that actually had the balls to sit down IN PERSON and adress it without coming with some cheap half ass apology on a tweet.

[Beraksekebon]

He should be interviewed by dave skylark instead lol

[aidanyelsma]

I know it’s just because the spider man was such a big part of my childhood, but I have never been able to not see Harry Osborne when I see James Franco.

[RefinedQualia]

Facts: there are no charges or even accusations of assault being made against Franco. We have to come up with a very clear definition for what "sexual misconduct" is before we start trying to ruin people's careers over it

[glendarjj]

*James franco after seeing the allegations:* "I'm ruined! I've nothing left
Except spiderman"

[anonymousfemale]

this is probably not the place to say it, but james franco is so hot.

[Yirmyah]

I am not prepared to live in a world where James Franco isn’t an actor

[stealthsuit]

The key word here is "allegations". Anyone can accuse anyone of anything but don't jump to conclusions people. The fact that she's now removed the tweet doesn't help her case either...

[amysimpson]

People are now being heard which is great, but now instead of being undeniably shut down like they used to they are undeniably believed. You can tweet anything, doesn’t mean it’s necessarily true.

[MrJeremiah]

I don't think that the women are completely lying, and I don't think that James Franco is completely guilty. Not everything is black and white, and I think that they all had different perspectives in the different events, but I feel that people are overlooking a very important aspect of these events: INTENT. We should not hang Franco out to dry, nor should we ignore what these women are saying. We don't know all of the circumstances of these situations or the mindsets of those involved, and it's very possible that James Franco was acting purely artistically and not in a manner of perversion. It is also possible that he's worked with many women that are comfortable with his workmanship which has blinded him to the fact that there are other women that are not comfortable in the same situations. The case with Violet Paley is of course different, but it was also the starting point of a consensual relationship. She says she was not comfortable with the act at that point in time of their relationship, but the fact that they entered into a consensual relationship points to the reality that she most likely displayed interest in James Franco sexually. He may have been jumping the gun by exposing himself in the back of a limo, but some people take less time to become sexual than others. There are plenty of women that move too fast in a relationship too, and I don't think it's a bad thing if the interest is on both sides and as long as it is not forced. I think that the women's Tweets should be used to advise men of uncomfortable situations to not put women in for the future, but I do not think that the information currently known should mar James Franco's character. If it comes out that his actions were more malicious than current information dictates, then lets mar him then. As Mark Twain said, “A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.”

[nandokgg]

Dude is brave, so he was sorta silent in his response because he respect thr movement of women speaking up against this stuff. He respects it so much he is not going to defend himself in a rush

[mgtow]

Rape/Sexual Harassment is horrible.

But it still needs to be proven.
(Not just blindly believed)

Because false accusations are horrible, too.