Can he ever come back? He has really fallen like a rock. Where is his film with accusers?
James Franco
by Anonymous | reply 285 | September 7, 2021 11:55 PM |
He [italic] can [/italic] and probably will.
But I wish he wouldn't.
by Anonymous | reply 1 | April 21, 2019 4:57 AM |
My personal feeling is no. He roughed up a lot of people and went for underage.
by Anonymous | reply 2 | April 21, 2019 4:58 AM |
He always sucked. I couldn't stand him. I figured he could withstand the accusations though. So maybe he'll be back...
by Anonymous | reply 3 | April 21, 2019 5:01 AM |
His 15 years are over! It's Dave's turn!
by Anonymous | reply 4 | April 21, 2019 5:05 AM |
He had his day, but he is getting less cute by the minute.
by Anonymous | reply 5 | April 21, 2019 5:09 AM |
Before the MeToo movement his comeback would've been pretty much assured, thanks to his past history of commercial and critical success. However, four things surrounding his situation really hurt him:
*He already had an image as sex-obsessed thanks to all his sex-drenched projects *He already had an image as a creep thanks to that incident with the 17-year old girl *He never outright denied the accusations against him (just said they were "not accurate") *One of his accusers was a Hollywood actress (Ally Sheedy), which Hollywood takes more seriously
Thus, his "comeback" is going to be harder than for others, especially when you take the fact that he's over 40 into account. I predict that he'll focus on supporting roles in studio movies, possibly lead roles in indie movies, and will turn more of his attention towards theater and prestige TV (like The Deuce). He'll probably also continue his directing efforts since it's behind the camera, but so far all of his efforts have failed pretty miserably.
by Anonymous | reply 6 | April 21, 2019 5:16 AM |
He is blackballed. HBO cancelled The Deuce to avoid renewing his contract.
by Anonymous | reply 7 | April 21, 2019 5:29 AM |
I always thought it was weird because he was so in plain sight. He is supposed to do a theater charity auction with Armie Hammer and people complained. The Laundromat did well at a screening.
by Anonymous | reply 8 | April 21, 2019 5:40 AM |
Yes, he’s a white man.
by Anonymous | reply 9 | April 21, 2019 5:47 AM |
Get married, have a kid and reinvent himself as a good husband/father. It's not that hard unless he really is a sex-obsessed creep.
by Anonymous | reply 10 | April 21, 2019 5:50 AM |
We can do a comeback project together!
by Anonymous | reply 11 | April 21, 2019 5:53 AM |
He can cum on my back
by Anonymous | reply 12 | April 21, 2019 5:58 AM |
They pulled a super hero movie from him. That means you are out. He and Geffen have the most secrets.
by Anonymous | reply 13 | April 21, 2019 6:32 AM |
"He is blackballed. HBO cancelled The Deuce to avoid renewing his contract."
That's completely false. Why did you make it up?
by Anonymous | reply 14 | April 21, 2019 6:52 AM |
I always dislike his public persona and waa never that impressed but thought he was wonderful in The Room playing weirdo Tommy Wisseau.
by Anonymous | reply 15 | April 21, 2019 8:34 AM |
Agree, R15! I have never really liked Franco at all and have no idea what the truth about his personal life is, but “The Disaster Artist” was a surprisingly good movie and was my favorite film of the year, the year that it was released.
It was unexpectedly funny, touching, and sincere; a very rare mixture to come acrosss in this day and age of filmmaking....
by Anonymous | reply 16 | April 21, 2019 9:34 AM |
R13, what superhero was he supposed to be?
by Anonymous | reply 17 | April 21, 2019 10:15 AM |
Is that Bukowski biopic he did like 8 years ago ever coming out?
by Anonymous | reply 18 | April 21, 2019 10:28 AM |
The Deuce is filming its third and final season.
by Anonymous | reply 19 | April 21, 2019 3:26 PM |
Forget James, what happened to his hot brother Dave? Real flash in the pan career that little one had. I love Dave's wife Alison Brie.
by Anonymous | reply 21 | April 21, 2019 4:05 PM |
Dave is not really star material. No jobs for James.
by Anonymous | reply 22 | April 21, 2019 4:11 PM |
I always liked him and his crazy/odd antics. Especially when SO MANY of today's cultural figures are so horribly dull, "perfect" and bland. I felt his earnest fascination with notable figures from gay cultural underground filmmaking, art and poetry to be endearing. Even educational! I don't care if at times they seemed like a pose.
I *did* feel a bit burned when it became obvious he wasn't gay and had been kinda teasing his sizable gay following. But was this really a big deal? That's showbiz, kid.
Plus, his sexual harassment accusation seem categorically bad, awful, lame, but mysterious to me. I heard the details but they seemed to fall into the same category of "Well, hmm... yes that's bad, okay, maybe. But..." You're going to symbolically kill someone's career over THAT? The trying to pick up the 17 year old girl was weird though. He did, apparently call it off when she revealed her age. Is this really like a Harvey Weinstein thing?
I just feel like so many people in positions of power have done far, far, far worse. Donald Trump and his horrible family and the people he associates are openly committing far worse crimes but let's DESTROY JAMES FRANCO BURN IT ALL DOWN GRRR
by Anonymous | reply 23 | April 21, 2019 4:51 PM |
I can play triplets in The Deuce
by Anonymous | reply 24 | April 21, 2019 4:57 PM |
I just watched "Queen of the Desert" on Netflix.
Franco stunk up the first third with his awful accent and hilariously bad English accent.
I used to think he was pretty good, but he has been very bad in the last several movies I've seen him in. He ruined Oz with his community theater level acting.
by Anonymous | reply 25 | April 21, 2019 5:01 PM |
I agree with r23. Is he even accused of doing anything all that bad? Am I missing something, (sincerely)?
by Anonymous | reply 26 | April 21, 2019 5:10 PM |
I find it hilarious that as soon as those #metoo allegations came out, he got a "serious" girlfriend, and they're still together. Of course he's 40 and she's in her twenties.
by Anonymous | reply 27 | April 21, 2019 5:24 PM |
I think he has been lying low because people have hated his shtick for a long time and are glad to be rid of him.
If he farmed out all the Steinbeck and Faulkner novels he optioned to great screenwriters and directors and didn’t act in them, he might be more bearable.
by Anonymous | reply 28 | April 21, 2019 5:27 PM |
Dish from the Deuce set (SPOILER): Just heard from a cast member that there's an episode ahead where Jame Franco dies---in the arms of James Franco! Even worse, the episode is directed by .... James Franco! Cast doesn't like him--too much ego.
by Anonymous | reply 29 | April 21, 2019 5:28 PM |
[quote]He ruined Oz with his community theater level acting.
I found him really charming in the film.
by Anonymous | reply 30 | April 21, 2019 5:31 PM |
That guy is so gross. Looks like a walking std.
by Anonymous | reply 31 | April 21, 2019 5:31 PM |
I don't know if James is done for good but he's allegedly laying low because he had to pay up an entire school in NYC where both teen girls and boys accused him of sexual assault. That's all the talk for the sudden shut down of that school a week after the first accusations came up.
by Anonymous | reply 33 | April 21, 2019 5:39 PM |
I watched his artsy movies.. Because i had a crush on him.. My conclusion: he's dumb, but thinks he isnt. Bad combination.
by Anonymous | reply 34 | April 21, 2019 5:44 PM |
wonder if he and his bro ever bopped their bologna together
by Anonymous | reply 35 | April 21, 2019 5:45 PM |
It seems like everyone complains that culture is dead, and famous figures are all cookie-cutter PR-controlled Kardashian bores and why doesn't someone do something interesting please. Then when any famous figure at least attempts to step outside that box and do interesting things, everyone's gut impulse to crucify them. "They're pretentious!" "They think they're smart but they aren't!"
Granted that is often true but, still...
But let's get back to lengthy discussions about how Beyonce is some sort of unrecognized genius and Sex In The City has aged well as a cultural moment.
KILL ME
by Anonymous | reply 36 | April 21, 2019 6:02 PM |
He raped and beat up old boyfriends and girlfriends, and had/has sexually abused teenagers. He is a creeper and the 20 something girlfriend is a beard.
by Anonymous | reply 37 | April 21, 2019 7:07 PM |
Misconduct aside, he's wasted his career potential on lazy performances and horrible projects.
He used to be cute and gave some good performances for a while there, but for a while now he's been so monumentally fucking full of himself that it's ruined his ability to disappear into a character or charm onscreen. Plus he thinks he's an Auteur now, but for all his supposed intelligence there's nothing in his creative imagination but juvenile straight-boy crap like "This Is The End" and "Sausage Party". I can't be the only one who never wants to see anything from him again.
by Anonymous | reply 38 | April 21, 2019 7:12 PM |
R37 None of that exaggerated crap is even remotely true.
by Anonymous | reply 39 | April 21, 2019 7:16 PM |
He seems very unfocused, apart from a few projects (James Dean, Milk, whatever that film was about the lone hiker who had to cut off his arm). He is kind of playing himself in Spring Breakers. He and Harmony are into underage.
by Anonymous | reply 40 | April 21, 2019 7:20 PM |
I think the rule is don't look for challenging or intellectual artistic work from mainstream celebrities. Franco seemed to take it closer, but unfortunately fell into the same category. For him it was too much work, too often, usually creating work that gave audiences the accurate impression he lacked genuine talent.
by Anonymous | reply 41 | April 21, 2019 7:25 PM |
Yes. Or any insight.
by Anonymous | reply 42 | April 21, 2019 7:27 PM |
James Franco has potential to be really sexy. If he got into shape he could come back.
by Anonymous | reply 43 | April 21, 2019 7:38 PM |
R42 Yes, indeed.
I love that he made a film on the life of Hart Crane, but the end result was disappointing and half-baked. That was it? The Rebel Without A Cause exhibit in LA was just a crazy mishmash of tons of things... lots of work went into it but I got the impression he wasn't even trying or genuinely didn't care about what the films' legacy meant. I loved that he made a film with Kenneth Anger but the whole thing was just like the lame rock video cliches (a criticism you would never make about Anger himself!) His poetry books and novels were always lacking, sometimes really badly. I did think the Cindy Sherman film stills copying thing was indeed funny... a major film actor (celebrity) copying Sherman's appropriations of film actresses was interesting. The soap opera role was clever. He occasionally hit the nail on the head. Overall it's like he wanted you to know he knew about cool unusual controversial stuff (often from the past) and it really just stopped there for him.
Then on top of that he was a successful actor in many successful comedies and romcoms (and some bombs) and was very sexy for a long time. So there was that.
I know I'm rambling. I was a fan for a number of years in the past. I eventually gave up though because I was exhausted from repeatedly being let down.
by Anonymous | reply 44 | April 21, 2019 7:51 PM |
R44, that's how I feel about Johnny Depp. He eventually let me down, and let me down big-time.
And the comparison to Depp really doesn't bode well for Franco, but that's probably the road he's headed down. Substance abuse, stupid choices, lazy performances, looks rapidly vanishing.
by Anonymous | reply 45 | April 21, 2019 7:56 PM |
Maybe his pal Judd Apatow can write a comeback vehicle for him. Apatow blasts all the other accused pervs except James.
by Anonymous | reply 46 | April 21, 2019 8:02 PM |
James’s body was amazing in WHY HIM? and he put on a lot of muscle for THE DISASTER ARTIST, but I prefer him more toned than bulky myself.
by Anonymous | reply 47 | April 21, 2019 8:10 PM |
R37 believes everything she reads at CDAN. She probably categorizes Aziz Ansari's highly publisized date night as a rape.
IF Franco really has raped someone he obviously should get punished, just like everyone else. Claiming he's a serial rapist however seems ever so slightly far-fetched. R33 seems to fall into same category. There are only articles about a few former students at Franco's acting shool Studio 4 accusing him of "an abuse of power" but I couldn't find any mention of them claiming he raped any of them. R33 makes the students sound like they were in their mid-teens but I assume all were over 18, although I couldn't find any information about it.
The incident with Violet Paley, a film maker who was 22 at the time, who claimed Franco forced her blow him in a car sounds a bit strange as well. She apparently didn't object at all for doing it besides saying she doesn't want to do it in public but then afterwards she apparently fell apart. However she continued to date him for a few months after the incident. She also claimed Franco tried to get her 17 year old friend to meet her at a hotel, and later that several other women reached out to her claiming to have been molested by Franco as well.
I assume Franco really did use his position to get closer to women, and maybe to men, but I don't see any proof of him really forcing anyone to have sex with him.
by Anonymous | reply 48 | April 21, 2019 8:42 PM |
I will never forgive him for fucking up the beautiful ancient pagan tale of Tristan & Isolde.
by Anonymous | reply 49 | April 21, 2019 8:43 PM |
I did think THE DEUCE was a really good show. Well-done, entertaining and interesting. I'm sure facts were exaggerated but I did find it educational about how the 70's-era sleazy Times Square got that way. I'm glad they're ending it after three seasons. I think when shows go on and on they get ruined.
by Anonymous | reply 50 | April 21, 2019 9:12 PM |
I hate to say it but those women in the LA Times are a minority. James has a lot of settlements. There is not a single ex-girlfriend sticking up for him. None!
by Anonymous | reply 51 | April 21, 2019 11:09 PM |
Ha. This thread brought out a publicist,
by Anonymous | reply 52 | April 21, 2019 11:11 PM |
Are they going to show creeper Pali Alto before the Steppenwolf benefit? These people!
by Anonymous | reply 53 | April 21, 2019 11:28 PM |
I'm grateful. His acting made mine seem less annoying.
by Anonymous | reply 55 | April 21, 2019 11:44 PM |
Thank you, FRanco's publicist's intern at R48!
Enjoying your weekend of unpaid work and being nagged about deadlines?
by Anonymous | reply 56 | April 22, 2019 12:05 AM |
He’s done. Finished. And the young beard is an embarrassing stunt. Seems like he’s obsessed with underage girls as well as dick. Does that make him bi or pan?
by Anonymous | reply 57 | April 22, 2019 12:45 AM |
I despise him. He's nasty and greasy looking.
by Anonymous | reply 58 | April 22, 2019 12:46 AM |
He is like a Spacey, Weinstein or Matt Lauer. No.
by Anonymous | reply 59 | April 22, 2019 2:48 AM |
Was only hot in the Spider-Man movies
by Anonymous | reply 60 | April 22, 2019 2:53 AM |
^^always thought it would be hot to see Franco run a train on Maguire & Grace lol
by Anonymous | reply 61 | April 22, 2019 8:16 AM |
He blew it. But you can bet your house he didn’t let this hot piece pass him by.
by Anonymous | reply 62 | April 22, 2019 3:45 PM |
He’s fug and creepy
by Anonymous | reply 63 | April 22, 2019 8:51 PM |
[quote] Thank you, FRanco's publicist's intern at [R48]!
Yeah right. I just need to have some proof before believing everything blood hungry hyenas spread as truth online. When women who willingly had sex with a celebrity start acting like they were raped my bullshit meter goes to red.
[quote]I hate to say it but those women in the LA Times are a minority. James has a lot of settlements. There is not a single ex-girlfriend sticking up for him. None!
"James has a lot of settlements." I assume you have solid proof of these?
by Anonymous | reply 64 | April 23, 2019 12:38 AM |
You know he’s really fallen off the map when for the longest time people were fascinated by his sexuality and now no one, not even DL, cares. Such a brutal fall.
But like the now hated Cockgobbler Aaron Schock, it would be nice to know who was right all those years when he was popular. Is he straight? He sexually harassed his female students and hit up underage girls on social media and now has a steady girlfriend for the first time. Or is he he gay? His body of work is as an auteur shows a constant obsession with homoeroticism; there’s a large cache of gossip, some very credible, of his hookups with men, as was his social media when it was active, and even some of his close friends, like Seth Rogen, have hinted he fucks guys.
Again, I know no one cares anymore, but it won’t hurt to finally know.
by Anonymous | reply 65 | April 23, 2019 1:05 AM |
It's sad if that is the best defense someone can muster for him. I do think it's telling that no one he ever dated has stood up for him, because that it means it's worse - not better - than we thought. I do know Maggie G. got some heat for clearing him. She only briefly talked to people on set and apparently doesn't care what he does in his free time. By that standard you could be a bank robber but nice at your job. It is not a secret in Hollywood that he is an abuser, and clearly he is being blocked from major roles.
by Anonymous | reply 66 | April 23, 2019 1:21 AM |
R50 I agree that HBO's The Deuce is a very good show. Season 1 was about the early 70s in Times Square and the emergence of the porn industry out of the prostitution industry. Season 2 was the late 1970s, the growing of the porn to become a big industry during NYC roughest period. I'm guessing Season 3 will be about the AIDS epidemic and how it effected everything.
by Anonymous | reply 67 | April 23, 2019 1:23 AM |
So what is he? Straight? Gay? Bi? Pan? I get that DL no longer wants to claim him.
by Anonymous | reply 68 | April 23, 2019 10:35 PM |
Straight but occasionally likes to fuck gays or teenage.
by Anonymous | reply 69 | April 24, 2019 12:08 AM |
There are stories over the years about James being with guys as well as girls, so he is bisexual.
by Anonymous | reply 70 | April 24, 2019 12:08 AM |
He looks like a rat to me. Just my opinion, but he has rat face.
by Anonymous | reply 71 | April 24, 2019 12:31 AM |
His hips have spread and his once boyish charms have deserted deserted him...Big Time.
by Anonymous | reply 72 | April 24, 2019 12:58 AM |
And intelligence or depth r41. Like a lot of actors who started young, he didn’t go to university and seems to have a chip on his shoulder about it, hence the stunt queen move going to Columbia (or NYU, can’t remember where, too lazy to look up), where they let him take some publicity shots. Did he actually go to classes and understand what people were talking about? Did he do the reading? Hand in assignments (that he wrote himself)? I’m guessing no.
Tl; dr, he’s a fraud to the core and a skeeze to boot. Glad he’s over.
by Anonymous | reply 73 | April 24, 2019 1:08 AM |
R73 He did actually get 3 different masters degrees.
by Anonymous | reply 74 | April 24, 2019 2:27 AM |
Sure Jan
by Anonymous | reply 75 | April 24, 2019 2:36 AM |
I think he added weight for the filming of his role in The Deuce season 3 where he will play the Martino Twins, now in the later years of the 1980s.
by Anonymous | reply 77 | September 7, 2019 11:54 AM |
I've always liked him. I'm looking forward to the next season of THE DEUCE.
by Anonymous | reply 78 | September 7, 2019 12:00 PM |
R76 He did definitely add weight, maybe 25 pounds, but he carries it surprisingly well.
by Anonymous | reply 79 | September 7, 2019 12:06 PM |
r62, who is in that pic with Jimmy?
by Anonymous | reply 81 | September 7, 2019 1:31 PM |
"I felt his earnest fascination with notable figures from gay cultural underground filmmaking, art and poetry to be endearing. Even educational! I don't care if at times they seemed like a pose."
LOL Oh, Mary!
Because it was complete posturing from James. Look at any interview of him discussing the gay projects he's done and his intentions are pretty obvious. I think he really thought he was going to be the first to bring gay sex in film to mainstream, thus a "noble" and "courageous" act on his part, the gays would bow down to him and everyone would applaud his nobility for really putting himself out there. It's laughable, and only shows his lack of authenticity in regard for gay culture and homosexuality. I Am Michael, King Cobra and the Interior Leather Bar (yes I sat through that garbage) were beyond dog shit movies and bares James superficial understanding of homosexuality and gay history. I hope his career stays in the toilet, we don't need anymore of his dull attempts at making gay films.
by Anonymous | reply 83 | September 7, 2019 3:24 PM |
Is it wrong that I want to see a pretty twink riding him sitting down like in R82. He’s sleazy but so hot.
by Anonymous | reply 84 | September 7, 2019 3:29 PM |
Never forgive for desecrating one of history's greatest literal works: 'As I Lay Dying'.
by Anonymous | reply 85 | September 7, 2019 3:34 PM |
His body was SICK in The Disaster Room, and he was dirty sleazy sexy in Pineapple Express.
by Anonymous | reply 86 | September 7, 2019 3:35 PM |
He still hasn’t landed a new role. He went from A to D list really fast.
by Anonymous | reply 87 | September 7, 2019 4:59 PM |
[quote][R62], who is in that pic with Jimmy?
Keegan Allen, his KING COBRA costar.
by Anonymous | reply 88 | September 7, 2019 5:02 PM |
R14, so, do you know the truth then?
by Anonymous | reply 89 | September 7, 2019 5:11 PM |
Both he and Jared Leto are fug talentless creeps who should have been kicked out of Hollywood long ago
by Anonymous | reply 90 | September 7, 2019 5:12 PM |
The truth is pretty obvious. He has been blackballed from getting any major roles.
by Anonymous | reply 91 | September 7, 2019 5:12 PM |
R90 now Leto? What has he done to you? I think Leto is far superior to James.
by Anonymous | reply 92 | September 7, 2019 5:36 PM |
[quote] I think he added weight for the filming of his role in The Deuce season 3 where he will play the Martino Twins, now in the later years of the 1980s.
No, that is only the excuse for why he gained weight.
The real reason is, he's over 40 and eats too much, like any other non-famous, middle-aged fatty.
by Anonymous | reply 93 | September 7, 2019 5:52 PM |
R91 - Honestly its not so much being blackballed. Its the "new" Hollywood. If you're not intersectional, it'll be hard to get work. White heterosexual men are pretty much a casting faux pas right now. We are in the era of diverse and inclusive casting. So the James Francos of the world, with or without scandal, are not being sought after in Hollywood unless you're an A+ name. I even discussed with a friend how The Irishmen will pretty much be the last hurrah for White hetero male Hollywood.
by Anonymous | reply 94 | September 7, 2019 6:05 PM |
He can’t even get a TV pilot. No one wants to hire him.
by Anonymous | reply 95 | September 7, 2019 6:08 PM |
Thanks, r88!
by Anonymous | reply 97 | September 7, 2019 6:41 PM |
[quote] [R91] - Honestly its not so much being blackballed. Its the "new" Hollywood. If you're not intersectional, it'll be hard to get work. White heterosexual men are pretty much a casting faux pas right now. We are in the era of diverse and inclusive casting. So the James Francos of the world, with or without scandal, are not being sought after in Hollywood unless you're an A+ name. I even discussed with a friend how The Irishmen will pretty much be the last hurrah for White hetero male Hollywood.
Bullshit
by Anonymous | reply 98 | September 7, 2019 7:24 PM |
I will always remember Franco as this. Long before he became a rapey creep.
by Anonymous | reply 99 | September 7, 2019 8:54 PM |
I will always remember him as the terrible actor from the first Spiderman movie.
by Anonymous | reply 100 | September 7, 2019 8:58 PM |
One theory:
He did too much for too long and decided he likes the break.
He was prolific, in everyone's face and often panned in public for so many years... he laid low after the accusations and realized he liked it.
If he returns (he never left) he may acknowledge the accusations, formally apologize or make some show of it, if he's shrewd, then it will be back to normal.
You also have to remember there's a much larger slice of the population in America and globally (including women) who couldn't give two shits about the #metoo stuff, a lot of which lives on the internet and is ignored and dismissed by the hoi polloi.
by Anonymous | reply 101 | September 7, 2019 9:10 PM |
Ally Sheedy is amazing and talented (I loved her in HIGH ART) but it is well known she's more than a bit of a loon.
by Anonymous | reply 102 | September 7, 2019 9:11 PM |
Funny no one here talks about his acting school in Brooklyn that was shut down out of the blue weeks after metoo picked up serious steam. There were major accusations from both teen girls and boys from that school on his predatory behavior. He most likely paid them all like Singer did.
by Anonymous | reply 103 | September 7, 2019 9:46 PM |
R103 So provide some links and enlighten us please!
by Anonymous | reply 105 | September 7, 2019 9:58 PM |
R99 is that Keira Knightly?
by Anonymous | reply 106 | September 7, 2019 11:10 PM |
PS, you are wrong. James is being actively blackballed.
by Anonymous | reply 107 | September 7, 2019 11:12 PM |
R99 - Most films released this year were filmed before MeToo. Also, most of those films will bomb anyway.
by Anonymous | reply 108 | September 8, 2019 2:56 AM |
As long as Seth Rogen makes movies, there will be a role for James Franco.
by Anonymous | reply 109 | September 8, 2019 1:33 PM |
Not anymore.
by Anonymous | reply 110 | September 8, 2019 11:49 PM |
Is he related to Devil Franco?
by Anonymous | reply 111 | September 8, 2019 11:52 PM |
But how come he wasn't charge with anything? Or am I missing out ?
by Anonymous | reply 112 | September 9, 2019 12:01 AM |
It’s a cliche, but applies to Franco:
Bye Felicia
by Anonymous | reply 113 | September 9, 2019 12:02 AM |
[quote] But how come he wasn't charge with anything? Or am I missing out ?
Because accusations don't necessarily = charges
by Anonymous | reply 114 | September 9, 2019 12:46 AM |
Because hush money.
by Anonymous | reply 115 | September 9, 2019 5:20 AM |
James is over. Creeper and exposed.
by Anonymous | reply 117 | October 5, 2019 4:08 PM |
Its a shame Hollywood wouldn't give pedo lover ScarJo the flick.
by Anonymous | reply 118 | October 6, 2019 5:21 AM |
I’d pay to see him repeatedly fucked up his ass, no lube, by a pack of damned angry strap on wearing lesbians.
Anyone else?
by Anonymous | reply 119 | October 6, 2019 5:26 AM |
Love him on The Deuce. Can't wait to see him in his next movie The Long Home. Lots of names in this movie.
by Anonymous | reply 120 | October 6, 2019 5:02 PM |
It's not like he's an actual actor. He's more of a formerly handsome man who wants people to look at him all the time.
by Anonymous | reply 121 | October 6, 2019 5:31 PM |
I don’t understand the allegations with the vaginal guards.The whole thing is fishy!
by Anonymous | reply 122 | October 6, 2019 6:34 PM |
The Long Home is another one of his shitty films that has been in the can for a couple of years. It has D-List people like Courtney Love in it. James is a serial rapist.
by Anonymous | reply 123 | October 6, 2019 10:02 PM |
I just watched him in this small film he did years ago called THE APE and loved it. Before PINEAPPLE EXPRESS even. What a weird little film. He's a kook!
by Anonymous | reply 124 | October 6, 2019 10:26 PM |
He's had terrible problems growing up.
You can put up with a lot of self-indulgent behavior in someone in their twenties, but he's 41 now. That's middle age. You cannot behave like he does when you're 41.
by Anonymous | reply 125 | October 6, 2019 11:48 PM |
He was indulged way too much. A school where he could prey on young students? It’s appalling.
by Anonymous | reply 126 | October 7, 2019 1:00 AM |
r103, I'm curious as a New Yorker -- what are these major accusations you speak of?
by Anonymous | reply 127 | October 8, 2019 9:08 PM |
R126 were you there?
by Anonymous | reply 128 | October 9, 2019 12:14 AM |
CDAN has been saying for months it’s Tom Hanks.
What has Morgan done that is so awful?
by Anonymous | reply 129 | October 9, 2019 1:33 AM |
Sorry wrong thread but seems like rapists are being exposed.
by Anonymous | reply 130 | October 9, 2019 1:37 AM |
Sorry wrong thread but seems like rapists are being exposed.
by Anonymous | reply 131 | October 9, 2019 1:37 AM |
He's too poor an actor for anyone to go out of their way to hire him. Not worth the backlash. That's what will do him in career-wise.
by Anonymous | reply 132 | October 9, 2019 1:48 AM |
He looks terrible and sexy at the same time!
by Anonymous | reply 133 | October 9, 2019 2:09 AM |
He has not been blackballed, otherwise he wouldn't still be on his own show on HBO--or it would be gone as well.
He lent his voice to a big-budget ($61 million) animated movie coming out in November with other names like Alec Baldwin, and he has a movie coming out in January.
While that's not a lot of projects, it's not like he's been frozen out like Spacey.
by Anonymous | reply 134 | October 9, 2019 2:13 AM |
Also, DL fave Jeremy Renner is also a voice in that movie.
by Anonymous | reply 135 | October 9, 2019 2:14 AM |
How can he have sexually harassed women when he's a HOMO.
by Anonymous | reply 136 | October 9, 2019 2:20 AM |
R136 Maybe he fingered their arseholes.
by Anonymous | reply 137 | October 14, 2019 8:57 AM |
He was too busy fucking Amber Heard while she was still married to Johnny Depp then she lied Depp abused her when she was the ones abusing him. The trial Heard vs Depp is starting in February 2020 and the judge is waiting for James Franco and Elon Musk testimonies. Both of them were fucking Heard on Depp's back.
by Anonymous | reply 138 | October 14, 2019 9:40 AM |
Johnny Depp is sending a subpoena to James Franco after surveillance video from the apartment Depp used to share with ex-wife Amber Heard allegedly shows Franco meeting up with Heard just 24 hours after the blowout fight that ended the couple's marriage.
by Anonymous | reply 139 | October 14, 2019 9:43 AM |
omg imagine the drug blow out party them 2 had at depps penthouse. would pay to see that.
by Anonymous | reply 140 | October 14, 2019 10:03 AM |
Longtime fan of Franco, seen ev thing he has done, a lot of it is dreck, but when the man is on the screen it burns with life and erotic fun.
His role on the Deuce is awesome, he makes smoking look like a religions act of merriment...
damn rite he cums bak.
he never left.
by Anonymous | reply 141 | October 14, 2019 10:06 AM |
I've NEVER believed Amber Heard, ever ! Especially after reading this article. A.Heard was arrested for domestic violence in 2019 after beaten her exe girlfriend and when this story came out in the medias she accused the officer to be homophobic and misogynistic but the officer spoke out. BUT not only the officer was a woman she is also a lesbian!
by Anonymous | reply 142 | October 14, 2019 10:08 AM |
*Sorry she was arrested in 2009 not in 2019
by Anonymous | reply 143 | October 14, 2019 10:12 AM |
she a crack head ho?
by Anonymous | reply 144 | October 14, 2019 10:22 AM |
Just found this. She's more than a hoe!
" Amber Heard had her lawyer send a letter to the cops who arrested her for domestic violence, asking them to wipe clean all traces of the incident ... and the request was made just as she was starting her romance with Johnny Depp."
Wow just wow...
by Anonymous | reply 145 | October 14, 2019 10:29 AM |
Who is this guy? You guys obsess and practically give him magical powers of seduction but I never heard of him before or since Spiderman.
by Anonymous | reply 146 | October 14, 2019 10:33 AM |
R142 So Johnny Depp was telling the true from day one. She ruined his life and career.
by Anonymous | reply 147 | October 14, 2019 10:48 AM |
R129 Blinds from CDAN are not real
by Anonymous | reply 148 | October 14, 2019 10:52 AM |
The Deuce is showing its last season so James is officially unemployed.
by Anonymous | reply 149 | October 14, 2019 4:38 PM |
Unless he gets another acting job, r149. He already has two movies in the can (one of which he supplies a voice for). Anyway, I imagine he has a few million to tide him over.
by Anonymous | reply 150 | October 14, 2019 4:43 PM |
No one believes in innocent until proven guilty anymore. One accusation ruins a man's career.
by Anonymous | reply 151 | October 17, 2019 1:48 AM |
It’s already documented that he took advantage of young girls at his “school.”
by Anonymous | reply 152 | October 17, 2019 4:41 AM |
I will forever be a fan of this guy's weird, wild career and work.
by Anonymous | reply 153 | October 17, 2019 11:41 AM |
all these lawsuits gonna cost him lots.
shoud we start a GoFundMe for him? with 'perks' to thems tht gives a big amt? imagaine sukin out his smelly hot man ass !!!!
wrappinn his thick thighs around me as he plunges his cumwads up into my butthole of love.
by Anonymous | reply 154 | October 17, 2019 12:01 PM |
He was hanging around Joey LaMarca (he played him in that awful movie City by the sea) in Long Beach while filming the deuce. They were at a diner hitting on 16 year olds.
by Anonymous | reply 155 | October 17, 2019 12:52 PM |
I don't have reason to doubt that, r155, but I'm not going to believe it based on no proof.
by Anonymous | reply 156 | October 17, 2019 1:57 PM |
His career really is over. Between the accusations of him being inappropriate with those women and then the video footage of him in the elevator with Amber Heard, you don’t even hear about him anymore except for an occasional photo op with his “girlfriend”.
by Anonymous | reply 157 | December 26, 2020 12:28 AM |
I stopped lusting after straight guys but I want to fuck him so bad. He is the epitome of sexy. I'll never forget the time I met him. Such a great actor too.
by Anonymous | reply 158 | December 26, 2020 12:34 AM |
R155, what's your point. The age of consent is 16 in most states. America is the only country so stuffy about sex when it comes to post pubescent teens.
by Anonymous | reply 159 | December 26, 2020 12:46 AM |
Hi James
by Anonymous | reply 160 | December 26, 2020 1:06 AM |
I don't think he will make any sort of comeback. He's on the wrong side of 40, not all that interesting, and the times are taking a U-turn. He probably enjoyed it while it lasted.
by Anonymous | reply 162 | December 26, 2020 1:14 AM |
He's going to comeback one day, but not anytime soon. Also, honestly, he's "too male & white" for the new woke Hollywood. All the next MCU movies are going to feature leads that are either female or a POC. Its kinda over for cisgender white men in show business.
by Anonymous | reply 163 | December 26, 2020 1:14 AM |
You are delusional if you actually believe that r163. I don’t know if he will come back. I mean he’s not a box office draw anymore and does anyone really miss him? His projects didn’t create much buzz and he’s no longer considered edgy or interesting just phony and creepy.
by Anonymous | reply 164 | December 26, 2020 1:35 AM |
He was never a box office draw, not really. I can't name a single film or project I saw *because* he was in it.
by Anonymous | reply 165 | December 26, 2020 2:21 AM |
R165 Huhhh??? Were you even alive ten years ago??
by Anonymous | reply 166 | December 27, 2020 2:35 PM |
I followed this guy like crazy during the height of his career, which lasted several years. So did a lot of people. And a lot of gay guys. Learning that the whole gay thing was really a pose after all was a bummer. Plus I got tired of being disappointed with much of his work being... kinda lame (I mean the art and books and non-actor stuff).
I come from an art background so watching a major sexy male celebrity talk about Hart Crane, Kathy Acker and The Situationists on David Letterman was fascinating. I found it endearing!
by Anonymous | reply 167 | December 27, 2020 2:41 PM |
R166 Don't know about the person you are replying to but I was around. No one went to see a movie cause fucking James Franco was staring in it. Maybe a couple of teenage girls. That's it.
by Anonymous | reply 168 | December 27, 2020 2:44 PM |
I still say this guy is using this series of lawsuits to hide away and take a break. He was doing way too much during his peak, and as many posters have pointed out his work often came across as thin because he was stretched too far. He was in the public eye too much for too long and I think burnout is part of it. Everyone will have their day in court, then that will be over finally and who knows he may rev it all up again.
by Anonymous | reply 169 | December 27, 2020 2:44 PM |
It bothers me no one's really taken Rogen and co to task about their friendship with him, even after it became public knowledge he hit on young teens. I mean, I can believe they didn't know before everything went down with the Scottish girl, but there's no excuse after that. In fact, Rogen was still defending him prior to his exes and former students going public. If they are such great feminists, why didn't they ask Franco some hard questions?
I still see people kissing Rogen's ass and I'm sorry, somebody less in public favour would have been inundated with hate. Although it doesn't help that 4chan morons tried to attach a false sexual assault story to Rogen because he criticised their fat, orange god emperor.
by Anonymous | reply 170 | December 27, 2020 2:52 PM |
If anything Franco was TOO famous for a span of several years there. Too much gawking. There is a burnout factor involved in all this somewhere.
by Anonymous | reply 171 | December 27, 2020 4:03 PM |
What was he doing with Amber Heard? Drugs and rough sex?
by Anonymous | reply 172 | December 27, 2020 4:07 PM |
A 17 yr old is legal in most of the US so what's the deal?
by Anonymous | reply 173 | December 27, 2020 4:10 PM |
He was almost 40 going for underage. Who knows if he had any limitations.
by Anonymous | reply 174 | December 27, 2020 4:25 PM |
I thought his Edmund White biography film (I think called The White Tower?) was noble to do and a good effort but not really very good. It was okay I guess.
by Anonymous | reply 175 | December 27, 2020 4:29 PM |
Daily Mail: Oscar nominee James Franco brought his phone with him while taking a refreshing dip in the ocean during his Mexican getaway to Tulum on Saturday.
The disgraced 42-year-old was wearing nothing more than brown swim trunks and a black baseball cap emblazoned with the word 'Locals.'
James' chest and arms appeared bare but he had grown a substantial goatee while on vacation.
by Anonymous | reply 176 | December 27, 2020 4:34 PM |
The ONLY times James is in the news anymore is when he trots out the beard girlfriend for a pap stroll.
by Anonymous | reply 177 | December 27, 2020 4:43 PM |
He’s straight. He can come back anytime he wants.
by Anonymous | reply 178 | December 27, 2020 4:44 PM |
R177 The only DLer left that still thinks James Franco is gay
by Anonymous | reply 179 | December 27, 2020 4:46 PM |
Doubtful. There’s no indication he can come back. Definitely not as a lead.
by Anonymous | reply 180 | December 27, 2020 4:46 PM |
James has had boyfriends.
by Anonymous | reply 181 | December 27, 2020 4:48 PM |
Disney didn't care when he was out there with INTERIOR LEATHER BAR, featuring hardcore gay sex at the same time he was promoting their $200 million Wizard of Oz movie.
But as seen with Johnny Depp and Shia, bad behavior in real life makes it impossible to promote their stuff now. Franco can find work on indies, not with studios. Likely seen as too much of a risk in a no tolerance era.
by Anonymous | reply 182 | December 27, 2020 4:52 PM |
He lost me when he started making “abstract” paintings with Armani and Prada leather jackets glued to the canvas. Move to Marfa and leave Hollywood alone, freak!
by Anonymous | reply 183 | December 27, 2020 4:56 PM |
I saw this Rebel Without a Cause exhibit at MOCA. It was an impressive amount of stuff with some big name artists and himself, but was a huge mess. Too much to look at and nothing made sense.
by Anonymous | reply 184 | December 27, 2020 5:09 PM |
I thought his Cindy Sherman “Untitled Film Stills” parody/homage pics were funny. They annoyed people.
by Anonymous | reply 185 | December 27, 2020 5:11 PM |
I was so sick of hearing about this guy I’m honestly glad he’s gone. The gays were gagging on this dude! Haven’t thought of him in a year or more.
by Anonymous | reply 186 | December 27, 2020 6:32 PM |
No, r179. He's not gay, but he's not straight either. He's had boyfriends before.
by Anonymous | reply 187 | December 30, 2020 4:28 AM |
He really is over, isn't he. He cannot come back now, even in indies like some seem to be hoping. He's ruined!
The facts:
He's radioactive now. Even Seth Rogen stopped talking about him and he won't be in any Judd Apatow movies in the near future.
He was never a box office draw, anyway, despite multiple chances and multimillion-dollar promotions. He was always the quasi-indie guy with potential to be big one day.
He alienated the gays with the baiting and the fraus with the underage thing. He was never that good an actor so he doesn't have that to hand his hopes on.
He appears to have few friends left after the Amber Heard thing. Johnny Depp is still well-liked.
I wish to like him back in the day but now wish he's straight. But past gossip is too credible to ignore.
by Anonymous | reply 188 | December 30, 2020 4:38 AM |
James Franco brought this on himself. He has no one else to blame. The only MeToo casualty I feel for is Aziz Asnari. He was done dirty.
by Anonymous | reply 189 | December 30, 2020 4:39 AM |
As a person of color, he can reinvent himself and come back appropriately humbled and in faux penitence mode. He doesn’t need to be what he was.
by Anonymous | reply 190 | December 30, 2020 4:46 AM |
Drop was recently fired from a franchise. I don’t know how well liked he is anymore, but I agree with everything you said about rapey James.
by Anonymous | reply 191 | December 30, 2020 4:49 AM |
Depp
by Anonymous | reply 192 | December 30, 2020 4:50 AM |
James committed no crimes. If a charged rapist like Roman Polanski can succeed, James can.
by Anonymous | reply 193 | December 30, 2020 4:50 AM |
I'm happy since his better-looking and much more talented little brother Dave can get a chance to shine.
by Anonymous | reply 194 | December 30, 2020 5:35 AM |
James Franco is one of those actors I thought was gay for years. I was shocked he actually had sexual interest in women and supposedly was harassing them. I just thought James was a gay guy who just didn't officially declare himself gay being the coy hipster he is.
by Anonymous | reply 195 | December 30, 2020 5:38 AM |
r195, that was his cover.
by Anonymous | reply 196 | December 30, 2020 5:41 AM |
[quote]Even Seth Rogen stopped talking about him
Wow, and they were like this 🤞in the past.
I rarely see anything about him anymore and when I do, it’s just him with his GF. He really did fuck up his career. Now he’s almost 43, his looks are gone, and nobody cares anymore.
by Anonymous | reply 197 | December 30, 2020 5:51 AM |
The only way he could salvage his career is if he speaks up. If he did wrong then he should apologize and face the consequences. He really isn't talented enough to survive this.
by Anonymous | reply 198 | December 30, 2020 5:52 AM |
Dave is still working and moved to directing and producing too. He seems unproblematic and hopefully he'll keep showing off his nice compact body.
by Anonymous | reply 199 | December 30, 2020 5:55 AM |
Is there any evidence he sexually harassed people or coerced them into having sex with him? I feel allegations but there isn't any actual evidence.
by Anonymous | reply 200 | December 30, 2020 6:06 AM |
Apart from the vaginal scene which would be clear harassment. The other incidents sound extremely fishy to me and more like regret of the girls rather than Franco's wrongdoing.
by Anonymous | reply 201 | December 30, 2020 6:08 AM |
And James hitting on young girls is creepy but not illegal if they are over the age of consent. There's simply not enough evidence for any of this yet. Him being cancelled by Hollywood doesn't say much. People in Hollywood are fake and backstabbing and throw anyone under the bus if they get in the way of their money-making.
I can buy him being a pervert but there's not any evidence of him breaking the law.
by Anonymous | reply 202 | December 30, 2020 6:17 AM |
James needs to do gay porn and gay erotic films
by Anonymous | reply 203 | December 30, 2020 6:48 AM |
[quote] James needs to do gay porn and gay erotic films
Dave too
by Anonymous | reply 204 | December 30, 2020 7:11 AM |
Who needs him? We have Dave now. More hotness, less sleaze.
by Anonymous | reply 205 | December 30, 2020 7:27 AM |
That we know of, r205. Do we have another Franco waiting in the wings just in case cancel culture comes after Dave — like a backup to your insta backup that became your main?
by Anonymous | reply 206 | December 30, 2020 7:31 AM |
He looks like he smells.
by Anonymous | reply 208 | December 30, 2020 7:34 AM |
Maybe he would have gotten away with it when he was younger but the "I smell" look doesn't really work over 40. Not even for Depp.
by Anonymous | reply 209 | December 30, 2020 10:15 AM |
If feel like if he didn't have his head up his own ass, the best he could've had is Jake Gyllenhaal's career. Jake always makes smart and careful choices and has never put a foot wrong. He may not be a superstar but he'll lack for work. And I'd say he's a better actor than Franco.
by Anonymous | reply 210 | December 30, 2020 12:55 PM |
I hope he comes back because he really does have a nice ass. Perhaps he shows it frequently to distract from his less than stellar acting.
by Anonymous | reply 211 | December 30, 2020 1:01 PM |
James fucked Gyllenhaal like a little bitch.
by Anonymous | reply 212 | December 30, 2020 1:10 PM |
This guy did so much, even if he decides to never come back there's such a glut of work it would take years to get through it all.
by Anonymous | reply 213 | December 30, 2020 1:17 PM |
His obnoxious academic career, his artist pretensions and his conga line of badly directed movies did him no favours. His #MeToo incidents were the straw that broke the camel's back.
by Anonymous | reply 214 | December 30, 2020 1:32 PM |
Is it wrong to still want his smelly penis in me deeply?
by Anonymous | reply 215 | December 30, 2020 1:39 PM |
He is honestly one of the hottest guys in Hollywood today, but he is obviously a sex freak into all sorts of shit. He reminds me of a less attractive Marlon Brando.
by Anonymous | reply 216 | December 30, 2020 1:45 PM |
Honestly, I think Dave is a better actor.
by Anonymous | reply 217 | December 30, 2020 7:12 PM |
Dave doesn't take himself seriously and from the interviews I have seen, he seems more humble. Dave also studied videography and seemed to grasp the actual skill of directing. James on the other hand is arrogant and thinks he knows more than he does which is why he didn't improve as an actor. And despite James' multiple college degrees that means little nowadays. You can't really grow and learn as an artist if you have an inflated sense of ego.
by Anonymous | reply 218 | December 30, 2020 7:20 PM |
Why is he being cancelled? That seducing an underage girl happened ages ago. He made Disaster Artist which was a big hit, like two-three years ago. Did he do something cancel worthy after that. Well, whatever it is, I'm just glad he's cancelled. What a pretentious, unfunny douche
by Anonymous | reply 219 | December 30, 2020 8:58 PM |
James Franco got into Yale when all the other Ivy grad schools and Stanford rejected him, and just because he sucked up in his application letter to Michael Warner, who was then the chair and with whom Franco said he specifically wanted to study (the elderly Warner specializes in queer studies).
A friend of mine on the Yale faculty said that no one other than Warner in the English department wanted to admit Franco, but Warner insisted, arguing that it would cheer up the other grad students in the program to know a movie star wanted to be like them!
by Anonymous | reply 220 | December 30, 2020 9:01 PM |
So damn stupid. His "crime" was revenge from an old nutcase girlfriend. He goes from applause at Golden Globe win to cancellation in a week with no proof. God, I hate these MeToo bitches.
by Anonymous | reply 221 | December 30, 2020 9:04 PM |
I also don't get the disconnect between the age of consent, and celebrities or others being accused of hitting on people who are clearly over that age....so what. If you are over the age of consent, aren't you supposed to be able to just say no?
by Anonymous | reply 222 | December 30, 2020 9:31 PM |
I'm still shocked that so many fraus are still defending him. Be honest, what memorable movie or role has Franco been in? What's his acting legacy? All a blank slate.
by Anonymous | reply 223 | December 31, 2020 4:04 AM |
Franco was hot for a good decade. He needs to go back to basics
by Anonymous | reply 224 | December 31, 2020 6:08 AM |
Face it - Dave will never happen. He’s been trying for years to no avail.
by Anonymous | reply 225 | December 31, 2020 6:17 AM |
Dave needs a sugar daddy
by Anonymous | reply 226 | December 31, 2020 6:22 AM |
[quote] Be honest, what memorable movie or role has Franco been in?
I'm not a frau, but he was really memorable in both The Disaster Artist and 127 Hours (aka I Sawed Off My Arm).
by Anonymous | reply 227 | December 31, 2020 6:45 AM |
^ He was Oscar-nominated for 127 Hours and was going to get nominated for TDA until the scandal hit. But I wouldn't call either of those movies memorable.
by Anonymous | reply 228 | December 31, 2020 10:44 AM |
He was sexy in this movie and so was Shane West
by Anonymous | reply 229 | December 31, 2020 12:09 PM |
The accusations against him were lame for one. He was mostly canceled because he had let himself go and was a douche. Nobody likes a former heartthrob become ugly. Cancel his ass !
by Anonymous | reply 230 | December 31, 2020 12:10 PM |
He played a hustler in the Nicholas Cage-directed film Sonny and he was a sexy one.
by Anonymous | reply 231 | December 31, 2020 12:13 PM |
No, he built up an image of being super-artsy and hip. The same people who that appeals to are very much the pussy hat wearing crowd.
by Anonymous | reply 233 | December 31, 2020 2:53 PM |
I don't get why he got the image of being artsy. There's nothing artsy about him. He mostly appeared in frat boy comedies.
by Anonymous | reply 234 | December 31, 2020 2:59 PM |
He just needs to work out and keep his face clean-shaven.
He was always famous for his looks just like Jared Leto. Look at him in "Freaks and Geeks". He played the hot guy in that. I imagine he knows that and wanted to prove he was more than a piece of meat but he ended up looking like a tool in the process.
by Anonymous | reply 235 | December 31, 2020 3:36 PM |
There's nothing he can do. No one has a comeback in their 40s and the movie industry is about to go down the tubes due to streaming. He's done.
by Anonymous | reply 236 | January 1, 2021 1:59 AM |
He has over 20 movies on Tubi. What’s that tell you about how good they are?
I watched a few of them and they were terrible.
by Anonymous | reply 237 | January 1, 2021 2:30 AM |
Can he strip naked before he goes away? I always wanted to know how big.
by Anonymous | reply 238 | January 1, 2021 2:37 AM |
If Collin Farrell can have a leaked private video, why can't James Franco? Must have a small dick, or he would have showed it off.
by Anonymous | reply 239 | January 1, 2021 2:46 AM |
People in this thread seriously don’t understand why, as a famous, wealthy, well-connected, actor and director, starting up an “acting” school, entirely for the purpose of abusing one’s power and taking sexual advantage of young, mostly broke, powerless, aspiring actresses should be frowned upon?
by Anonymous | reply 240 | January 1, 2021 2:48 AM |
I love him. I always thought he was interesting.
by Anonymous | reply 241 | January 1, 2021 10:49 AM |
by Anonymous | reply 242 | January 1, 2021 11:16 AM |
I don't think he's canceled. Most people I know don't even know of the allegations. And plus attention spans are short these days. These allegations don't really stand without hard evidence.
by Anonymous | reply 243 | January 1, 2021 4:02 PM |
Of course he is canceled. His last big job was The Deuce and he was not even the lead.
by Anonymous | reply 244 | January 1, 2021 5:10 PM |
James needs one out as Bi and have a scandalous torrid affair with an Instagram fitness model
by Anonymous | reply 245 | January 1, 2021 5:34 PM |
Everyone, including the accusers, will have their day in court.
This already seems vague from what's leaked publicly. He did get caught in the past trying to pick up that girl who was just shy of 18, so there's THAT. But people banning together to sue the pants off rich celebrities just to settle out of court has been happening for eons. And the #MeToo stuff has only intensified it, given more cover to sketchy grifters. So there's THAT too.
Does anyone think we're dealing with a Harvey Weinstein-type situation here? Seems more like an Al Franken-type situation.
by Anonymous | reply 246 | January 1, 2021 6:36 PM |
Richard Gere checked into a hospital with gerbil shoved up his rectum. His career is over!
Rod Stewart had to have his stomach pumped of semen from blowing a million dudes. His career is over!
James Franco set up an acting school which was actually a secret rape farm. His career is over!
I'm noticing a pattern here...
by Anonymous | reply 247 | January 1, 2021 6:40 PM |
That’s not a pattern. It’s documented that James gave special sex classes and encouraged young girls to take off their underwear when simulating sex.
by Anonymous | reply 248 | January 1, 2021 6:45 PM |
He advertised it as an acting school but used it to pick up young girls. Creepy man.
by Anonymous | reply 249 | January 1, 2021 6:47 PM |
The girls chose and paid to participate in a class called "Sex Scenes". Also I'm sure there were guys in the class too since you can't segregate classes by gender. I doubt Franco is that powerful to do whatever he wants especially in an academic setting where he's small potatoes to the old money.
The details sound like the girls regret participating in it rather than Franco actually doing anything illegal. I'm sure Franco got off on this but he can't get in trouble unless he broke the law.
by Anonymous | reply 250 | January 1, 2021 7:10 PM |
^ My mistake. He and some guys ran their own acting school. It wasn't affiliated with any university.
by Anonymous | reply 251 | January 1, 2021 7:15 PM |
A thread about James Franco with 250 ongoing responses to explain how he's over and forgotten. Got it.
by Anonymous | reply 252 | January 1, 2021 8:31 PM |
That sounds sleazy. But if you know the history of actors and acting schools and film sets is that really that outrageous? It almost seems tame.
by Anonymous | reply 253 | January 1, 2021 8:34 PM |
Tame? No. Schools have ethical obligations.
by Anonymous | reply 254 | January 1, 2021 8:41 PM |
To the teens in the classes this could have been shocking and upsetting. Maybe they are worldly sluts already, maybe not.
by Anonymous | reply 255 | January 2, 2021 12:13 AM |
What surprised me is how quick other celebrities were to shun him. Seems as if he was not liked in Hollywood.
by Anonymous | reply 256 | January 2, 2021 12:41 AM |
They shunned him likely because his ego was huge and he wasn't talented enough to back it up. They probably just wanted an excuse to drop him and avoid having their own reputations being harmed. I'm sure Franco doesn't take it personally since he's been in Hollywood long enough to know how it is.
by Anonymous | reply 257 | January 2, 2021 12:44 AM |
At best, he'll be a character player getting roles as eccentrics and bohemians.
by Anonymous | reply 258 | January 2, 2021 12:46 AM |
I still really really doubt he is actually cancelled. I don't even think he is that disgraced publicly. He quietly withdrew from the public eye and just waiting for everyone to forget about this. Outside of celebrity gossipers, these allegations don't seem common knowledge.
by Anonymous | reply 259 | January 2, 2021 1:55 AM |
Dream on. He has no offers.
by Anonymous | reply 260 | January 2, 2021 1:58 AM |
Why do you need offers? Can't he pitch and create his own content like everyone else nowadays? I'm sure he could crowdfund too. He can still have a career outside of the traditional way.
There are other ways to maintain fame than kissing up to the Hollywood overlords.
by Anonymous | reply 261 | January 2, 2021 2:04 AM |
R250 The NPR story makes him sound like a scheming pervert who took advantage of young girls who were desperate to further their acting careers. Illegal or not, this won't go away. This is a career-ender.
by Anonymous | reply 262 | January 2, 2021 2:11 AM |
James was railroaded. He did nothing that every Hollywood actor ever has done.
by Anonymous | reply 263 | January 2, 2021 2:17 AM |
I don't think his career is over though. People on this thread keep bringing up this lawsuit but there is no evidence of any actual wrongdoing. I think his career being dead is more wishful thinking of sadistic Dataloungers than an actual fact.
He is still attached to projects as a producer. Plus, he doesn't need to rely on offers from Hollywood. He can make and fund his own content.
And if you sign up for a "Sex Scene" class knowing that it entails nudity and simulating sexual situations what do you expect from it? If Franco did take nude videos of them without consent or performed actual sexual acts then he is wrong but if he didn't then they have no case.
by Anonymous | reply 264 | January 2, 2021 2:22 AM |
I can’t believe people still believe the gere and Stewart stories.
Seth myers and Stephen Colbert grilled him about the allegations which picked up steam with the ally sheedy tweets.
His “school” and the courses course was supposed to be some kind of prep or simulation of how to handle sex/love scenes in films. For one thing, you have someone from sag/aftra on the set to make sure the actors aren’t exploited and not being pressured into doing more than they agreed to. Also in a mainstream taking off yours or your partners flesh colored underwear is a no no and could lead to being fired, fined, blackballed and having to appear in front of a sag board.
He may be uninsurable at this point.
Colin Farrell appears to be the penciled in for the handsome character actor parts that Franco could’ve had. Plus he’s a much better actor and a good guy.
by Anonymous | reply 265 | January 2, 2021 2:25 AM |
Have you looked at his projects as a producer or actor r264? They are massive comedown from the A list stuff he had been doing. Also his last acting credit was 3 years ago. The producers credits are for things that either came and went or haven’t lifted off the ground.
by Anonymous | reply 266 | January 2, 2021 2:31 AM |
I mean it's not the worst thing in the world if he can't "come back". He's rich and if he invested wisely, will live comfortably for the rest of life. Probably pursue his "art" or "poetry" career.
by Anonymous | reply 267 | January 2, 2021 2:36 AM |
r259/r264 reminds me of MAGAts refusal to accept Trump's loss. Total denial. Simultaneously sad and fascinating.
by Anonymous | reply 268 | January 2, 2021 2:38 AM |
R268 Apples and Oranges my pal. There's a reason behind my skepticism.
Unlike voting which is based on simple counting and mathematics. Hollywood is fickle and if Woody Allen and Mel Gibson can still work, I don't see why James cannot.
by Anonymous | reply 269 | January 2, 2021 2:40 AM |
He never quite made the A-list, r267. He may be regular rich, but not Hollywood rich. He never earned Johnny Depp type of money but also doesn't seem the type to piss whatever he has away. He'll probably be fine but not insanely wealthy.
by Anonymous | reply 270 | January 2, 2021 2:44 AM |
Meh... All you need to be happy is have enough money to be comfortable. No one needs to be insanely wealthy.
by Anonymous | reply 271 | January 2, 2021 2:47 AM |
I love how the Daily Mail casually dismisses him:
Oscar nominee James Franco brought his phone with him while taking a refreshing dip in the ocean during his Mexican getaway to Tulum on Saturday.
The disgraced 42-year-old was wearing nothing more than brown swim trunks and a black baseball cap emblazoned with the word 'Locals.'
by Anonymous | reply 272 | January 2, 2021 4:18 AM |
Funny how some here are conveniently forgetting he was caught sending an underage girl messages about honking up, she was 16 or something. Yes he's a gross creep.
by Anonymous | reply 273 | January 2, 2021 4:43 AM |
R264 Why would someone wishing this untalented douchebag's career was dead, make that person sadistic?
by Anonymous | reply 274 | January 2, 2021 8:39 AM |
I was always amazed at the richness and strangeness of his projects at the height of his fame. If you were a fan, every week there was some huge performative thing (like his weird soap opera role on General Hospital... or Y$R? and how parlaying it into a live taping at LACMA) or small underground thing (like being in drag on the cover of Candi magazine) he was doing that had nothing to do with a celebrity career. It wouldn't stop coming!
by Anonymous | reply 275 | January 2, 2021 1:10 PM |
I was blown away when he started working with Kenneth Anger. Do you how many people worship that guy and have probably asked him?
by Anonymous | reply 276 | January 2, 2021 1:12 PM |
I think what's really telling is that, outside of The Deuce, he wasn't working much before this hit the fan. Any work he had was usually something self funded. People didn't want to work with him.
Think about it - this is a guy with an Oscar nomination who was looking like a real contender for an Oscar again. In theory, he should have had plenty of offers. I even agree that, compared to others who have continued to get work, the accusations weren't as terrible (they are still pretty bad, and there's plenty of whispering about teenagers - I'm talking 15/16 year olds) in comparison.
Yet...he wasn't getting work. It's really telling.
by Anonymous | reply 277 | January 2, 2021 2:16 PM |
Can the Art World Take James Franco Seriously?
by Anonymous | reply 279 | January 2, 2021 2:43 PM |
Busy Philipps Says James Franco Physically Assaulted Her on ‘Freaks and Geeks’ Set
by Anonymous | reply 280 | January 2, 2021 2:48 PM |
I always loved him on this cover of the obscure art fanzine Wooooo.
by Anonymous | reply 281 | January 2, 2021 6:17 PM |
There was an amazing interview with Franco done many years ago for Canadian magazine Bad Day. They went on at length about Franco’s love of queer culture. It used to be online but I can’t seem to find it now. Here’s an article a party for it though...
by Anonymous | reply 282 | January 2, 2021 6:26 PM |
Semen on his Batman costume years ago. Is this what that infamous acting class looked like?
by Anonymous | reply 283 | January 2, 2021 10:27 PM |
People that think he hasn't had sex with men, at least in the past, are deuluded.
by Anonymous | reply 284 | January 3, 2021 8:53 AM |
These new pictures don’t look staged AT ALL!🙄
by Anonymous | reply 285 | September 7, 2021 11:55 PM |