James Franco says he was ‘blind to power dynamics’ and admits having sex with his acting students
The Independent says James Franco has described becoming “completely blind to power dynamics” and admitted to having sex with his acting students, in his first in-depth interview since sexual misconduct allegations were made against him nearly four years ago.
In an interview with SiriusXM, the actor discussed developing a destructive dependency upon “validation” in the form of professional success and sexual approval from women, saying: “It’s such a powerful drug, and I got hooked on it for 20 more years.”
Five women, including four of his former pupils, came forward in January 2018 with allegations of sexually inappropriate behaviour by the 43-year-old. At the time, Franco said the allegations were “not accurate” but that he did not want to “shut down” people who “did not have a voice”.
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