Seth Rogen Does тАШNot PlanтАЩ To Work With James Franco Again After Sexual Assault Allegations
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Seth Rogen is addressing the sexual assault allegations against friend and former collaborator James Franco.
Franco, who was accused of sexual harassment in 2014 and 2018, has denied the allegations.
In an interview with The Sunday Times, Rogen spoke out, тАЬWhat I can say is that I despise abuse and harassment and I would never cover or conceal the actions of someone doing it, or knowingly put someone in a situation where they were around someone like that.тАЭ
Rogen also answered a question about a joke made while hosting тАЬSaturday Night LiveтАЭ in 2014 about Franco meeting a 17-year-old at a hotel.
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тАЬI decided to prank James Franco. I posed as a girl on Instagram [and] told him I was way young. He seemed unphased. I have a date to meet him at the Ace Hotel,тАЭ Rogen said on тАЬSNLтАЭ.
Franco told Howard Stern he had been тАЬa gentlemanтАЭ about the Instagram ordeal where he planned to meet the teenager.
Rogen said he тАЬvery much regrets making that joke,тАЭ adding in hindsight it was тАЬterrible.тАЭ
Rogen continued, тАЬI also look back to that interview in 2018 where I comment that I would keep working with James, and the truth is that I have not and I do not plan to right now.тАЭ
Rogen and Franco have worked together on multiple films including тАЬPineapple ExpressтАЭ, тАЬThe InterviewтАЭ, тАЬThis Is The EndтАЭ and тАЬThe Disaster ArtistтАЭ.
ET Canada has reached out to FrancoтАЩs rep for comment.
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While Rogen has no plans to work with Franco, he wouldnтАЩt go in depth about their friendship.
тАЬI donтАЩt know if I can define that right now during this interview. I can say it, um, you know, it has changed many things in our relationship and our dynamic,тАЭ Rogen said.
He was then asked if their friendship is currently painful.
тАЬYeah. But not as painful and difficult as it is for a lot of other people involved. I have no pity for myself in this situation,тАЭ he answered.
Franco reached a settlement in February with two former students of his acting school over sexual misconduct.
