Seth Rogen says he doesn't plan to work with James Franco

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When asked in a new Sunday Times interview about working with friend and former frequent collaborator James Franco in the years since numerous sexual misconduct allegations were leveled against the actor, Rogen says, “the truth is that I have not, and I do not plan to right now.” When asked if he believed the accusations against his Pineapple Express costar, Rogen replied, “What 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.”

In January 2018, five women publicly accused Franco of sexual misconduct, including sexual coercion and exploitation, which the actor denied through his lawyers. Two women, Sarah Tither-Kaplan and Toni Gaal, filed a lawsuit in 2019 alleging Franco attempted to use his now-defunct acting school Studio 4 as “a pipeline of young women who were subjected to his personal and professional sexual exploitation in the name of education.” The actor settled the suit with Gaal and Tither-Kaplan in February of this year.

Last month, actress Charlyne Yi revealed on Instagram that she had attempted to quit Franco’s The Disaster Artist after learning about the accusations against him, alleging the production then “tried to bribe me with a bigger acting role” and calling out Rogen as one of the “enablers” propping the actor up. “Seth Rogen was one of the producers on this film so he definitely knows about the bribe and why I quit,” she wrote. “Seth also did a sketch on SNL with Franco enabling Franco preying on children. Right after Franco was caught.”

In his interview, Rogen expressed regret over that SNL joke, which made light of an incident in which Franco propositioned a 17-year-old on Instagram, as well as for a statement he made four years later asserting that he would continue to work with his friend. “I do look back at a joke I made on Saturday Night Live in 2014 and I very much regret making that joke,” Rogen says now. “It was a terrible joke, honestly. And I 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.” When asked if “the end of their professional relationship” is a coincidence, Rogen replies, “No. It is not a coincidence.”

As for whether he still maintains a personal friendship with his This Is the End costar, however, Rogen begs off. “I don’t know if I can define that right now during this interview,” he says. “I can say it, um, you know, it has changed many things in our relationship and our dynamic.” When asked if that change was “painful,” Rogen replies, “Yeah. 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.”
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Seth done dabbled too far to appease the social media activists that every interview now he's apologizing for old jokes from his past and movies. Like damn nikka, you can be a good human being and not try to cater to every damn "woke" person you encounter.

I'm not even talking about the Franco stuff, I'm talking about him crying how his movies won't "age well" or about old jokes he had in his movies because a small portion of people are offended by them. That's why Chappelle remains my favorite comedian, he recently said "you can never be woke enough" for everybody so he just gonna do him and everyone knows his good intentions so fukk anyone who doesn't :yeshrug:
 
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Dam what happened to holding a friend down during hard times? The worst thing about the Franco accusations was him hitting on a 17yr old. That shyt wasn’t cool but it didn’t go any further than social media the casting couch issues with the other women again not right but he didn’t rape anyone.
 
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no one finds the irony in Seth fukking Rogan of all people casting stones at this when he directed a movie (co starring James Franco actually) and his GROWN OLD character was dating a high schooler :skip: (Pineapple express)

you aint have to write your character that way Seth, whyd you write your character to be deeply in love with a senior in high school as a near 40 year old man :ld: i havnt watched the movie in a long time, but i dont even remember how him WRITING HIMSELF to date a minor was even to further the plot of the movie, the girl could of been a freshman in college and 18/19 and the plot would of been the same without being creepy :ld:

why Seth doing casting calls for girls that could fit the roll of a high schooler so he could date them in a movie :ld:
 
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Cacdestroyer said:
Dam what happened to holding a friend down during hard times? The worst thing about the Franco accusations was him hitting on a 17yr old. That shyt wasn’t cool but it didn’t go any further than social media the casting couch issues with the other women again not right but he didn’t rape anyone.
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because franco did that shyt.

pretty sure he was caught creeping on some teens

c'mon son
 
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