I'm sure everyone has heard of this. But if not, in short apparently a 17 year old fan met James Franco at a showing of his play "Of Mice And Men". She took an instagram video and he told her to tag him in it. Later they got to private chatting on instagram (you can do that?!) and eventually texting. He was going to get a hotel room and wanted her to go there. Basically he was supposedly trying to hook up with a 17 year old. He's like 35, but either way, she's 17. And that's weird. And illegal. (Even though some people say consent is 17 in NY, idk..still weird) Ps she didn't go through with it, instead just "leaked" the conversation. I can't imagine a young girl saying no to James Franco, though. That alone makes it seem unlikely.
Some people are saying it's a publicity stunt for his new movie "Palo Alto", which is about an older coach (him) having a relationship with a high schooler. If it is, that is messed up publicity. Too far for my tastes. Not something to joke about. If not, I'm surprised he would be so blatant about it. He is a smart guy. To be having a conversation sending pics and even personalized pics seems weird to me. He has been known to go after younger girls, so there's that. Also, he's a guy and however much it disgusts me, this is kind of typical for most guys. (Even though every time a celeb guy gets caught in something like this, I lose even more respect for the male species.) I'm unsure of the truth of it, and he isn't doing much to dispel the rumor.
Here is an interesting article discussing it: http://www.dailydot.com/entertainment/james-franco-lucy-clode-palo-alto/
Thoughts?
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