James Franco Agrees to $2.2 Million Settlement in Sexual Misconduct Suit

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James Franco has signed off on paying $2,235,000 to settle an Oct. 2020 lawsuit alleging he and his associates coerced students into performing explicit sex scenes on camera. The proposed figure was revealed in court filings that were made public on Wednesday, and a Los Angeles judge will need to approve it.

 

Last year, Sarah Tither-Kaplan and Toni Gaal filed a class action complaint in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleging that Franco and his partners “engaged in widespread inappropriate and sexually charged behavior towards female students by sexualizing their power as a teacher and an employer by dangling the opportunity for roles in their projects.” They argued they were victims of fraud, paying $300 a month for an acting school opened by Franco and his business partner Vince Jolivette in 2014 at which they claimed they were intimidated and sexually objectified. They further alleged that those who were willing to disrobe in front of Franco and his friends were given special treatment.

 

https://variety.com/2021/film/news/james-franco-sexual-misconduct-lawsuit-2-million-1235008939/

 

Looks like another creep bought himself out of trouble, first Bill Cosby and now Franco.

 

This dude allegedly setup an "acting school" to get adoring young female fans to do his bidding.