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Actor James Franco speaks out on misconduct claims, admits to having sex with students

Headline from FOX 35 Orlando, on the newest of 2 developments

Six months after settling a lawsuit accusing him and two other men of running an acting school that sexually exploited female students, actor James Franco admitted in a podcast that he had sex with some students, but said they were consensual encounters.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Former James Franco Acting Student Not Buying His Apologies

    Headline from Rolling Stone ·

  2. Newest

    Actor James Franco speaks out on misconduct claims, admits to having sex with students

    Headline from FOX 35 Orlando ·

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Reports & sources

15 articles, oldest first.

  1. Rolling Stone

    Former James Franco Acting Student Not Buying His Apologies (opens Rolling Stone)

    Published

    Rolling Stone's feed description

    Actor spoke about sex addiction and Seth Rogen in first interview since he was accused of sexual misconduct in 2018

  2. Fox News

    James Franco breaks silence on sexual misconduct allegations, alcohol and sex addiction (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    The actor/director was accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women who attended his now-defunct acting school

  3. Deutsche Welle

    James Franco admits to sleeping with students | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The Oscar-nominated actor said he did not set out to lure women for sexual purposes but admitted his actions were wrong.

  4. FOX 35 Orlando

    Actor James Franco speaks out on misconduct claims, admits to having sex with students (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    Six months after settling a lawsuit accusing him and two other men of running an acting school that sexually exploited female students, actor James Franco admitted in a podcast that he had sex with some students, but said they were consensual encounters.

  5. The Guardian

    James Franco admits sleeping with students and says he had sex addiction (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Actor gives first extended comments about accusations that came nearly four years ago

  6. France 24

    James Franco admits to sleeping with film school students (opens France 24)

    Published

    France 24's feed description

    US actor James Franco said he regretted sleeping with students at his film school, breaking his silence on allegations of sexual misconduct in an interview aired Thursday.

  7. The Times of Israel

    ‘That was wrong’: James Franco admits he slept with students in his acting school (opens The Times of Israel)

    Published

    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Actor addresses 2018 allegations at length for the first time; says relations were consensual but a mistake, and that he was 'not clearheaded' at the time

  8. Los Angeles Times

    After sexual misconduct allegations, James Franco admits he 'did sleep with students' (opens Los Angeles Times)

    Published

    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    James Franco addressed the sexual misconduct allegations against him in a new interview, four years after the L.A. Times spoke with his accusers.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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