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James Franco, the actor known for portraying Harry Osborn in the originalSpider-Manmovies has been charged with s*xual abuse by several women. Although the actor defended his actions, his interviews did not seem to help the actor at all.

James Franco as Harry Osborn alongside Tobey Maguire’s Peter Parker

While in 2014, Franco sat down for an interview with Howard Stern to talk about the allegations and in the process ended up getting himself into more trouble. The127 Hoursactor stated that he couldn’t help if all his fans were 17-year-olds.

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Although the actor has had an extensive career over the years, James Franco has also gotten himself into more trouble year by year. As per the allegations and accusations, Franco has been charged with allegations of s*xual abuse by multiple women over the years.

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James Franco and Henry Cavill

Although the allegations of abuse were not enough, the actor has been further charged with sliding into the DMs of minors. Talking about the allegations with Howard Stern back in 2014, the actor all but confirmed that he was indeed talking to 17-year-old fans via their DMs. In the interview, Franco asked the question of whether the victim was truly a victim or not. Franco further stated that only his controversial stuff gets a global release.

James Franco, in his defense, stated that most of his fans were 17-year-old girls. He further talked to Howard Stern about whether he was the victim in this case or not.

James Franco and Kirsten Dunst in Spider-Man (2022).

“How is she a victim? I was like anybody, just trying to meet somebody. It’s just that my dirty s–t gets put out internationally.”

James Franco, being James Franco also once stated that he had a crush on his co-star Kirsten Dunst who at the time was dating Tobey Maguire which led to an awkward situation.

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Well, as is the history ofSpider-Manmovies,Tobey Maguireand his co-star Kirsten Dunst dated while on the sets of the 2002 movie. After the movie was released, Franco revealed that he had a crush on Dunst and he was kind of pissed off about the whole situation.

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“Tobey and Kristen became a couple around that time. I had a crush on Kirsten, and I think I was upset about that as well… Tobey was mad at me for a while. By the second film, we were cool.”

The actor further talked about director Sam Raimi’s role in the movie and in the relationship between Tobey Maguire andKirsten Dunst.

“I felt hurt, with you [Sam Raimi]  giving Tobey all the attention… You were the father who wouldn’t give me the love I needed.”

With a Hollywood career ahead of him, James Franco has been associated with 4 upcoming projects with the earliest release date of 2024.

Source:The Things

Visarg Acharya

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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.

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