“This is the end of their relationship”.
Comedian Seth Rogen is distancing himself from longtime collaborator James Franco amid a subsequent scandal over alleged sexual harassment.
In a bang interview with Sunday TimesThe 39-year-old actor suggested that he had no plans to work with Franco, who was accused of sexual misconduct in 2014 and again in 2018, CNN reported.
“What I can say is that I detest abuse and harassment, and I will never cover up or hide the actions of someone who does so or willfully put someone in a position where they were around someone” Of claims against the accomplice. The “Pineapple Express” star said it was “not a coincidence” that he has not worked with Franco in recent years.
Later, Rogan expressed remorse over a controversial 2014 “Saturday Night Live” joke, in which he poked fun at his “The Interview” co-star for allegedly proposing to a 17-year-old girl earlier that year.
During the monologue, the Vancouver native quipped that in order to make himself feel better, he decided to prank James Franco by posing as a “wayward young girl” on Instagram.
“I regret that joke a lot,” the “Interview” director told the Sunday Times of the incident. “It was a terrible joke, honestly.”
With the 2014 Instagram incident, Franco publicly accused five women of sexual abuse and inappropriate behavior in 2018, a claim he denied through his lawyers. “Spider-Man” Star Lawsuits have been settled since The former students, along with their two accused, closed Studio 4, their own acting academy so far.
Saying how the scandal affected their professional relationship, “Rogan said,” and I also see that interview in 2018, where I comment that I will continue to work with James, and the truth is that I’m not right now. “
Until recently, the pair starred in several films together, including “The Inverters”, “Sausage Party,” “Disaster Artist” and “Pineapple Express”.
The status of Rogen and Franco’s friendship is also unclear in the wake of the allegations.
“I don’t know if I can define the time during this interview,” Funeral said. “I can say, um, you know, it has changed many things in our relationship and our dynamic.”
Rogan acknowledged that the change was certainly “painful”, “it was not as painful and difficult as it is for many others involved,” he said.
He said, “I have no pity for myself in this situation.”
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