Seth Rogen says he won’t work with James Franco after sexual misconduct claims and is ‘ashamed’ of joke about teen girl
SETH Rogen said he won't work with James Franco after a series of sexual misconduct claims.
He further claimed he is "ashamed" of the joke he made during an episode of Saturday Night Live where they addressed James' alleged messages with a teen girl.
In an interview with , Seth addressed the recent scandal surrounding James, who has been his co-star in several movies, such as Pineapple Express, The Disaster Artist, This Is The End, The Interview, Sausage Party, and many others.
The 39-year-old told the outlet when asked "What I can say is that I despise abuse and harassment, and I would never cover or conceal the actions of someone doing it, or knowingly put someone in a situation where they were around someone like that."
The Canadian actor further addressed the joke he made during an SNL skit in 2014 which made fun of the first allegations made against the 43-year-old.
In the skit, Seth told the audience: "To make myself feel better I decided to prank James Franco.
The Good Girls actress alleged that bosses "bribed" her by offering her a larger role on the movie.
She wrote: "When I tried to break legal contract and quit Disaster Artist because James Franco is a sexual predator, they tried to bribe me with a bigger acting role.
"I cried and told them that that was the exact opposite of what I wanted, that I didn't feel safe working with a f**ing sexual predator."
Charlyne added: "They minimized and said Franco being a predator was so last year and that he changed… when I literally heard of him abusing new women that week."
She went on: "Predators will perform empathy, gaslight and say they will do better - all in order to protect themselves and continue to harm others."
Charlyne called Seth - who she worked with on her first ever movie credit, 2007's Knocked Up - an "enabler".
"Seth Rogen was one of the producers on this film so he definitely knows why I quit," she wrote.
"White men saying it's not their responsibility when holding Franco accountable, or when holding Seth Rogen and enablers accountable.
"Then whose responsibility is it? The women and children who have PTSD from Franco? Or the future targets of abuse?
"White men perform infantilism when it comes to sacrificing their white supremacy and patriarchy because they actually don't give a f**k."