Five women have accused actor James Franco of sexual misconduct, as revealed in an LA Times expose.
One woman, Violet Pavey, who claims to have once had a consensual relationship with Franco, alleges that he once forced her into an oral sex act when they were in his car.
She tweeted: "Remember the time you pushed my head down in a car towards your exposed penis & that other time you told my friend to come to your hotel when she was 17?"
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The other four women were students at Franco's acting school, which is now closed, who have claimed that he asked women both in class and on set to perform either topless or completely nude.
Sarah Tither-Kaplan, one of those four, has said that she was shooting a nude orgy scene with Franco and other actresses, when he took off the protective plastic guard that protects genitalia when simulating oral sex.
While Franco, speaking through his lawyer Michael Plonsker, has denied the allegations made by all five women, he has reportedly called to apologise to both Tither-Kaplan and Paley.
The actor started the year on a bit of a high, winning a Golden Globe award for his performance in The Disaster Artist.
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But before the night was even over, the 39-year-old was being accused of sexual misconduct in the past. People on social media were quick to point out the irony of Franco wearing a 'Time's Up' badge on his lapel as the sea of allegations rose.
"I feel there was an abuse of power, and there was a culture of exploiting non-celebrity women, and a culture of women being replaceable," said Tither-Kaplan, who was one of many women tweeting on Sunday to vent anger over Franco's win.
The most high-profile accusation came from actor Ally Sheedy (The Breakfast Club). She's since deleted the tweets from her Twitter account, but one of them read: "James Franco just won. Please never ask me why I left the film/TV business," according to the Independent.
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Franco was also apparently found to be messaging a teenager on Instagram and pursued her even after finding out she was 17.
In addition to that social media backlash, people were also criticising Franco for blocking Tommy Wiseau from speaking on stage after he accepted his award.
Interestingly, according to Variety's Stuart Oldham, the only thing Tommy wanted to say was: "If a lot of people love each other, the world would be a better place to live. See Disaster Artist, see The Room. Have fun. And American dream is alive, a real thing."
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