More allegations against Franco

Several women have made further claims of inappropriate sexual behaviour against James Franco. In a Los Angeles Times article published Thursday, two former actresses described negative experiences with the actor-filmmaker as he directed them. Sarah Tither-Kaplan said in a nude orgy scene, he removed plastic guards covering the actresses’ groins while simulating sex. Former students spoke of an unprofessional culture at Franco’s now-closed acting school Studio 4, where he taught a sex scenes class. Two women said Franco became angry shooting a strip club scene when no actresses, who were masked, would go topless. One topless scene filmed during a class with Tither-Kaplan was uploaded to Vimeo, she said. Violet Paley said that during a consensual relationship, Franco once pressured her to perform oral sex in a car and that the “power dynamic was really off.” Franco’s lawyer disputed the allegations to the Times.