{"id":5282,"date":"2026-06-16T11:45:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T10:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/?p=5282"},"modified":"2026-06-16T11:45:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T10:45:55","slug":"why-james-franco-was-cancelled-as-actor-sparks-concerns-tiktok-jamesfranco2319","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/06\/16\/why-james-franco-was-cancelled-as-actor-sparks-concerns-tiktok-jamesfranco2319\/","title":{"rendered":"Why James Franco was cancelled as actor sparks rising concerns over \u2018worrying\u2019 TikToks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Between his JamesFranco2319 TikTok account and <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/01\/16\/pamela-anderson-wants-seth-rogen-to-apologise-to-her-for-this-one-heartbreaking-reason\/\">Seth Rogen\u2019s<\/a> recent comments about their falling out, James Franco\u2019s attempted comeback has left people confused.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seth and Franco were once best friends and collaborators, having worked together on films like Pineapple Express, The Interview, and The Disaster Artist after meeting on the set of Freaks and Geeks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But when Franco was accused of sexual misconduct amid the #MeToo movement, Seth cut ties with the actor.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last week, Seth opened up about their falling out, telling the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/06\/13\/magazine\/seth-rogen-interview.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York Times<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201cI honestly think the nuance of it is too personal for me to get into right now. It is a very personal thing.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Seth Rogen opens up about his current relationship with James Franco following the sexual misconduct allegations, saying he cut ties with him, that there is more to the story than what the public knows, and that he hasn\u2019t spoken to him in years \ud83d\ude33\ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe personal side of it is\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ju1219hZYt\">pic.twitter.com\/Ju1219hZYt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Killa \ud83c\udf3a (@KillaKreww) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KillaKreww\/status\/2065884623200993778?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere\u2019s the public-facing side of it, which I\u2019ve spoken about, and I have the same stance publicly that I\u2019ve had, and I think the proof is in the pudding &#8211; I have not worked with him in years.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He added that \u201cnothing has changed since the last time I talked about all this, and I haven\u2019t worked with him in a really long time and I have no plans to.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Separately, Franco started a <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/tag\/tiktok\/\">TikTok<\/a> account earlier this month where he\u2019s been posting a series of odd videos. In all of them, he has a pause symbol taped onto his shirt alongside the written name \u201cBruce Robins\u201d, and rambles about \u201csome serious sh*t going on\u201d and his fears of being spied on.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Why was James Franco cancelled?<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5289\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5289\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5289\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/why-was-james-franco-cancelled-2.jpg\" alt=\"James Franco in The Disaster Artist\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/why-was-james-franco-cancelled-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/why-was-james-franco-cancelled-2-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/why-was-james-franco-cancelled-2-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5289\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Warner Bros.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the #MeToo movement, multiple women came forward with allegations of inappropriate or sexually exploitative behaviour against <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/05\/21\/so-many-actors-have-revealed-their-body-counts-and-im-in-genuine-shock-over-13k-women\/\">James Franco<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The controversy began in January 2018 after Franco wore a Time&#8217;s Up pin at the Golden Globe Awards, where he won Best Actor for The Disaster Artist. Shortly afterwards, several women publicly criticised the actor on social media.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They accused him of hypocrisy and alleged misconduct, including Sarah Tither-Kaplan, a former acting student at the film school Franco founded, Studio 4.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She was one of five former students or mentees who spoke to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/business\/hollywood\/la-fi-ct-james-franco-allegations-20180111-htmlstory.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LA Times<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with allegations of sexually exploitative behaviour, claiming that Franco would at times promise them career advancement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tither-Kaplan alleged that during one nude orgy scene, Franco removed plastic guards covering their vaginas while simulating oral sex on them. Two other former students claimed that Franco would become angry when they didn\u2019t agree to be topless.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Franco denied the allegations at the time, saying he was proud of taking responsibility for things he had done wrong in his life but maintained that the specific claims being made against him were not accurate. He also stated that he supported people being able to share their experiences.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@jamesfranco2319\/video\/7647257750799453453\" data-video-id=\"7647257750799453453\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@jamesfranco2319\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@jamesfranco2319?refer=embed\">@jamesfranco2319<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t say to much right now. But stick around and I promise it will all make sense. <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - James Franco\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7647257846857435918?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound &#8211; James Franco<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2019, Tither-Kaplan and Toni Gaal &#8211; both former students at Franco\u2019s now-defunct acting school &#8211; filed a lawsuit alleging they had been subjected to a sexually exploitative environment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Franco denied the allegations but agreed to a $2.2million settlement in 2021. As part of the settlement, he did not admit wrongdoing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The actor later addressed the controversy in a 2021 interview on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/the-jess-cagle-podcast-w-julia-cunningham.simplecast.com\/episodes\/james-franco-cGNU_F6e\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Jess Cagle Podcast<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, admitting he had slept with students while teaching.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He described the behaviour as &#8220;wrong&#8221; and said he had been dealing with sex addiction at the time. However, he disputed some of the more serious allegations that had been made against him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following this, Franco largely stepped away from major Hollywood projects and public life. Although he has continued acting, it\u2019s not on the same level as he was prior to these events.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Franco threatens to expose \u2018alien\u2019 in new TikTok video<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although Franco appears to be losing his grip on reality in his TikTok videos, it seems to be an elaborate stunt to promote his new movie.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@jamesfranco2319\/video\/7651715268606971166\" data-video-id=\"7651715268606971166\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@jamesfranco2319\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@jamesfranco2319?refer=embed\">@jamesfranco2319<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s an ALIEN!!!! <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - James Franco\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7651715231722982175?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound &#8211; James Franco<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Franco is starring in Love Meets in the Sunshine, an upcoming road-trip comedy, which is one of two accounts he\u2019s following &#8211; alongside Christian Guiton, the film\u2019s director.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even so, his videos have left netizens baffled. In his latest, he says he\u2019s \u201cgoing to go out to the garage and see it\u201d in reference to the mysterious \u201cnot human\u201d being he found in there.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He insists that it\u2019s \u201cnot a hoax\u201d and is \u201creal\u201d, before saying, \u201cI think it\u2019s an alien.\u201d Franco then says he doesn\u2019t have any guns so his camera will be his \u201cweapon\u201d, but the video cuts before he heads outside.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plenty of spectators have expressed concern for the actor, including this person who said, \u201cJames. I\u2019m really worried. You\u2019ve been in the same clothes for a few days now.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another wrote, \u201cCheck on him y\u2019all.\u201d A third added, \u201cJames I think I speak for all of us\u2026you\u2019re stressing us out man.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5287\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5287\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5287\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/why-was-james-franco-cancelled.jpg\" alt=\"Who James Franco is following on TikTok\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/why-was-james-franco-cancelled.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/why-was-james-franco-cancelled-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/why-was-james-franco-cancelled-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5287\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: TikTok\/@jamesfranco2319<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Others have referenced his past controversies, with one asking, \u201cI thought he was cancelled?\u201d To which another replied, \u201cYep, in 2017 when he was accused of [sexual misconduct] and settled for about 2.2 million. Some of us still remember.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plenty of commenters have honed in on the fact that his account name features \u201c2319\u201d &#8211; the famous emergency code from Monsters Inc.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt is declared by the Child Detection Agency (CDA) whenever a monster comes into contact with an object from the human world &#8211; which they consider highly toxic,\u201d wrote one.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But for the most part, fans are starting to realise that this may all just be a publicity stunt &#8211; even if he insists it\u2019s not.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>For all the latest film and TV updates and hot takes, <\/i><i><span draggable=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FilmShrine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">like our Facebook page<\/a><\/span><\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image credit: Carl Timpone\/BFA\/Shutterstock\/TikTok\/@jamesf<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ranco2319<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The actor faced accusations amid the #MeToo movement<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":5288,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[241,110,55],"coauthors":[17],"class_list":["post-5282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-james-franco","tag-news","tag-tiktok"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.4 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Why James Franco was cancelled as actor sparks rising concerns over \u2018worrying\u2019 TikToks<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Here&#039;s why James Franco was cancelled in 2018 after 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