Seth Rogen says he has no plans to work with James Franco following sexual misconduct allegations
- Seth Rogen has walked back his support of James Franco, who's been accused of sexual misconduct.
- The comic told The Sunday Times he despises "abuse and harassment."
- "I can say it has changed many things in our relationship and our dynamic," Rogen said.
It seems the friendship between Seth Rogen and James Franco, which goes back decades, has fallen apart due to Franco's sexual misconduct allegations.
In an interview with The Sunday Times, the comic walked back previous comments which said that he would continue to work with Franco.
"The truth is that I have not and I do not plan to right now," Rogen said, adding that it was "not a coincidence" that because they're not working together, it has also hurt their personal friendship.
"I don't know if I can define that right now during this interview," Rogen told The Times' Deeca Aitkenhead. "I can say it has changed many things in our relationship and our dynamic."
Insider contacted Franco's rep for comment, but did not get an immediate response.
In January 2018, the Los Angeles Times reported that five women had accused Franco of "inappropriate of sexually exploitative" behavior. Franco denied the allegations.
Rogen also apologized for making light of the 2014 allegation by a 17-year-old girl, who said that Franco, then 35, direct messaged her to meet up at a hotel. That same year, Rogen joked about it while hosting "Saturday Night Live" during his opening monologue. Franco came out on the "SNL" stage and told Rogen, "Great prank, I've been waiting at the Ace Hotel for three days."
"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," said Rogen.
"However, I do look back at a joke I made on 'Saturday Night Live' in 2014 and I very much regret making that joke," he added. "It was a terrible joke, honestly."
Rogen and Franco have been doing comedy together all the way back to when they were cast in the 1999 cult hit series, "Freaks and Geeks." Through the years, the two have worked constantly together, including doing a shot-for-shot spoof of Kanye West's music video "Bound 2," which featured Rogen and Kim Kardashian West together on a motorcycle. The two have also starred together in movies like "The Interview" and "The Disaster Artist."