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James Franco agrees to pay $2.2m in sexual misconduct suit after he ‘pushed student to perform in explicit sex scenes’

JAMES Franco has agreed to pay $2.2 million in a sexual misconduct suit.

The actor was sued after he allegedly “pushed students to perform in explicit sex scenes.”

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James Franco has agreed to pay $2.2 million in a suitCredit: Getty Images
, 43, and associated entities have agreed to pay $2,235,000 to resolve a lawsuit in which he was accused of pushing several of his acting students into performing explicit sex scenes on camera.

Two of the actor’s former students- Sarah Tither-Kaplan and Toni Gaal- led the lawsuit, which was first filed in October 2020.

In the filing, the students alleged that they were both victims of fraud at the hands of the actor.

James taught at Studio 4 Film School in both and .

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, Sarah will receive $670,500 minus $223,500 less in fees that will go to their lawyers.

in light of the claims.

The actor has faced many claims of sexual misconduct over the yearsCredit: AP
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In an interview with , Seth addressed the scandal surrounding James.

The pair have appeared in several movies together, such as Pineapple Express, The Disaster Artist, This Is The End, The Interview, Sausage Party and many others.

When asked ," the 39-year-old told the outlet: "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."

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