Last week, James Franco's problematic behavior toward women came under fire once again.
Franco's Disaster Artist co-star, Charlyne Yi, called the actor a "sexual predator" in addition to calling out Seth Rogen for "enabling" his best friend.
Now, Oscar writers from the 2011 show have shared the red flags Franco showed before co-hosting with Anne Hathaway.
Five women, including four of Franco’s acting students, came forward to accuse Franco of sexual misconduct.
In one incident, Franco reportedly began to get angry during an on-set encounter when women refused to be topless.
“Look, in my life I pride myself on taking responsibility for things that I have done,” he said on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.
“I have to do that to maintain my well being. The things that I heard that were on Twitter are not accurate."
"So I don’t want to shut them down in any way. If I have done something wrong,” he added, “I will fix it — I have to," he concluded.
They accused the actor of intimidating his students into gratuitous and exploitative sexual situations.
But the situation has proven to be far from over when Charlyne Yi made her comments about Franco, calling him a "Sexual predator."
“I cried and told them that that was the exact opposite of what I wanted, that I didn’t feel safe working with a [expletive] sexual predator," she wrote.
"Seth also did a sketch on SNL with Franco enabling Franco preying on children. Right after Franco was caught." She went on to say that "Franco has a long history of preying on children."
In a recent story published by The Ringer, several Oscar writers who worked on the 2011 show that saw Franco co-hosting with Anne Hathaway, shared their stories.
This entire co-hosting experience has long been criticized for being awkward.
Jordan Rubin, another writer for the show, compared Hathaway and Franco's preparations for the show.
"I went to her house and worked on the script and she was on a bunch of conference calls and responding to emails and was a great collaborator."
Franco, on the other hand, seemed distracted.
"He always seemed to be on a flight and it was very hard for me to get a hold of him," Rubin told The Ringer.
"Again, this is a memory, but [she] was like, 'Maybe you should try that,' and he was like 'Don't tell me how to be funny,'" Wild recalled.
Anne herself has reflected on the uncomfortable experience.
She also shared that it was Franco who convinced her to take on the role, despite her reservations.
"Hey, can I dish some tea? I turned that gig down and James is the one that convinced me to do it," Hathaway said.
For more revelations about Franco's 2011 co-hosting experience, click here.
H/T: The Ringer
