Seth Rogen’s friendship with James Franco has been a topic of speculation ever since their professional and personal relationship fractured. In a recent interview with Esquire, Rogen reflected on his Hollywood journey and responded to Franco’s latest remarks about their estrangement. Given their decades-long history, fans are eager to know where the two stand today.
Here is everything you need to know about the latest news surrounding the two actors.
What did Seth Rogen say about his friendship with James Franco?
Seth Rogen and James Franco’s friendship suffered a major setback in 2018 when multiple women accused Franco of sexual misconduct. The allegations came from four of Franco’s former acting students. In 2019, two of them filed a lawsuit against him. The case was ultimately settled in 2021. (via Associated Press)
In the same year, Seth Rogen addressed the situation in his interview with The Sunday Times. The Knocked Up actor stated, ”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.”
Rogen also went on to mention that the case ended up affecting his friendship with James Franco. After over three years, Franco broke the silence on his current dynamic with Rogen to Variety at the Rome Film Festival. He confirmed the duo isn’t in touch but he loves Seth with whom he was friends for 20 years. However, the friendship has seemingly come to an end. The 46-year-old also expressed that their relationship was not over due to ”insufficiency of trying” as he told Rogen ”how much he’s meant” to him.
In his conversation with Esquire, Rogen responded to Franco’s comments when asked how their personal dynamic became public. He stated, ”Honestly, I absorb so little media that it really wasn’t on my radar.” As per the outlet, Rogen wasn’t surprised but also not pleased to hear the question and chose to not speak further on this topic.
