Former students from James Franco's Los Angeles-based Studio 4 school accuse him of trading sex for opportunities, and orgies for roles, an accusation Franco strongly denies.
Gaal participated in auditions for the sex scene class and a callback, but says she was rejected after voicing concerns about how the class was being run.
Tither-Kaplan participated in the class and said she was often required to appear nude or in sex scenes. During one of the classes, while making an orgy scene for one of Franco's independent films—which were occasionally filmed at the school, and many of which remain unreleased—Mr. Franco"removed plastic guards that covered other actresses' vaginas while he simulated oral sex on them," according to the suit.
The lawsuit requests monetary damages, as well as the return and destruction of any footage taken during the master classes. The suit was filed as a class-action status, so other students could join. Also named as defendants in the suit are Vince Jolivette, Franco's business partner, their production company, Rabbit Bandini, and Rabbit Bandini's general manager, Jay Davis.
Franco opened his Studio 4 school in 2014 with the help of Jolivette. It had branches in Los Angeles and New York. Both women joined the same year it opened, and paid monthly tuitions of $300 each. The school was closed in 2017.in which screencaps of Franco trying to pick up a 17-year-old girl over Instagram's instant messenger were posted. Franco admitted they were legitimate."If there is restitution to be made, I will make it," Franco said.
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