In this Jan. 7, 2018 file photo, James Franco arrives at the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. After years of silence, Franco discussed his sex addiction and allegations of sexual misconduct in a 2021 interview on The Jess Cagle Show. Jordan Strauss/Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP hide caption
James Franco in New York in 2017. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for IFP hide caption
James Franco, shown here at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2018, has been served with a lawsuit alleging sexual exploitation and fraud. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Turner hide caption
James Franco, seen at a film awards ceremony in November 2017. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for IFP hide caption
Patrons queue up to see "The Interview" Thursday at the the Cinefamily at Silent Movie Theater in Los Angeles. Richard Vogel/AP hide caption
The Alamo Drafthouse theater chain will show The Interview starting on Christmas Day. Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Actor James Franco (left), seen here with The Interview co-star Seth Rogen, was called "James Flacco" by President Obama Friday. Afterward, the jokes poured in. Getty Images hide caption
Seth Rogen and James Franco at the world premiere of The Interview in Los Angeles last week. Eric Charbonneau/Invision/AP hide caption
Eleanor Catton, author of The Luminaries poses for photographs Tuesday after winning the 2013 Man Booker Prize for Fiction at The Guildhall in London. Ian Gavan/Getty Images hide caption