James Franco Reaches Settlement In Sexual Misconduct Lawsuit Filed By Former Students

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A settlement agreement has been reached in a lawsuit that alleged James Franco intimidated students at an acting and film school he founded into gratuitous and exploitative sexual situations. A status report jointly filed by the two sides in Los Angeles Superior Court said a settlement had been reached in the class-action suit brought by former students at the now-defunct school, Studio 4, though elements of the lawsuit may live on.

A lawsuit alleging James Franco intimidated students into gratuitous and exploitative sexual situations at an acting and film school he founded has been tentatively settled, according to attorneys for the plaintiffs.

Also Read: James Franco Accused of Sexually Exploiting Acting Class Students in New LawsuitThe two former students of Franco’s Playhouse West Studio 4 said in a 2019 lawsuit that the class was a front in which Franco and his business partners, Vince Jolivette and Jay Davis, could take advantage of young female performers.

James Franco settled a 2019 class action lawsuit that accused him of sexual misconduct with students at the acting school he founded.

James Franco has reached a settlement in a 2019 lawsuit by former students at his now-defunct Studio 4 acting school, according to multiple reports. The suit was filed by two women, Sarah Tither-Kaplan and Toni Gaal, who accused Franco of creating an environment of harassment and sexual exploitation.Franco's attorney, Michael Plonsker, denied the claims in a previous statement to ET. Tither-Kaplan and Gaal have agreed to drop their individual claims in a joint status filed on Feb.

Attorneys for the plaintiffs in the case against James Franco announced they have reached a tentative settlement over allegations that the actor intimidated students at his acting and film school into sexual situations. The two sides filed a joint status report in Los Angeles Superior Court telling a judge a settlement had been reached in the class-action lawsuit brought by former students at the Franco-founded Studio 4, which went defunct in 2017.

James Franco is settling.

Ellise Shafer administratorA settlement deal has been reached in a 2019 lawsuit alleging that James Franco intimidated his students into sexual situations at the acting school he founded.According to a joint status report filed on Feb. 11, two of Franco’s former students at his now-defunct Studio 4 school, Sarah Tither-Kaplan and Toni Gaal, have agreed to drop their individual claims.

A tentative settlement has been reached in a lawsuit that alleged James Franco intimidated students at an acting and film school he founded into gratuitous and exploitative sexual situations, attorneys for the plaintiffs said Saturday.

A lawsuit alleging sexual misconduct by James Franco has reached a settlement deal.Sarah Tither-Kaplan and Toni Gaal, two former students of the star’s now-defunct acting school Studio 4, claimed in a suit filed in October 2019 that Franco used the institution to engage in inappropriate conduct, which he has denied.Now, as per February 11 court documents seen by The Hollywood Reporter, a settlement deal has been agreed.In Tither-Kaplan and Gaal’s 2019 lawsuit they alleged that Franco pressured students into performing explicit sex scenes on camera in an “orgy type setting” that went far beyond what is practiced on Hollywood film sets.It was also claimed that Franco “sought to create a pipeline of young women who were subjected to his