James Franco has admitted to flirting with Scottish tourist Lucy Clode via Instagram and text messages. bit.ly/1i8mBAr Leaked conversations between the 35-year-old actor and the 17-year-old student surfaced online earlier this week, which showed Franco trying to initiate a hotel hookup. During a Friday appearance on LIVE with Kelly and Michael, Franco addressed the scandal head-on. I didnt want to come on the show and...feel awkward, so uh, yeah. I mean I guess, you know, Im embarrassed, and I guess Im just a model of, you know, how social media is tricky, he said. Its a way people meet each other today. But what Ive learned I guess just because Im new to it is like, you dont know whos on the other end. You meet somebody in person and you get a feel for them but you dont know who youre talking to, and, you know? So I used bad judgment. I learned my lesson. Some think the whole thing is a stunt to drum up publicity a few weeks in advance of Francos next film, Palo Alto. The movie is said to tell the story of a high school teacher who dates one of his students.
Posted on: Fri, 04 Apr 2014 19:10:06 +0000