James Franco says women who accused him of sexual misconduct are 'attention hungry'

Actor James Franco has dismissed claims of two women who had alleged that they were sexually exploited in his now-closed acting school.

The Spider-Man actor rejected the allegations in a demurrer, according to American media. 

The complainants identified as Sarah Tither-Kaplan and Toni Gaal had accused Franco of "widespread inappropriate and sexually charged behavior towards female students by sexualizing their power as a teacher and an employer by dangling the opportunity for roles in their projects."

According to People, Franco said that the women who filed allegations in October 2019 against him were “attention-hungry”.

The Spiderman actor said “While the salacious allegations in the complaint have made great tabloid fodder, they are also false and inflammatory, legally baseless and brought improperly in the form of a class action largely to gain as much publicity as possible."

James Franco's acting school 'Playhouse West Studio 4' was opened in 2014 but was later closed in 2017.