James Franco Agrees To Pay More Than $2.2 Million To Settle Sexual Misconduct Lawsuit With Former Acting Students
June 30 2021, Published 3:48 p.m. ET
James Franco has agreed to pay $2,235,000 to settle a sexual misconduct lawsuit.
According to court documents that were made public on Wednesday and obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, the 43-year-old actor and associated entities have agreed to fork over the seven-figure sum to his former acting students who claim he pushed them to perform in explicit sex scenes on camera.
She has pledged to split any judgement with Franco.
A Los Angeles judge still needs to review and sign off on the proposed deal before it can go into effect.
Sarah Tither-Kaplan and Toni Gaal led the class-action lawsuit in October of 2020, which alleged that those who were taught by Franco at Studio 4 Film School in New York and Los Angeles were victims of fraud.
If the deal is approved, Tither-Kaplan will receive $670,500, with $223,500 of that going to the lawyers; Gaal will get $223,500, minus $74,500 in attorneys' fees; and the other students in the class action will receive almost two-thirds of the remaining $1.341 million to divvy up, with $827,000 of that going to the lawyers.
Unclaimed money will be sent to the National Women's Law Center as a donation.
