Key Highlights: James Franco Twitter Scandal
- Lucy Clode, 17, turned down James Franco, 35, sparking controversy.
- Franco admitted embarrassment on “Live! with Kelly and Michael.”
- Social media backlash against Clode questions fame’s influence.
- Public scrutiny reveals biases towards celebrity behavior.
- The scandal raises questions about privacy and consent in the digital age.
I mean, jeez, how unbelievable that Lucy Clode, 17, would turn James Franco, 35, down. I mean, who does that?! Whether this whole James Franco scandal with Lucy Clode is legitimate or a simple publicity stunt, the whole thing is a bit strange.
And the fact that the tables have now turned on Clode is even more bizarre.
She said…no? Unreal.
How dare she!
As if the scandal itself wasn’t already a bit creepy, even more so with Franco “coming clean” on “Live! with Kelly and Michael,” [saying that he was “embarrassed” and how he is a “model for how social media can be tricky”]
I find it extremely odd that the entire situation has been twisted around on Clode.
Twitter Reacts to the James Franco Scandal
Twitter users have really been on Clode’s case all day saying that she only exposed him for the limelight because, who could turn James Franco down?
https://twitter.com/LanaHenryyy/status/452147879734292480
James Franco is still hot… yeah he flirted with a 17 year old… but like.. why didn't she take him up on the offer? hellooo hes hot & $$$
— g (@x0gabby) April 5, 2014
That James Franco thing's gotta be a stunt. There seriously isn't a 17 year old girl in the world that says no to James Franco.
— Jamie Cal (@TheDailyJamie) April 5, 2014
I still don't know how you can say no to James Franco
— Vane (@Ingriddd_v) April 5, 2014
so just wondering but uhhh why did that 17 year old girl turn down James Franco??????????? like it's JAMES FRANCO
— ALcoholic (@stfu_al) April 5, 2014
What girl in her right mind would reject @JamesFrancoTV #CRAZY
— Jordan Ward (@JordanTWard) April 4, 2014
It's probably bad that I'm rly jealous of that 17 yr old chick James Franco tried to hook up with #howdidshedecline
— Coops (@karaacoops) April 4, 2014
The biggest shame about the so-called scandal of James Franco tryna get at a 17 year old is why did she say no?
— Kendall Green (@KendallMfGreen) April 4, 2014
https://twitter.com/jadevmm/status/452202744162824192
https://twitter.com/JozetteDeegan/status/452184408322093056
WHY DID THAT GIRL TURN JAMES FRANCO DOWN
— juice (@LaurenBrierley_) April 4, 2014
https://twitter.com/xo_kimberly/status/452172673221918721
the 17 year old girl who exposed james franco is an idiot. she should have just hooked up with him and shut up
— Katie Killian (@katiekillian) April 4, 2014
James Franco hits on you and you decide to sell the story not take up the offer? What kinda person raised you.
— Mia Broadbent (@miabroadbent) April 4, 2014
https://twitter.com/whatuburkinwith/status/452152990338543616
https://twitter.com/meghan_sickal/status/452142045423882240
I still can't comprehend who wouldn't sleep with @JamesFrancoTV if they had the opportunity.
— jenn (@jennalexisgrace) April 4, 2014
HOW COULD YOU SAY NO TO JAMES FRANCO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
— Hollieeeeee (@CatOverlord_) April 4, 2014
https://twitter.com/Milo_Music/status/452148727130882048
Why that girl declined @JamesFrancoTV offer to rent a hotel room is beyond my imagination
— Amy (@amysusskind8) April 4, 2014
That 17 year old girl has got to have standards as high as the highest thing to ever exist if she turned down James Franco like r u good
— Cat✋ (@CatherineHand12) April 4, 2014
Franco posted this on his Instagram earlier:
Even if it’s all just a scam, and even if Clode was seeking her moment in the spotlight, I find it troubling the backlash she has faced. Sure, there have been larger age gaps than 20 years before, and 17 is the legal age in New York, but when did it become wrong to say no?
The Wrap Up
If Franco wasn’t famous, would the situation be different?
Some people accepting this entire situation simply based off the fact that Franco is famous is unsettling. The situation shouldn’t be accepted simply because he was “honest” about the entire thing earlier today shouldn’t be so simple.
Yeah, mistakes are made but when someone who isn’t famous runs into that “mistake,” I’m sure there would be more serious comments to be made.
What do you think of the current situation that is going on with Franco and Clode?