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

https://twitter.com/jadevmm/status/452202744162824192

https://twitter.com/JozetteDeegan/status/452184408322093056

https://twitter.com/xo_kimberly/status/452172673221918721

https://twitter.com/whatuburkinwith/status/452152990338543616

https://twitter.com/meghan_sickal/status/452142045423882240

https://twitter.com/Milo_Music/status/452148727130882048

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?