HANDS UP ANYONE WHO'S MADE MISTAKES IN THEIR LIFETIME
Reading the various messages on this board, I felt I needed to undertake this thread. I'm a strong supporter of Franco, but I never saw this coming.
Extremely, disappointing but he did nothing WRONG in accordance with the law, just an idiotic mistake but who hasn't (even the haters, must have done something wrong once in their lives), and hopefully, it will not affect his career in the long run.
However, we all must remember the following:
Proverbs 28:13
"Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy."
or
Matthew 7:1
"Judge not, that you be not judged."
What we can all learn from this experience though:
1. James Franco does in fact manage his own Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Accounts, no PR team behind it and he's a fast texter.
2. He likes beautiful blondes, this one just happens to be 17 yrs old (who knew how to ask the right questions and get evidence) BUT still legal = hopefully, his first and LAST (YIKES).
IMPORTANTLY: Nothing actually happened in the END.
NOTE: Not sure why, a grown man would be interested in a 17 yrs old BUT that's his choice (in a legal State), as long as they're all in consenting agreement.
3. All this questions about whether he's straight/gay/bi - well this gives a clearer picture. Importantly, it's none of anyone's business what his preferences are (as long as they're legal) but the outcry from this story is insane. He's not the first celebrity to do this in history.
Might NOT be right (in my BOOK) but it happens in all walks of life.
4. Clearly, no one is perfect NOT EVEN A FRANCO (I know SHOCKING), but the type of names he's being called across the internet is shocking.
5. Remember, with some people it depends on your definition of an old guy. He's only 35 yrs old (36 soon), so to me that's not old and he is certainly not creepy but very talented (who lost his way slightly on this occasion, even for a smart man it happens).
What's more note the following stars with age gap relationships (past or present):
1. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes - 16 yrs
2. Aaron Johnson and Sam Taylor-Wood - 26 yrs
3. Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn - 35 yrs
UPDATE: Just to be a zillion times clear, I am in no way shape or form stating James Edward Franco is in the same league as Woody Allen (situation is truly sick - but he has NEVER been convicted legally) BUT just used Allen's experience to DEMONSTRATE the age gap ONLY PEOPLE.
Interesting note:
Charlie Chaplin was 54 when he married Oona O'Neill, the 17 yrs old daughter of playwright Eugene O'Neill. They had eight children and remained together for 34 years, until his death, in 1977.
Brian Austin Green started dating Megan Fox when she was 18 yrs old. He was in fact about 30 yrs old. Now, they're happily married with two children, plus his other son from a previous relationship. She also has admitted that she chased him at the start, whilst he wasn't initally interested, but somehow, they have come through and it seems to be working.
Oh, Green Mile actor Doug Anthony Hutchison at age 51, just married 16-year-old Courtney Alexis Stodden.
Whilst, Bradley Cooper at 39 yrs old has a girlfriend Suki Waterhouse who is 22 yrs old.
Will continue..
4. Frank Sinatra and Mia Farrow - 29 yrs
5. Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall - 25 yrs
6. Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones - 25 yrs
7. Harrison Ford and Callista Flockhart - 22 yrs
8. Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher - 14 yrs
9. Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer - 13 yrs
10. Elvis and Priscilla Presley - 10 yrs (Elvis met her when she was 14 yrs old) but people STILL consider him THE KING.
11. Rosie Huntington-Whitely 25 yrs is currently dating Jason Statham - 45 yrs -20 yrs age gap.
As you can see from the list above, men and women have been going out and marrying older/younger people since TIME BEGAN i.e. Alec Baldwin and Hilaria Thomas -26 yrs age gap.
Clearly, this particular Franco is no different in showing interest with benefits. Although, his text game is fast and straight to the point (no wonder, he can do so many projects), AGAIN, he didn't do anything legally wrong.
I still believe in James Franco as an outstanding actor/director, with many more talents (reminder - no jokes concerning 17 yrs olds or underage girls etc. HERE).
Seriously, the media (as always when it concerns James Franco) went into overdrive on this but it's OK for someone like Hugh Hefner (FUNNY, Franco played him in Lovelace), to build his profile on young women and marry them.
God, I pray Franco learns from this experience = WOW, and stays focus on achieving his goals (which will still come).
Anyway, I thought I should add something to this news..... Keep moving forward Franco!!!!