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<p>NEW YORK (AP) &#8212; After allegations of sexual misconduct circulated on social media about James Franco, the actor told late-night host Stephen Colbert that the &#8220;the things I heard on Twitter are not accurate.&#8221;</p><p>The allegations against Franco were prompted in part by Franco&#8217;s best actor in a comedy or musical win Sunday at the Golden Globes for his film &#8220;The Disaster Artist.&#8221; At the ceremony, Franco wore a pin supporting the &#8220;Time&#8217;s Up&#8221; initiative for gender equality in Hollywood.</p><p>Actress Violet Paley said on Twitter that Franco pushed her head toward his groin in a car, and filmmaker Sarah Tither-Kaplan claimed a $100-a-day contract she signed to perform nudity in a film of Franco&#8217;s was exploitive. Actress Ally Sheedy also said in a since-deleted tweet that Franco was an example of why she left the movie business.</p><p>&#8220;I pride myself on taking responsibility for things that I have done,&#8221; Franco told Colbert. &#8220;The things that I heard that were on Twitter are not accurate, but I completely support people coming out and being able to have a voice because they didn&#8217;t have a voice for so long, so I don&#8217;t want to shut them down in any way. I think that it&#8217;s a good thing and I support it.&#8221;</p><p>Franco&#8217;s appearance Tuesday on CBS&#8217; &#8220;The Late Show With Stephen Colbert&#8221; came hours after The New York Times canceled a public event scheduled Wednesday that was intended to feature &#8220;The Disaster Artist&#8221; director and star and his brother and co-star, Dave Franco, discussing the movie with a Times reporter.</p><p>The Times said in a statement that it had canceled the event &#8220;given the controversy surrounding recent allegations.&#8221;</p><p>The scrutiny comes at a delicate moment for Franco, a contender for a best-actor Academy Awards nomination. Voting for the Oscar nominations ends Friday.</p><p>Franco said he had &#8220;no idea&#8221; why Sheedy, whom he directed in a 2014 off-Broadway play, was upset. &#8220;I had nothing but a great time with her,&#8221; he said. But in reference to other behavior, he said, &#8220;If there&#8217;s restitution to be made, I will make it.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m here to listen and learn and change my perspective where it&#8217;s off, and I&#8217;m completely willing and want to,&#8221; he said.</p><p>In 2014, Instagram messages showed Franco apparently trying to hit on a 17-year-old Scottish fan. Afterward Franco said he was &#8220;embarrassed&#8221; and said social media is &#8220;tricky.&#8221; &#8221;I used bad judgment and I learned my lesson,&#8221; the actor said then.</p><p>Franco also attended the National Board of Review Awards gala in New York City on Tuesday to present his film&#8217;s adapted screenplay award. He didn&#8217;t comment on the allegations at the ceremony. An email seeking comment from his publicist wasn&#8217;t immediately returned.</p><p>Franco is scheduled to appear on NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Late Night With Seth Meyers&#8221; on Wednesday.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2018, file photo, Dave Franco, left, poses with James Franco, winner of the award for best performance by an actor in a motion picture - musical or comedy for &#8220;The Disaster Artist,&#8221; at the InStyle and Warner Bros. Golden Globes afterparty in Beverly Hills, Calif. The New York Times has canceled a public event with James Franco days after the Golden Globe winner was accused of sexual misconduct. The TimesTalk event scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 10, was intended to feature &#8220;The Disaster Artist&#8221; director and star and his brother and co-star, Dave Franco, discussing the film with a Times reporter. The Times said in a statement that &#8220;given the controversy surrounding recent allegations&#8221; it was canceling the event. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/web1_119572437-41570f9ce8b04d7a90a40cbde0052f54.jpg</photo2><caption2>FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2018, file photo, Dave Franco, left, poses with James Franco, winner of the award for best performance by an actor in a motion picture - musical or comedy for &#8220;The Disaster Artist,&#8221; at the InStyle and Warner Bros. Golden Globes afterparty in Beverly Hills, Calif. The New York Times has canceled a public event with James Franco days after the Golden Globe winner was accused of sexual misconduct. The TimesTalk event scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 10, was intended to feature &#8220;The Disaster Artist&#8221; director and star and his brother and co-star, Dave Franco, discussing the film with a Times reporter. The Times said in a statement that &#8220;given the controversy surrounding recent allegations&#8221; it was canceling the event. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) </caption2><photoCredit2></photoCredit2></div></div>

James Franco denies sexual misconduct allegations