The long career of the actor James Franco in Hollywood has always kept him in the spotlight. From his stint on the cult TV show Freaks and Geeks to his role as Harry Osborn in the trilogy of Spider-Man by Sam Raimi , James Franco’s personal sphere has been made public since he was very young. And the more famous the actor became, the more people seemed to be interested in his (many) love stories.
James Franco has long been considered one of most handsome men of Hollywood but, despite the many gossip that circulated about him, he admitted that it hasn’t always been easy for him to manage relationships. After finding love alongside Isabel Pakzad, with whom he has been a steady couple since 2017, the actor confessed that he often cheated on his girlfriends. That didn’t stop the actor from forming romances with some of Hollywood’s most famous actresses.
James Franco and Marla Sokoloff
James Franco he was only 19 when he made his debut in his first television series Pacific Blue in 1997, quickly becoming a teen idol. In 2000 on the set of the film Whatever it takes – Cost what it costsJames Franco met and fell in love with actress Marla Sokoloff. Their relationship lasted about 4 years during which they also went to live together, before breaking up permanently in 2004. However, their love story came to the fore again in 2013 when on the internet an intimate video of the couple leaked. In a radio interview with Howard Stern, the actor confessed that it was a video intended for private use and should never have been publicly displayed.
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James Franco and Ahna O’Reilly
Two years after the romance with Marla Sokoloff, James Franco he started dating Ahna O’Reillyan actress with whom he shared the set of numerous projects, including a Broadway play directed by Franco entitled The Long Shrift.
Unfortunately, the two broke up in 2011, perhaps due to the actor’s time spent in American universities. In fact, James Franco hadn’t quite finished college when he started acting, which is why he chose to re-enroll in university arriving to achieve seven degrees including a master’s degree in poetry, fiction and cinema at prestigious universities such as UCLA, Brooklyn College and Columbia University.
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James Franco and Lana del Rey
In 2015, James Franco has been linked to the singer Lana Del Rey, although their relationship has never been confirmed. However, the pair have been posting selfies together on their respective Instagram accounts and the actor even wrote a poem about her for V Magazine although it was never published.
James Franco and Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan revealed that he had aone night stand with James Franco in March 2005, while both were staying at the Chateau Marmont hotel. In the 2013 film This Is the End Franco, who plays himself in the film, confessed that he actually spent one night with the actress. However, during his participation in The Howard Stern Show he claimed he never slept with Lindsay though a kiss had started between the two. The actor then published a short story for Vice titled Bungalows 89 where she talks about when the actress spent a night at her house.
James Franco and Amber Heard
There alleged relationship between James Franco and Amber Heard rose to prominence during the actress trial of Johnny Depp when, in court, surveillance footage was made public where the actor was seen in an elevator with the actress of Aquaman before going to her house. The footage was used in cross-examination of Amber in court during the Depp-Heard process on May 18, 2022. The actress, who collaborated with Franco in two films, Pineapple Express And Suspended truthshas always denied any kind of romantic relationship, claiming that it was friendship, however maintaining that Johnny Depp was very jealous of James Franco.
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James Franco and Isabel Pakzad
James Franco seems to have settled down since he met the actress in 2017 Isabel Pakzad with whom he is still a steady couple today. The actress, producer of the film Birds of Preyremained close to the actor even during the tumultuous period of 2018 when some women, including his students, accused the actor of have behaved incorrectly towards them. James Franco during an extensive podcast interview The Jess Cagle by SiriusXM he confessed that he slept with some of his female students and that he spent several years battling different types of addictions. Furthermore, the actor has never hidden that he has not always behaved in an exemplary way in the past, confessing that, before Isabel, he cheated almost all of his ex-girlfriends and to have engaged in wrong and very selfish behavior. However, today James Franco seems to have found love again with Isabel.
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