James Franco - the Deuce

Ever since he won a Golden Globe for The Disaster Artist on Sunday, James Franco has been a target of sexual misconduct allegations on social media, which have led to the cancellation of a New York Times event. The backlash against the actor-director also has prompted a reaction from HBO where Franco is star and executive producer of porn industry drama The Deuce, recently renewed for a second season.

“We have verified that no complaints about Mr. Franco have come in on The Deuce production,” HBO said in a statement to Deadline.

Franco addressed the allegations during his appearance on CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night. He told Colbert that he was aware of what actress Ally Sheedy had tweeted. Shortly after his win, Sheedy sent out a vague tweet about Franco’s behavior in the past. The two worked together on the 2014 off-Broadway production of The Long Shrift.

To this, Franco said, “I have no idea what I did to Ally Sheedy. I had nothing but a great time with her. I have total respect for her.” He said that they had fun working together and he said he couldn’t speak for her and reiterated that he did not know what he did.

Other women followed Sheedy’s tweet but were less vague. Violet Paley and Sarah Tither Kaplan tweeted out detailed accusations against Franco about inappropriate sexual behavior.