James Franco Supports 'Time's Up,' Addresses Recent Accusations

( APPLAUSE ) NOW, WE'VE GOT TO GO HERE IN A
MINUTE, BUT BEFORE WE DO, I DO WANT TO ASK YOU SOMETHING.
I MENTIONED BACKSTAGE I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS AND IF
YOU'RE OKAY TALKING ABOUT IT, I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT CRITICISM
YOU GOT ON A GOLDEN GLOBE'S NIGHT BECAUSE YOU WERE WEARING A
TIMES UP PIN IN SUPPORT OF THE TIME'S UP MOVEMENT WHICH HAS
BEEN CREATED BY MANY POWERFUL WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD TO SAY THAT
THE TIME IS UP FOR THE ABUSE, MISUSE OF WOMEN BOTH SEXUALLY
AND OTHERWISE, NOT ONLY IN HOLLYWOOD BUT AROUND THE
COUNTRY.
THEY'VE ESTABLISHED A FUND, A LEGAL DEFENSE FUND FOR WOMEN AND
MEN ABUSED IN THIS WAY.
YOU GOT CRITICIZED FOR WEARING THAT.
DO YOU KNOW WHY AND DO YOU HAVE A RESPONSE, ANYTHING YOU WANT TO
SAY ABOUT THAT CRITICISM?
>> WELL, FIRST, I WANT TO SAY I WORE IT BECAUSE I DO SUPPORT IT.
I WAS, YOU KNOW -- LOOK, I WAS SO EXCITED TO WIN, BUT BEING IN
THAT ROOM THAT NIGHT WAS INCREDIBLE.
I MEAN, IT WAS POWERFUL.
THERE WERE INCREDIBLE VOICES, AND I SUPPORT IT.
I SUPPORT CHANGE.
I SUPPORT 50/50 AND 20/20 WHICH JUST MEANS, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE
UNDERREPRESENTED, WOMEN, PEOPLE OF COLOR, PEOPLE IN THE LGBT
COMMUNITY GET LEADERSHIP POSITIONS THAT THEY FILL ALL
POSITIONS THEY HAVE BEEN DEPRIVED OF, I COMPLETELY
BELIEVE IN THAT.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THAT'S WHY I WORE IT.
THERE WERE SOME THINGS ON TWITTER --
>> Stephen: TODAY.
YEAH, I DIDN'T -- I HAVEN'T READ THEM.
I'VE HEARD ABOUT THEM.
OKAY, FIRST OF ALL, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I DID TO ALI, I
DIRECTED HER IN A PLAY OFF BROADWAY.
I HAD NOTHING BUT A GREAT TIME WITH HER, TOTAL RESPECT FOR HER.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHY SHE WAS UPSET.
SHE TOOK THE TWEET DOWN.
I DON'T KNOW.
I CAN'T SPEAK FOR HER, I DON'T KNOW.
THE OTHERS, LOOK, IN MY LIFE I PRIDE MYSELF ON TAKING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THINGS I'VE DONE.
I HAVE TO DO THAT TO MAINTAIN MY WELL BEING.
I DO IT WHENEVER I KNOW THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG OR
NEEDS TO BE CHANGED, I MAKE IT A POINT TO DO IT.
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'T HAVE A VOICE
FOR SO LONG.
SO I DON'T WANT TO -- I DON'T WANT TO, YOU KNOW, SHUT THEM
DOWN IN ANY WAY.
IT'S, I THINK, A GOOD THING AND I SUPPORT IT.
>> Stephen: WELL, IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE THAT YOU THINK --
SOME WAY TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION THAT ISN'T IN SOCIAL MEDIA?
IS THERE SOME WAY TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION THAT PIGGY BACKS ON
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN SOCIAL MEDIA?
BECAUSE WHEN ACCUSATIONS HAPPEN -- BECAUSE FOR SO LONG
ACCUSATIONS WERE NOT BELIEVED.
WHEN ACCUSATIONS HAPPENED, IN YOUR CASE, YOU SAY THIS IS NOT
AN ACCURATE THING FOR ME.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THE ANSWER MIGHT BE TO COME TO SOME
SENSE OF WHAT THE TRUTH IS SO THERE CAN BE A S.E.C. SILLIATION
BETWEEN PEOPLE WHO CLEARLY HAVE DIFFERENT VIEWS OF THINGS?
I MEAN, IT'S A BIG QUESTION BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LEAVE OR TO
FURTHER THIS DISCUSSION.
>> I MEAN, LIKE I SAID, IF I -- YOU KNOW, I -- I CAN'T -- THE
WAY I LIVE MY LIFE, I CAN'T LIVE IF THERE'S RESTITUTION TO BE
MADE.
I WILL MAKE IT.
SO IF I'VE DONE SOMETHING WRONG, I WILL FIX IT.
I HAVE TO.
I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S HOW THAT WORKS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE -- I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.
I MEAN, AS FAR AS THE BIGGER ISSUES, YOU KNOW, HOW WE DO IT.
I -- LOOK, I REALLY DON'T HAVE THE ANSWERS AND I THINK THE
POINT OF THIS WHOLE THING IS THAT WE LISTEN.
YOU KNOW, THERE WERE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE TALKING THAT NIGHT.
THEY HAD A LOT TO SAY, AND I'M HERE TO LISTEN AND LEARN AND
CHANGE MY PERSPECTIVE WHERE IT'S OFF, AND I'M COMPLETELY WILLING
AND WANT TO.
>> Stephen: WELL, THANK YOU FOR TAKING A MOMENT TO TALK
ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN.
IT'S AN ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL MOVIE.
THANK YOU.
JAMES FRANCO, EVERYBODY.
"THE DISASTER ARTIST" IS IN THEATERS NOW!
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James Franco Supports 'Time's Up,' Addresses Recent Accusations

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