Prosecutor James Franco called him "totally insensitive" after the interview

"That Wasn't the Master Plan for Me": See actor James Franco admits he slept with students from his drama school.

Lawyers for the two women who accused actor James Franco of sexual assault said his admission that he had sex with students at his drama school was "totally insensitive."

American lawyers Sarah Titre-Kaplan and Tony Gaal said the star was "blind to the dynamics of power." They call drama school "Blind."

On a podcast earlier this week, Franco said that he "really slept with students while he was teaching, and that was wrong." The actor was nominated for Best Actor at the 2011 Oscars for Danny Boyle's 127 Hours and is also known for his roles in Milk and Spider-Man.

He agreed to pay $2.2 million (£1.6m) in July after being tried on charges of "sexually accused behavior towards female students."

A statement from the two law firms said: "It is remarkable that even after he gave his consent, he belittled the survivors' experience and ignored their pain, despite admitting that he had no job at all to start such a school.

"Franko is not only blind to the dynamics of power but is wholly insensitive and still disinterested in the immense pain and suffering he inflicts on his victims with this fake drama school.

They said his behavior "wasn't a misunderstanding of the course name, and it wasn't a result of being overloaded - it was disgusting behavior."

They added that "no one should mess with this interview with Franco taking responsibility for his actions or expressing regret for what happened," calling it "a transparent avoidance of real issues posted before the big holiday in the hope that he won't be targeted." to control the reaction.

Titer-Kaplan said on Twitter: "Platform intruders targeted survivors but caused more damage. Blocklisting survivors is still a genuine problem.

Franco told Jess Cagle's podcast that he didn't start school to seduce women into sex, and he has remained silent about the accusations because "someone is mad at me, and I have to listen."

Titter-Kaplan and Gaal, who attended the now-defunct Franco Studio 4 drama school, said he was trying "to create a lineup of young women who have been sexually exploited personally and professionally in the name of education."

A 2019 class-action lawsuit filed in Los Angeles alleges he abused his position and presented opportunities for roles in his films.

The students said they were victims of fraud for paying for drama school while being sexually objectified and bullied. When the allegations first surfaced, Franco said they were "inaccurate" but made payments to Titer-Kaplan and Gaal, as well as other students who had filed complaints.

In excerpts from the podcast released Wednesday, Franco said he had been recovering from a sex addiction since 2016 and was "doing a lot of work" and "changed who I am" following the allegations against him.

"I think I thought at the time that if it were consensual, it would be fine," he told the SiriusXM podcast.

When asked why he might not have realized that the power dynamics between teacher and student could distort the concept of consent, Franco replied, "I wasn't clear at the time.