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James Franco has joined TikTok to release a series of unsettling videos in which he swears he’s “not promoting anything.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
Franco wears a shirt with the name “Bruce Robinson” scrawled on the front in the videos, wherein he asks for help addressing “some serious s—.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
Fans have pointed to the fact that Franco’s new account only follows two others \u2014 the upcoming film Love Meets in the Sunshine<\/em> and its director, Christian Guiton.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n What is going on with James Franco<\/a>? Maybe just another job.<\/p>\n The former A-lister, who retreated from Hollywood for five years after settling a sexual misconduct lawsuit<\/a> from former students of his acting school, has already made his comeback of sorts, appearing in international films like Claudio Giovannesi’s 2024 drama Hey Joe <\/em>and small genre pics like 2025’s Bunny-Man<\/em>.<\/p>\n But in the wake of former close collaborator Seth Rogen saying he has “no plans” to work with Franco again<\/a>, the 48-year-old appears to be gearing up for something special over on his new TikTok account, where he published his first video on June 3.<\/p>\n \u201cHey guys, this is James Franco. Me, really James Franco. I\u2019m here at my house. I’m not promoting anything, okay? I’m making this account because some serious s— is going on,” Franco begins the first video<\/a>, looking panicked and dressed in a ratty blue T-shirt decked out with two vertical strands of tape and the name “Bruce Robinson” scrawled across the front.<\/p>\n Franco’s new followers were quick to flood into the comment section with their suspicions that there was more to the posts than the actor was letting on. Eagle-eyed TikTokers quickly deduced that Franco’s new account is only following two others \u2014 the official account for an upcoming film titled Love Meets in the Sunshine<\/em> and Christian Guiton, the film’s director.<\/p>\n “James, respectfully, if this is marketing for a movie, gas is $5.00 and eggs are still expensive. We cannot afford to be getting played right now,” one user wrote.<\/p>\n Entertainment Weekly <\/em>has reached out to Guiton, and to a representative for Franco for comment.<\/p>\n In subsequent videos, Franco moodily sauntering around a kitchen<\/a> to trending audio, warns<\/a> that “if I disappear, you know what happened,” swears<\/a> he’s “not making it up,” and talks about<\/a> an “alien” he believes resides in his garage.<\/p>\n The official TikTok account for Love Meets in the Sunshine <\/em>features behind-the-scenes clips<\/a> of Franco and others shooting scenes, while the film’s Instagram touts news<\/a> of Franco’s casting.<\/p>\n