James Franco makes rare appearance with his girlfriend months after harassment controversy
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}James Franco and girlfriend Isabel Pakzad attend the opening night of "Straight White Men" in NYC on July 23, months after the actor's harassment controversy. (Getty Images)
James Franco and his younger girlfriend, Isabel Pakzad, made a rare public appearance on Monday at the Broadway opening of “Straight White Men.”
Franco, 40, and Pakzad, 25, posed on the red carpet with big grins on their faces. The “Disaster Artist” star dressed casually in a button-down and jeans while his girlfriend wore a floral frock with a cropped white jacket.
The couple’s rare outing comes months after five women came forward and accused the actor of sexual misconduct. He denied all their claims.
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Since then, Franco’s kept a low profile, filming “The Deuce” and hanging out in the Hamptons.
This article originally appeared on Page Six.