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James Franco Is a Real Jerk-Off!
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Jen Carlson
Published Sep 7, 2010
Modified Sep 7, 2010
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In a recent interview, James Franco discusses that SNL movie (it just got picked up for distribution), and yadda yadda yadda his favorite activity: masturbating. When asked about it, he says:
"I spend a fair amount of time alone, especially when I travel maybe to something like this or for work or whatever, but I’m in hotels a lot for a lot of my life... So, when I’m alone, I do masturbate a lot. I don’t know why. It’s like you have those days where it’s just like, I have a ton of writing to do, or a ton of reading to do, and you’re just like, OK, I’m going to be on the couch all day or in bed all day just doing that… I tend to have a four or five-time day."
Franco, forever the overachiever. (And maybe that's why he was spotted so tuckered out at his Columbia classes?) Additionally, rejected headlines for this post include:
- James Franco: Chronic Francodefiler
- James Franco Is An Onanistic Overachiever
- James Franco Really Loves Himself. With His Hands.
- James Franco: Not The Master Of His Domain
[via Split Sider]
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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