Following sexual misconduct allegations on Twitter earlier this week, James Franco [1] broke his silence on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert [2] on Tuesday. After the host pressed him about the allegations during their interview, The Disaster Artist [3] star claimed that the accusations "are not accurate," before adding that he still completely supports people for speaking out. "They didn't have a voice for so long," he said. "So, I don't want to shut them down in any way. It's a good thing and I support it."

After the Golden Globes [4] on Sunday night, James was met with criticism on social media for donning a Time's Up pin [5], which symbolises the fight against sexual harassment and assault in the workplace. The Breakfast Club actress Ally Sheedy voiced her disdain for the actor [6] in a tweet that has since been deleted, writing, "Why is a man hosting? Why is James Franco allowed in? Said too much. Nite love ya #goldenglobes." The two previously worked together in 2014 during an off-Broadway production of The Long Shrift, which James directed. "I have no idea what I did to Ally Sheedy," James said during The Late Show. "I directed her in a play Off Broadway. I had nothing but a great time with her, total respect for her."

In addition to Ally's tweets about James, actress Violet Paley also alleged that the actor has been inappropriate on several occasions [7], before claiming that he actually offered her and a few other girls "an overdue, annoyed, convenient phone apology [8]." Since the allegations, The New York Times has cancelled a previously scheduled TimesTalk with James [9] to talk about his film. See what else the actor had to say on The Late Show above.