Seth Rogen Says He Will No Longer Work With James Franco Rogen is distancing himself from Franco after multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. By Chelsea SteinerMay 11th, 2021, 5:35 pm Freaks and Geeks in 1999, the two went on to star in successful buddy comedies like Pineapple Express, The Interview, and collaborated on several more projects together. But as sexual misconduct allegations mount against Franco, Rogen has, for the first time publicly, distanced himself from his longtime collaborator. In an interview with The Sunday Times, Rogen was asked if he felt he had enabled Franco’s behavior. Rogen responded, “What I can say is that I despise abuse and harassment and I would never cover or conceal the actions of someone doing it, or knowingly put someone in a situation where they were around someone like that,” he said. “However, I do look back at a joke I made on ‘Saturday Night Live’ in 2014 and I very much regret making that joke. It was a terrible joke, honestly.”