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James Franco Sued For Defaming Ex-NYU Professor Who Failed Him

James Franco may be Hollywood’s most accomplished, out there polyglot , but one former professor isn’t too happy with how the Oscar nominee has spoken publicly of his time as a film student at NYU. José Angel Santana, who was fired in 2011, filed a lawsuit against the actor for calling him “awful” and a “bad teacher” while doing the press rounds for The Broken Tower . “Whoever was in Clint Eastwood’s chair at the Republican National Convention was more present than Mr. Franco was in my classes,” Santana told the NY Post . Oh snap did he just make a Clint RNC chair joke?? I mean, Franco only missed 12 out of 14 classes. Did that really warrant a “D” grade? (Eh, it probably deserved an “F.” Then again I’m no college professor. OH, BUT GUESS WHO IS ? ) Franco supposedly skipped out on Santana’s classes to go give an Academy Award-nominated performance in 127 Hours for Danny Boyle, so I guess that worked out pretty well for him. Stay tuned to see how this one pans out… [ NY Post ]

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NYU Professor Allegedly Fired For Dropping D on James Franco

A former NYU professor claims he got fired because he’s Hispanic and dared give James Franco, Hollywood celebrity, a D in a class, according to a new lawsuit. Jose Angel Santana, who taught Franco in his “Directing the Actor” class, is now suing the University for his job back, claiming he was wrongfully terminated. According to the lawsuit, Santana dropped a D on Franco for missing 12 of the 14 classes during the MFA course. Not shocking, given his academic track record: However, when peeps found out, Santana claims he suffered all sorts of public humiliation at the hands of Franco and the school itself, which canned him. Something he claims would never have happened to a white professor. According to Santana, other faculty played favorites for Franco, including fellow professor Jay Anania, who Franco hired to write and direct Shadows & Lies . Santana says , “In my opinion, they’ve turned the NYU graduate film degree into swag for James Franco’s purposes, a possession, something you can buy.” “The university has done everything in its power to curry favor.” Okay … can we just talk about the pic again? That’s hilarious.

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