James Franco: Anne Hathaway Made Me Look Stoned at Oscars

By Tracey Harrington McCoy Posted Mar 31st 2011 08:05PM

For the first time since hosting the Oscars, James Franco is addressing rumors that he was stoned during the gig. In an interview on 'The Late Show With Dave Letterman,' airing Thursday evening, the actor reveals why he appeared so low energy.

"People said I was under the influence," Franco said during his 'Late Show' interview, which airs tonight.

"Now why would they say that?" asked Letterman with a laugh.

The '127 Hours' actor replied, "I've thought about it. I think I know why, because--I love her--but Anne Hathaway is so energetic, I think the Tasmanian Devil would look stoned standing next to Anne Hathaway."

"Truthfully," Franco added, "and I haven't watched it back, maybe I had low energy. I actually played those lines as well as well as I could."

Franco concluded talking about the awards show by pointing out how wishy-washy Hollywood is: "But here's the hypocritical thing: Leading up the Oscars, I couldn't hear enough about how, 'Oh, people don't care about the Oscars anymore; it's dead, it's boring, it's at the end of a long awards season, who cares about it?' Well, as soon as you don't host the way they want you to, they suddenly care and won't shut up about it!"

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Thursday 31 March

By Heaven

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James Franco is in the top 5 of Amercian Actors today!
Henry Cavill,Ryan Phillipi,Ian Somerhalder and Jonathan Rhyse Meyers are way up there too!
Forget the Clooneys,Pitts and Cruises, they are way way over!
WAKE UP HOLLYWOOD

By hope

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Except that Rhys-Meyers is not an American.

Friday 01 April

By NN

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Henry Cavill? Johnathan Rhys Meyer? They're absolutely hot but they are not Americans ...

By ZF

Hathaway wouldn't shut the hell up. She was absolutely AWFUL. Franco couldn't have said anything if he wanted to.

By anon69

I thought he was stoned because of his squinty, happy eyes. We've seen that look before.

By sirboss

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I dont know if he was stoned but i wish we could stone him. I would like to be the first one to cast the first stone!!

By tori

Love James!!!

By EdN

He was stoned. His mannerisms, attitude, his eyes, his lack of energy. Here in this interview he is not, I can see a clear difference. He can say it all he wants to that he wasn't no one would ever admit it, it would be career killing.

By kathy

No kidding! Exactly how can another person make YOU look stoned? What? She did his make-up or something? The guy claims he did his lines the best he could....and that was pathetic! I thought he was absolutely horrible. Of course-having seen him on GH, he cannot act....so he wasn't "acting" stoned. He was stoned.

By joan

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He was not stoned he was just not too good at hosting. He is a good actor, but Hathaway is far more multi talented and showed him up big time..

By J

He claims he doesn't do drugs and resents when people think that of him due to his movie roles. I think it is possible he just isn't good in a live environment. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and say he is simply less talented, rather than a substance abuser.

By jwankco

James Franco is an inventive actor and I don't think any young star could breathe life in the Academy Awards at this point. Oscar TV show format is showing its age and looks like 70's relic. Of course, if Franco gets arrested for being stoned this year, well, so much for his Letterman excuse.

By abeth118

Maybe if he had been stoned, the show would have been much better. Between the two of you, it was the worst hosting job in the history of the show. It doesn't matter how she made you look, neither of you will be invited back to host this or any other show. It's time for the networks to stop airing all of these award shows. They are boring and phony.

By Zingeroo

I'd say James Franco looked like Alfred E Neuman while hosting the Oscars, but that would insult Alfred!

By mary

No need to blame anyone "pretty boy" you have no personality. BLAHH!!!

By Ted

I'm not convinced.

By simpsonsimpmike

franco is a stoned wortless piece of crap

By Will

Hmm that's odd that someone else can make you look stoned. You know what makes me look stoned? Pot...

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