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    rocketsparkleJ.K. Trotter
    8/06/14 12:31pm

    I am kind of annoyed at that tweet trying to out him. If he is gay or bi, it's really not a subject I feel comfy discussing... when he hasn't started that dialogue himself. See: Ellen Page discussed being gay and opened a dialogue to be educational. James Franco has not come out nor opened this dialogue so it's a bit exploitative to try and make money through articles and ads off of a man who might be trying to stay in the closet or at the very least keep his sexual life to himself. I would want that respect as a woman and a bisexual.

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      J.K. Trotterrocketsparkle
      8/06/14 12:34pm

      I’m pretty sure he’s opened this dialogue.

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      You might be wrong.J.K. Trotter
      8/06/14 2:00pm

      When? How? What, specifically, did he say to open the dialogue?

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    J.K. TrotterJ.K. Trotter
    8/06/14 1:45pm

    Turbulence at the Times

    vs.

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      J.K. TrotterJ.K. Trotter
      8/06/14 2:02pm

      A reporter who will remain nameless just Gchatted me the following:

      [reporter]

      aren't those tweets saying the same thing

      I read both as affirmative

      [me]

      not really?

      liam stack's subsequent tweets are maybe more revealing

      he's like, wow this is unsubtle

      [reporter]

      i read barbaro as saying you picked up on the subtely than many miss

      [me]

      why is this not in kinja

      login and say this on kinja

      [reporter]

      I will never use kinja

      [me]

      wow

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      Jordan SargentJ.K. Trotter
      8/06/14 2:06pm

      I think this person is right, btw

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    Rich JuzwiakJ.K. Trotter
    8/06/14 11:57am

    The two are also sharing an apartment in Brooklyn this summer.

    To me, this implies a finite arrangement that isn't within the realm of things boyfriends do. I mean, maybe the sentence could go on: "...and then they'll return to L.A., and keep living together like lovers do." But I don't think so.

    Then again, why would a man as wealthy as Franco need a roommate at all?

    The whole thing is very peek-a-boo coy, a display meant to generate items like this very post. I don't think Franco is gay. He has taken so many risks with his career that he's clearly not going for straight-laced leading-man type. I think he likes to provoke, and maybe even likes a lot of what gay culture affords (such as freedom to do whatever the fuck, if you are privileged enough to live in a gay-accepting major metropolitan area).

    Shit, if I weren't gay, I'd be jealous and want to emulate it too.

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      jonezbeechRich Juzwiak
      8/06/14 12:00pm

      Some people just like having roommates. I live with three other women, and some people might consider that a nightmare, but I like having those people around. *shrug*

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      Gary-XRich Juzwiak
      8/06/14 12:02pm

      He certainly knows how to keep his name out there through all these antics.

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    TheTailEndJ.K. Trotter
    8/06/14 11:51am

    Can Gawker manage to be homophobic Dbags with severe sex negative bullshit AND hate on James Franco? Apparently!

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      StickyTape0505TheTailEnd
      8/06/14 11:54am

      How was that homophobic?

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      J.K. TrotterTheTailEnd
      8/06/14 11:54am

      ?

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    Roxxxie ManeaterJ.K. Trotter
    8/06/14 12:30pm

    Wait, have roommates stopped being a thing? Why is this automatically "gay?"

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      J.K. TrotterRoxxxie Maneater
      8/06/14 12:35pm

      Weird how much people are focusing on that part! And not this one: “so close that describing them merely as friends would be a disservice.”

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      Roxxxie ManeaterJ.K. Trotter
      8/06/14 12:42pm

      But it also says they've been long time friends and collaborators. "Closers than friends" could also mean "like brothers." I mean, if they are together that's fine too, but I'm not sure why that would be the automatic conclusion. Maybe I'm just reading into it, but this had a kind of "ha ha James Franco is gay" vibe, which I thought was odd. (Granted, mocking James Franco is a noble and worthy pursuit, just not for this)

      The whole NYT "gay panic" thing is a good point though, but it just would never have been my first assumption. Perhaps I am too naive for the internet!

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    Jordan SargentJ.K. Trotter
    8/06/14 11:56am

    Is Scott Haze gay? I read this Out interview with him last night that suspiciously doesn't address the question directly. http://www.out.com/entertainment/…

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      J.K. TrotterJordan Sargent
      8/06/14 11:57am

      “Scott Haze, pal and muse of James Franco, is on the verge of his own ubiquity.”

      What?

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      RappingNinjaJ.K. Trotter
      8/06/14 12:00pm

      No, he isn't. That line is a lie.

      I've never heard his name until right now.

      All I know about him so far is that he appears to be the offspring of Willem Dafoe and a Dead Muskrat.

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    ClioJ.K. Trotter
    8/06/14 12:08pm

    I think we all know that Franco has been "following Tom Daley on Instagram" for quite some time now.

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      J.K. TrotterClio
      8/06/14 12:14pm

      Which reminds me!

      Caption: “Great speaking with the National Teenage Republicans about their future. Decisions made in DC today will affect their future more than those casting the votes.”

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      Gawquera de Tokers TownJ.K. Trotter
      8/06/14 12:22pm

      WTF does that even mean? GOPers are pure repugnance.

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    ArtbyhatchJ.K. Trotter
    8/06/14 2:36pm

    Im genuinely not sure, but, are you a gossip columnist? Scott is a good friend of mine, Ive been around James, but dont know him. Scott's girlfriend, Elissa, is also a really good friend of mine. The connection is all based on Playhouse West acting school in north hollywood. There is def no shenanigans going on between Scott and James. Scott is starring in a play James is directing at The Rattlestick theater this summer, hence, the living situation. Sorry to bust this up, but, as I friend, Ive gotta let Scott know about this. I dont know that he'll care, but, you should take it down anyways.

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      J.K. TrotterArtbyhatch
      8/06/14 2:39pm

      Scott didn’t read the Times article when it first came out?

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      ArtbyhatchJ.K. Trotter
      8/06/14 6:26pm

      I havent talked to him yet, but ill text him and ask. I know he wont give a shit, hes got the play to worry about. But why keep perpetuating bullshit? If this known to be false, why put your name on it?

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    J.K. TrotterJ.K. Trotter
    8/06/14 12:26pm

    A New York Times reporter weighs in:

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      Writdark29J.K. Trotter
      8/06/14 1:25pm

      Scott Haze is James Franco's beard — used to disguise Franco's long-term secret relationship with Shepherd Smith.

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        J.K. TrotterWritdark29
        8/06/14 1:25pm
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