Paul Rust says he saw James Franco ‘flip out’ after panned 2011 Oscars hosting gig
Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Paul Rust has revealed he saw James Franco “flip out” after the reviews came in for his critically-panned Oscars hosting gig alongside Anne Hathaway. “I saw James Franco flip out once,” claimed Rust. So he goes, but in the mumble voice, he’s still doing the mumbling thing, so he’s got his head down, he goes, ‘James Franco was high on heroin when he was hosting the Oscars last night.’” Watch Apple TV+ free for 7 days New subscribers only. And for the record, I don’t think he was high.” When podcast co-host Matt Gourley asked how Danny McBride was behaving, Rust called him “a sweetheart.” “Between takes, he’s saying to James Franco, ‘Hey, if you don’t want to do this, I don’t want you to feel forced that you have to do this,’” Rust said.
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