Love how he didn't address WHY this has made headlines (see: a grown ass man using his fame to get some quick & easy teenage ass) and just turned it into "Aw, shucks! My awkward e-flirting is making the rounds. Internetz be tricky. I've Tweeted over 2,000 times and have posted on Instagram over 2,000 times, but I'm…

I have a friend who teaches community college and had a story about one of her students & Franco that tells me this was absolutely not a publicity stunt - this is his normal pattern of behavior.

I have been saying that very thing for YEARS!

The entitlement + creepiness is palpable, even in this brief clip. If he just wanted to get laid, he could do that in any bar, in any city, any night of the week. From the their correspondence, it seemed to be more about power and control of this young woman, which he should be more than "embarrassed" over.

how do you know she didn't name her boobs Hopes and Dreams? Ever think of that? Huh?

I'm just a model of how social media is tricky

I mean, what's the point of being a celebrity if you don't get to bang young fans? What else is so great about it? Assloads of money without having to work a soul-crushing corporate job? Traveling the world and meeting all sorts of famous and interesting people?

So, my takeaway is that he's not embarrassed he creeped on a 17-year-old, he's embarrassed that it went public.

"Meeting someone." Be honest, Franco, you weren't looking to get to know this girl's hopes and dreams.

There maybe a large power disparity between James Franco and a teenage girl. But I'm not really sure. I've never been James Franco or a teenage girl.

All he should have said was, "I'm sorry for creeping on a 17 year old. I learned my lesson." Not, social media is hard and I'm a celebrity, waaaah. Stop spinning. Just stop. It's not even a convincing argument.

We should keep in mind that Palo Alto is a film based on a book of short stories written by Franco himself. The older man/younger woman pairing is therefore something he has thought about (most likely acted out) before.

Dude's a fucking creeper.

I hear what you're saying, and Judi dench is divine. I only remember depp dating younger gals.

What's going on underneath that hat, bud? Gotta little bleach action happening? :|

why wouldn't you describe it as better? It is certainly better to go from slightly overweight to a healthy weight.

James Franco or not, I think I'd be a little freaked out if James Franco were texting me, and asking if I wanted to rent a hotel room with him. if i were a 17 year old.

Look I dunno how verifiable instagram stuff is but James Franco chasing a 17 year old desperately over social media? The whole thing tastes like a bad self-insertion fanfiction to me.

Jesus, Franco, way to play it cool.

As soon as I heard Seth Rogan say that Franco didn't partake and was a bit of a teetotaler, my entire perception of him changed, and this doesn't surprise me one bit.