Is James Franco married?

No, James Franco is not married.

American actor and filmmaker James Edward Franco is now slowly returning back to the big screens by starring in some fresh projects. The actor has been away from the limelight following a string of grave sexual misconduct allegations against him by his own students. Franco was once considered to be a sex symbol and one of the most famous actors in Hollywood. However, things came crashing down for the Spider-Man star after he accepted that he slept with his students.

While Franco’s professional life may have been through some major turbulence, his personal life is relatively sailing peacefully. Franco once had a huge fan base and most of his fans wondered when the actor who was once labeled as the “Sexiest Man Alive” by Salon, would settle down and get married. It is to be noted that the actor is not married as of 2023, but he is in a serious relationship with actress Izabel Pakzad.

Who is Izabel Pakzad?

Before being James Franco’s girlfriend, Izabel Pakzad was a rising Hollywood star. Pakzad is well known for her roles in movies such as Birds of Prey, The Deuce and Don't Worry, It's Gonna Be OK. She was born on January 2, 1996 in New York. As said earlier, Pakzad is a rising star, hence, she has some upcoming exciting projects her way in the future.

Pakzad and Franco have been seeing each other for seven years now. The two began dating each other in 2017 and have been going strong ever since then. Although all the allegations came crashing down on Franco in 2018 and even with him agreeing and disclosing that he has sex addiction, Pakzad made sure to stay with him during the toughest period of his life.

Does James Franco have sex addiction?

127 Hours star James Franco disclosed that he is addicted to sex after accepting that he slept with the female students of his now defunct acting school. While the actor was on The Jess Cagle Podcast, he accepted that the allegations made against him were true. Franco said, “I did sleep with students, and that was wrong”. However, the actor also explained that he did not start that acting school to lure women. Franco added, “I suppose at the time, my thinking was if it’s consensual, ok. At the time I was not clear headed.”

In the SiriusXM podcast Franco further spoke of his addiction and blamed it on the result of getting rid of his alcohol addiction. Franco said, “It’s such a powerful drug. I got hooked on it for 20 more years. The insidious part of that is that I stayed sober from alcohol all that time.” Speaking more about it, Franco revealed that he has been working on his addiction since 2016 and is changing who he was.

Did James Franco date Amber Heard?

Although James Franco’s name was brought up during Amber Heard’s scandalous trial against ex-husband Johnny Depp after she was accused of having an extra-marital affair with Franco, the Aquaman fame made sure to set the records straight by explaining that James Franco and her are “platonic” friends and nothing more.

At the time of Amber Heard and Johnny Depp’s marriage, James Franco was their neighbor and was spotted with Heard on a lift to Depp’s house.