--- title: Glow Actress Alison Brie Stands by Her Brother-in Law James Franco at the SAG Awards description: "Not everything that’s been reported has been accurate," she said of allegations of sexually inappropriate behavior made against Franco canonical: https://time.com/5112010/james-franco-sag-awards-alison-brie/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-01-22T04:05:14.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:04:06.127Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Alison Brie Stands by James Franco at the SAG Awards og:description: "Not everything that’s been reported has been accurate," the Glow actress says og:url: https://time.com/5112010/james-franco-sag-awards-alison-brie/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt736db075079f4e48/6988f8f10a4a2236ad9d17b5/gettyimages-908514106.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards - Red Carpet og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Alison Brie Stands by James Franco at the SAG Awards twitter:description: "Not everything that’s been reported has been accurate," the Glow actress says twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt736db075079f4e48/6988f8f10a4a2236ad9d17b5/gettyimages-908514106.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # _Glow_ Actress Alison Brie Stands by Her Brother-in Law James Franco at the SAG Awards > Sponsored content. 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James Franco has been accused of sexually inappropriate behavior by five women — four of whom were his students_ by [Jodi Guglielmi and Mia McNiece / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Jodi Guglielmi and Mia McNiece / People Contributor Jan 22, 2018 4:05 AM UTC  Actor Alison Brie attends the 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 21, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. Actor Alison Brie attends the 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 21, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.Emma McIntyre—Getty Images for Turner Image by [Jodi Guglielmi and Mia McNiece / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Jodi Guglielmi and Mia McNiece / People Contributor Jan 22, 2018 4:05 AM UTC [James Franco](http://people.com/tag/james-franco) was spotted at the [Screen Actors Guild Awards](http://people.com/sag-awards/) on Sunday — his [first public appearance](http://people.com/movies/james-franco-is-calling-exes-plans-to-attend-sag-awards-in-wake-of-accusations/) in the wake of allegations of sexually inappropriate behavior. Franco, 39, attended the ceremony with his girlfriend [Isabel Pakzad](http://people.com/movies/james-franco-girlfriend-hospital/). In a red carpet interview with E!, his sister-in-law [Alison Brie](http://people.com/tv/sag-awards-2018-alison-brie-glow-wrestler/), nominated for her role in _GLOW,_ [defended the _Disaster Artist_ star. ](http://people.com/movies/sag-awards-2018-alison-brie-defends-james-franco/) “I think that above all what we’ve always said is that it remains vital that anyone that feels victimized should and does have the right to speak out and come forward,” she said. “I obviously support my family, and not everything that’s been reported has been accurate, so I think we’re waiting to get all the information. But of course now is the time for listening, and that’s what we are all trying to do.” Five women accused Franco, who is nominated at Sunday’s ceremony for outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role for his movie _The Disaster Artist_, of sexually exploitative behavior earlier this month. Last week, Franco [skipped the Critics’ Choice Awards](http://people.com/movies/james-franco-is-in-a-really-bad-place-amid-allegations-about-sexually-inappropriate-behavior-source/), where he won the award for best actor in a comedy. Sources have said the actor has been shaken by the allegations: “He’s in a [really bad place](http://people.com/movies/james-franco-is-in-a-really-bad-place-amid-allegations-about-sexually-inappropriate-behavior-source/),” a source close to the situation told PEOPLE. “His close friends are trying to be there for him.” During a recent appearance on _Late Night with_ [_Seth Meyers_](http://people.com/tag/seth-meyers/), Franco addressed the allegations made by a number of women on Twitter after he wore a [Time’s Up pin](http://people.com/style/golden-globes-2018-times-up-pin-merchandise/) at the [Golden Globe Awards](http://people.com/golden-globe-awards/). “There are people that need to be heard,” the actor told Meyers. “I have my own side of this story, but I believe in these people that have been underrepresented getting their stories out enough that I will hold back things that I could say, just because I believe in it that much,” he said. “So if I have to take a knock because I’m not going to try and actively refute things, then I will, because I believe in it that much.” In an article published in the [_Los Angeles Times_](http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-james-franco-allegations-20180111-htmlstory.html) on Jan. 11, five women accused Franco of abusing his power as an acting teacher and mentor in a sexually exploitative manner. Two students claimed the actor would often become angry on set when they would refuse to film topless, while another former acting student at the film school Franco founded said he once removed safety guards while filming an oral sex scene on the set of the 2015 film _The Long Home_. Additionally, actress Violet Paley [recounted her previous social media claims](https://twitter.com/VioletPaley/status/950252181965410304?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref%5Furl=http%3A%2F%2Fpeople.com%2Fmovies%2Fjames-franco-accused-sexual-misconduct-five-women-la-times%2F) that Franco exposed himself and tried to pressure her into oral sex. Though she said they had a consensual relationship, Paley said, “that time wasn’t consensual.” She also alleged that he told her friend to meet him in a hotel when the friend was 17. Franco’s attorney, Michael Plonsker, denied each of the women’s allegations and cited Franco’s [comments on _The Late Show with Stephen Colbert_](http://people.com/movies/james-franco-denies-sexual-harassment-allegations/) as his formal denial. “Look, in my life I pride myself on taking responsibility for things that I have done,” Franco told Colbert. “I have to do that to maintain my well being. The things that I heard that were on Twitter are not accurate. But I completely support people coming out and being able to have a voice because they didn’t have a voice for so long. So I don’t want to shut them down in any way.” The 24th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards are broadcast live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on both TNT and TBS starting at 8 p.m. ET. 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