James Franco is speaking up about his addictive behaviors and how it has affected the lives of those close to him. Franco acknowledged that he had little concern for his partners' feelings until he began dating his current girlfriend Isabel Pakzad in a clip from his in-depth interview on SiriusXM's The Jess Cagle Podcast, which premieres in full on Thursday.

In a January 2018 piece published by The Los Angeles Times, Franco was accused of improper behavior by five women, four of whom were his acting pupils. Sarah Tither-Kaplan, one of the alleged victims, told Good Morning America earlier this month that Franco "abused his status by exploiting the non-celebrity women he worked with under the premise of providing them opportunities."

On Thursday, December 23, Jess Cagle's full conversation with James Franco will be available as part of the current episode of SiriusXM's The Jess Cagle Podcast.