James Franco is tucked away in the corner of a five-star hotel lobby on Rome's Via Veneto, sipping an Americano coffee. Wearing a chocolate brown hoodie he proudly says he co-designed, the actor and filmmaker looks relaxed and flashes his signature smile.

It’s been almost exactly five years since James Franco was sued by two former students of his acting school, who accused him and his partners of sexually exploitative behaviors toward the students in their charge.

James Franco told 'Variety' at the Rome Film Festival that he believes his friendship with Seth Rogen is "over," two years after Franco settled a sexual misconduct lawsuit brought against him by two of his former acting students.