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Tuesday 18 December 5:10 p.m.
JAMES FRANCO has opened up about his friendship with
LINDSAY LOHAN, insisting he has tried to "help" the actress but has
failed to keep her out of trouble.
The Spider-Man
star has known Lohan for many years and they teamed up in 2011 to shoot a video
for rockers R.E.M.
The promo
project for the band's song Blue, which was directed by Franco, didn't emerge until
this year (12) and the actor has now revealed he grew close to Lohan around the
time they shot the film last February (11) but they have since drifted apart.
He tells
MTV.com, "Lindsay and I had reconnected at that time. I had been writing
some poems about the Chateau Marmont (hotel in Los Angeles) and one or two of the poems
involved Lindsay... I've known Lindsay for a while. It was at a moment where it
seemed like she was doing OK. We'd have conversations on the phone, and she
seemed like she was doing OK... I haven't talked to her in a long time because
it seemed like she was getting into some more trouble. I've tried to help
her."
Lohan, who has
been in and out of jail and rehab over the last few years, attempted to stage a
2012 career comeback, but her fortunes took a turn for the worse amid a series
of fresh legal troubles, and Franco admits he feels sorry for the troubled
star.
He adds,
"I think one of the reasons it's so hard is when she gets in trouble, she
gets all this attention and I'm sure she gets book offers. Like she goes to
jail, and instead of feeling like I really hit a low place, she'll get a crazy
offer for her jail memoir."
Lohan's probation from a theft charge was recently revoked amid
allegations the actress lied to police officers after crashing her Porsche in
June (12) and she could face a year behind bars.
WENN.com