Seth Rogen said in a new cover story for Esquire magazine that he did not pay attention to the online buzz that ignited last fall after his former friend and collaborator James Franco told Variety their friendship is definitively over.

Two of the four former students proceeded to file a sexual misconduct lawsuit against Franco in 2019, which was settled in 2021. That same year, Rogen publicly distanced himself f

Rogen largely declined to comment on his former friend and frequent co-star's remarks that their friendship is "over" following accusations of sexual misconduct against Franco.