Oh well...as Rush Limbaugh would say, “It’s the seriousness of the charge.”
I don’t feel sorry for these women. Did they never hear of the casting couch?
Franco may well be a pig, but I would expect that from a Hollywood celebrity.
Source of the phrase, c. 1990, during Bush41:
"Even though there is no evidence, the seriousness of the charge is what matters. The seriousness of the charge mandates that we investigate this."--Thomas Foley (D, WA), Speaker, US House of Representatives
(Foley use to steal food off of airliners when deplaning.)