James Franco Was Scrubbed From Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue Cover

Hollywood Reporter ^ | January 25, 2018 | Chris Gardner

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Vanity Fair debuted its anticipated Hollywood Portfolio today, and on the magazine's website the headline read, in part, "12 Extraordinary Stars, One Momentous Year." There was meant to be another star on the coveted cover spread, but he did not make the final cut due to the momentous year's most powerful movement, the Hollywood Reporter has learned.

According to multiple sources familiar with the shoot, James Franco sat for a photo shoot and interview and was to be featured in the magazine's Annie Leibovitz-shot portfolio. He was removed from the cover digitally, however, due to allegations of sexual misconduct that surfaced in the wake of his Golden Globe win for The Disaster Artist. Subjects for the Vanity Fair cover are often photographed separately in small groups and combined via digital imaging — Franco's removal, then, did not require a reshoot. That said, it's highly unusual for a star to be removed from an elaborate photo layout, especially so close to publication.

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Gadzooks! It wasn't only James Franco... that got photoshopped--

It was #me... too as shown below:

That'll teach me to go bing drinking... with them bitches!

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