University Professor alleges was fired by suspend "127 hours" actor

A Professor of the New York University (NYU) reported to the Centre by fire him after suspend in a subject to James Franco to consider that the actor had absented from too many classes, reported today by the newspaper New York Post.

José Angel Santana decided to give Franco a "D" rating (insufficient) when the Hollywood star attended last year to 12 of the 14 classes of the course "management of actors II", part of the curriculum of the master in fine arts which was registered the star of films like "127 hours" or "Milk".

Professor, 58 years old, told the newspaper New Yorker that Franco, 33, reacted to the suspense in ridicule in public, and then his Department dispensed with his services, reason by which filed a lawsuit against the institution to the Supreme Court in Manhattan.

School has done everything possible to create an environment favourable for him, this is safe." NYU did all the u000a"he could to win the favour of James Franco", who has made the University a "possession" to "serve their purposes", declared Santana to the Post.

The master said that the actor acted as a "rebel who did not know anything" in other subjects, but his teachers still gave good grades because the presence of Franco in the classroom was a major attraction for the Centre.

According to the text of the complaint cited by the newspaper, after finishing his master's degree, Franco hired one of his professors, Jay Anania, to write and direct the documentary "William Vincent", played by Franco himself and he withdrew to contest the 2010 edition of the Tribeca Film Festival in New York.

In addition, the head of the Department of postgraduate in film from NYU, John Tintori, made a cameo appearance in the film, which in the opinion of Santana creates a clear conflict of interest, according to the demand.

After passing through the University, Frank u000aShe returned to her last fall as a visiting professor at a course on how to adapt poetry to short films.

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