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Some Motion Picture Academy Members Are Asking if They Can Change Vote After James Franco Accusations

Actor/director James Franco attends The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 7, 2018 in Beverly Hills. (Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Can I change my vote?”

Actor/director James Franco attends The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 7, 2018 in Beverly Hills. (Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

That was the question several motion picture academy members were asking after five women accused actor James Franco of inappropriate or sexually exploitative behavior in a Times investigation published Thursday.

The allegations — two of which showed up on Twitter Sunday, the night Franco won a Golden Globe for his lead turn in “The Disaster Artist” — arrived just as the voting period for Oscar nominations was ending.

Franco, who denies the allegations, is considered a strong possibility for an Oscar nomination for playing Tommy Wiseau. Wiseau became a cult figure after the release of his 2003 film, “The Room,” which many critics, official and arm-chair, call the worst movie ever made.

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