Seems James Franco did want to be younger co-star Ashley Benson’s boyfriend, with a now-deleted video of the pair surfacing on the internet showing the two actors getting very close in a video mocking Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez.
James, 34, posted a clip of himself pretending to be the teen singer on his WhoSay account on Monday before quickly deleting it.
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Singer spoof: James Franco dons a Justin Bieber style wig and dresses up in a swag outfit in a new video mocking the teen singer’s song Boyfriend
The real deal: Justin in the real video for his hit song
However, a fan was quick to save the clip, which sees the Milk star dress up as 19-year-old Justin and lip sync to the teen heartthrob’s song Boyfriend with a dark wig-wearing Ashley playing his sexy love interest.
Filmed in a dark hotel room with just torches for lighting, the actors appear like they are in a X-rated tape but Ashley is careful to keep her clothes on.
Despite the young actress keeping fully clothed, the tape is already causing internet controversy adding fuel to the rumour fire that Ashley and James did date after filming their independent movie Spring Breakers earlier last year.
Not just a joke: The video was quickly removed from the 34-year-old actor’s WhoSay account but added credibility to the rumour that he did date his Spring Breakers’ co-star Ashley Benson
Selena is that you? While Franco lip syncs, a brown-wig wearing Benson looks a lot like her one-time friend Selena Gomez
Very intimate: The two actors appear very comfortable with each other as the pretend to be caught filming a sex tape
RadarOnline reported the co-stars had started dating after Benson split with on-and-off again boyfriend – and Bieber’s best friend – Ryan Good in October.
The relationship lasted just a month but damaged Ashley’s friendship with Selena.
‘Selena feels used and kind of punched in the face seeing as though she got Ashley the role [on Spring Breakers] and Ashley just used the opportunity to break her friend’s heart,’ the source revealed toRadarOnlineat the time.
Bad friend: The Pretty Little Liars star reportedly started dating Franco after splitting with on-and-off again boyfriend Ryan Good, who is also friends with Bieber and Gomez, leaving Selena feeling ‘used’
Final fling: The 23-year-old quickly went back to Good, pictured here together during the filming of her movie in Florida, after dating James for just a month
‘After Emma Roberts turned down the role because she didn’t want to gain weight for it, Ashley practically begged Selena to get her in front of producers for the part. She did, because she thought they were all friends, but it was clear early on that Ashley had something going on with James.’
If the former Disney star was angry before she is set to be even angrier with the release of this new video.
The 23-year-old Pretty Little Liars star booty dances and gyrates her way through the mock video clip presumably playing the role of her one-time friend Selena – even going as far as wearing a dark wig to look more like the Wizards Of Waverly Place actress.
Saucy spoof: Ashley grinds on a bed and on James during the video
At one point the young star grinds atop of an underwear clad Franco before pretending to make out with another girl while rolling around on a bed.
While some on the internet dismissed the video as a publicity stunt for the yet to be released film that stars Ashley, James and Selena it caused anger amongst some Justin fans.
However, James supporters were quick to delete any negative comments against the star and instead praising him.
Three is not a crowd: James and Ashley also pretend to have a threesome with another girl during the now-deleted video
‘Other celebrity tapes: Incriminating, embarrassing, offensive. James Franco’s tapes: The funniest s**t imaginable,’ one commented on the YouTube video.
Others took the video as a sign that James and Ashley were definitely dating.
‘This is VERY…interesting. Ashley used to date Bieber’s main man Ryan Good (swag-coach), but she apparently stopped dating Ryan, and started dating James right after they did a movie together. Meanwhile, it looks like Ashley has on a brown wig to impersonate Selena (or the gal in the ‘Boyfriend’ video)…either way, kinda cold,’ another Youtube viewer wrote.
Who’s that girl: The second girl in the mock music clip is a mystery but perhaps it is Ashley’s co-star Vanessa Hudgens?
Golden girl: Jennifer Aniston showed off her curvy figure in a series of revealing bikinis on New Year’s Eve, including this dark one
Perfect figure: Jimmy Kimmel’s fiancée Molly McNearney shows off her trim bikini body
Girl time: The friends chat on the balcony
Happy New Year ladies! Justin Theroux shows off his remarkable physique
Demure: Jennifer modestly covered up her lower half in a flowing sarong while walking around the balcony of her suite
Nothing like a good book: Jennifer was also seen wearing an emerald green sexy two-piece number while lounging with some reading material
The entourage: Jennifer and Justin Theroux were joined on holiday by Emily Blunt and her husband John Krasinski, and Jimmy Kimmel and his fiancee Molly McNearney
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