Did you think that James Franco looked totally stoned off his rocker when he hosted the Oscars with Anne Hathaway? Nope, we didn’t either. But apparently it was a big enough deal for David Letterman to ask him about it on his show last night.
The story goes like this: James and Anne were drafted in as presenting hosts, hoping to bring something young, fresh and funky (we reckon that’s the kind of lingo the people in suits behind the scenes use) to the awards, but their efforts came under scrutiny as James, apparently, had little energy which lead some people questioning whether he’d been smoking da herb.
People said I was under the influence,” he told talk show legend David Letterman on Late Night. And commenting on her energy levels he added, “I think the Tasmanian Devil would look stoned standing next to Anne Hathaway.”
James went on to explain that he did his very best and refused to ‘beat himself up’ over his less-than-impressive performance. “I honestly played those lines as well as I could. It's complicated because, no, I never dreamed of being the best Oscar host ever. It was never on my list of things to do. It doesn't mean I didn't care, and it doesn't mean I didn't try hard," he added.
David gave him a bit of a verbal, manly pat on the back by adding that James will get over it. “There will be, for you, I think a modicum of embarrassment, which you shouldn't feel,” he said in what we imagine to be a sort of fatherly tone. “That will pass, you'll go into a period of numbness, and then you'll become, rightly so, defiant,” he added. Wise words, Letterman. Wise words.
Right, now we’re off to have a butcher’s at a definitely-not-stoned James and, you know, probably have a laugh. We are also going to watch a video of James Franco Kissing James Franco