On October 3, 2019, two former female students of Studio 4 filed a lawsuit against Franco and his partners. Another student stated that Franco held a sex scenes class and removed students' vaginal guards while simulating oral sex with them. One student stated that Franco "would always make everybody think there were possible roles on the table if we were to perform sexual acts or take off our shirts" in his projects. In 2017, multiple female students of the school came forward and stated that Franco had behaved in inappropriate or sexually exploitative ways while serving as their teacher. The school offered a two-year Meisner technique conservatory study for actors and ongoing screenwriting and directing courses that were instructed by working industry professionals. Franco claimed he wanted to emulate the creative environment he found at Playhouse West, in addition to providing opportunities through his production company, Rabbit Bandini Productions, that would otherwise not be available to acting, directing, or writing students. Studio 4 claimed it was created to provide a place for students to be grounded in acting and focus on performance while not having to be tied up with additional school requirements.
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