At the 2018 Golden Globe Awards, Franco wore a Time's Up pin in solidarity with the Me Too movement, to protest sexual harassment against women. His pin drew criticism on social media from actress Ally Sheedy, who hinted she had quit acting after working with Franco on a play. A former girlfriend, Violet Paley, also alleged that he once forced her to give him oral sex in a car while they were dating. On January 9, 2018, "The New York Times", citing the allegations, canceled a planned event with Franco. On January 10, Franco said on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" that the accusations made against him on Twitter were "not accurate".