Franco turned down sex with Lohan

James Franco says he decided not to take Lindsay Lohan up on her offer of sex because she had 'issues.' Source: AP

JAMES Franco says he turned down an offer to have sex with Lindsay Lohan because she has 'issues.'

The Spring Breakers actor was asked about his history with Lohan on the Howard Stern radio show.

"You turned down sex with Lindsay Lohan, didn't you?" Stern questioned. "Back then when she was a lot hotter?"

"Oh, gosh. Poor Lindsay," Franco replied. "I haven't talked to her in a while … We were friends.

"My house in LA was being redone, so I did this thing where I just stayed at the (Chateau Marmont) hotel, and she had been living there for a couple years," Franco recalled.

The shock jock continued, "And you turned her down sexually?"

"I mean, I don't want to brag about it," Franco said. "I don't know how that got out."

"She was having issues even then, so you feel weird," he continued. "Honestly, she was a friend. I've met a lot of people that are troubled and sometimes you don't want to do that."

Franco, who is reportedly loved-up with his Spring Breakers co-star Ashley Benson, was coy when asked who he was dating now.

"Let's say I'm dating. I'm getting older. I would like a long-term relationship," he said.

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