Warning: This story may be triggering for those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual misconduct or know someone affected by it.

Oscar-nominated actor James Franco has acknowledged sleeping with students of an acting school he previously ran, saying he struggled with sex addiction and has been working to improve his behaviour in recent years.

In excerpts from an interview on The Jess Cagle Podcast made public Wednesday, Franco, 43, said that while teaching, he “did sleep with students, and that was wrong.” He said he did not start the school to lure women for sexual purposes.

“I suppose at the time, my thinking was if it’s consensual, OK,” he