James Franco Enrolls at Columbia, Vainly Attempts to Ignore Stalkers
James Franco, of Spider-Man and Pineapple Express fame, is now a student at Columbia’s School of Arts, where he is pursuing a pricey MFA in writing. News of this has traveled fast, especially around Morningside Heights. It seems like many Columbians have been desperate to catch the star’s attention whenever he makes a public appearance. Gawker, via the Commentariat, reports that recently, while studying in a campus coffee shop, a crowd had formed around him like “cats in heat”:
About 20 minutes later, people start hoarding around the entrance of the cafe, and by 11:50PM, most Columbians, particularly the type of ridiculous, squealing, freshman girl are all harassing the poor guy. At first, he would try not to respond. This made things quite awkward since the gawkers were shameless enough to literally go right up to him in desperate attempts to get his attention. Ha! He thought his headphones had the power to transport him into another world where he could be a student in peace.”
Granted, on the one hand these stalkers should give the poor man some space, but on the other hand Franco should have given more thought to studying in a place as noisy and public as a coffee shop! Someone direct him to one of the quiet wings of Butler ASAP. There will still be students staring at him from across the room but at least in theory they’ll be quiet. If they aren’t he can at least sic the librarians on the worst offenders. On another note, one must wonder what Franco is trying to get out of Columbia to begin with. The Ivy League cachet? Starving artist cred? A sweet book deal with an advance that pays .000001% of the money he makes off a typical blockbuster? Who knows, but good luck!
