James Franco and Izabel Pakzad: Radiant couple appearance at Amfar-Gala

US actor James Franco (47) and partner Izabel Pakzad (29) have spent the past few days together on the Côte d’Azur. If the two rarely show up to the public, Cannes Film Festival are apparently a welcome opportunity to give couple appearances. After visiting the premiere of “private life” (original title: “Vie Privée”) a few days ago, they appeared on the Amfar gala last Thursday.

The star-packed donation event of the American Foundation for AIDS Research, which took place in the Edel Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc in Antibes at the Film Festival, did not want to miss the couple, who has been in a relationship since 2017. The two came in glamorous looks and rely on elegant black. While Franco classically chose a suit with a fly, his partner rely on a somewhat more extravagant outfit. The competitive bustier robe with a deep neckline caused an exciting look with cut-outs on the waist and transparent fabric on the stomach.

the couple is said to have gone a little earlier than other promoters and have left the after-show party, since the event is said to have been overcrowded in the end. The gala also visited other couples, including Heidi Klum (51) with husband Tom Kaulitz (35) or Ed Westwick (37) with his wife Amy Jackson Westwick (33).

James Franco withdrew in 2019 after several women accused him of sexual harassment a year earlier. In addition, the practices of his drama school also made negative headlines. Students of the now closed film and drama school Studio 4 accused the actor and his partners to have pushed them into increasingly explicit sex scenes. In 2021, Franco agreed to pay $ 2.2 million to enclose the lawsuit.

In May 2024, after five years, he showed himself on the red carpet for the first time. Together with Izabel Pakzad, he also visited the film festival in Cannes.