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UPDATE [Thursday, 3:43 P.M.]--Lucy Clode has deactivated her Instagram account, and her videos and photos are currently unavailable. It is unclear whether or not she will reactivate her profile.

James Franco is hard at work on Broadway’s “Of Mice and Men,” but that does not mean he has no time for play. The 35-year-old actor found himself embroiled in controversy after apparently hitting on a 17-year-old girl named Lucy Clode online.

The Scottish teenager, who turns 18 in May, was in New York for a trip as an early birthday present, and went to see Franco’s play. Afterward, Clode got to meet him, taking pictures and videos with him that she later posted on Instagram.

As she took a video of him signing autographs for fans, Franco told Clode, “You gotta tag me.”

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