Jos Angel Santana, James Franco's Former NYU Professor, States He Was Fired After Bad Grade

This time around this past year -- when James Franco was James Francoing his way on multilple web sites and also you could not make one mouse-click without tripping onto a tale about his latest art project, movie, school assignment, video clip, 'General Hospital' appearance or Oscar-hosting responsibilities -- it had been says while signed up for an NYU acting class, Franco received a D-grade. The irony! Well, it appears the professor who trained Franco in 'Directing the Actor II' was subsequently fired -- and he's about as pleased with that outcome while you were with 'Your Highness.' (CHEAP SHOT!) Jose Angel Santana has filed a suit against NYU after losing his job, possibly simply -- he claims -- due to unhealthy grade he gave Franco. "The college has bent over backwards to produce a Franco-friendly atmosphere, that's without a doubt," Santana told the NY Publish. "The college has been doing my way through its energy to curry favor with James Franco." This fall, Franco trained their own class at NYU. "For me, they have switched the NYU graduate film degree into swag for James Franco's reasons," Santana stated, "a possession, something you can purchase.Inch Santana states he gave Franco poor people grade due to excessive absences the star skipped 12 from 14 classes in the mission for any masters degree in fine arts. Within the complaint, which Roger Friedman at Hollywood411 states have, Santana places blame bigotry like a primary reason to be fired, and states that "another professor, Jay Anania, even the brother from the late Elizabeth Edwards, been with them set for him." Anania authored and directed this years film 'William Vincent,' which featured Franco. This past year, Franco -- who had been notoriously captured pics of asleep while attending a lecture at Columbia College in NY -- stated he was Comfortable with people underestimating his resolve for academia. "If they would like to fresh paint the image from the stoner likely to school, it's type of Comfortable with me since it really takes more pressure than normal off," he told Movieline. "In the event that's how they wish to illustrate me, it's fine. Because my schoolwork is not a performance. I am going there because I am getting a lot from it and I am dealing with work wonderful my personal favorite authors or professors. Therefore if that's how they would like to illustrate it, it isn't removing from why I am there. Also it takes pressure off. Which means you type of need to roll by using it.Inch Franco's reps haven't yet taken care of immediately Moviefone's request comment concerning the suit. [via NYP] [Photo: WireImage] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook