Comments on Attempt to Pick Up Underage Girl Via Instagram

Michael: We know you've been in the news this morning, and we understand that's something that you wanted to address, so...

James Franco: Well, I mean, I just didn't... I was feelin' awkward... I didn't wanna come on the show and just... feel awkward so uh... Yeah. Uh, you know, I'm embarrassed, and I guess I'm just a model of, you know, how... social media is tricky. It's a way people meet each other today, but... what I've learned--I guess just because I'm new to it--it's like, you don't know who's on the other end. You meet somebody in person and you, you know, you get a feel for them but you don't know who you're talking to and... you know, so I used bad judgement and it... I learned my lesson.

But, unfortunately in my position, I have a very good life, but... not only do I have to go through the embarrassing rituals of meeting someone, sometimes if I do that, then it gets, you know, published for the world, so now, you know, it's like doubly embarrassing but... anyway.

Kelly: Well, I think the way you came out here an handled it is perfectly acceptable. It happens to everybody, and I think it happens to movie stars on a grander scale like you just said, because everybody knows who you are. And I promise I will not reveal our text messages to the world.