Ben Brantley Doesn't Think 'Little Bitch' Qualifies as Libel

By: Matthew Kassel | New York Observer

James Franco gets criticized pretty much every time he gives an opinion of anything, but that doesn’t prevent him from giving his opinion of basically everything.  

Just this morning, the famed multi-hyphenate took to his Instagram feed to lob an insult at New York Times theater critic Ben Brantley, whose unfavorable review of the new Broadway production of Of Mice and Men ran today. Mr. Franco stars (as George) alongside Chris O’Dowd (as Lennie).