Charlyne Yi calls James Franco a sexual predator, and Seth Rogen his enabler

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Charlyne Yi has spoken out about her experiences of working on "The Disaster Artist," which she said she tried to quit because of accusations of sexual assault against the movie's lead actor and director James Franco.

Yi, who played the costume designer Safowa Bright-Asare in the movie, posted on Instagram on Thursday calling Franco a "sexual predator" and Seth Rogen an "enabler."

Yi wrote that she tried to "break legal contract" and quit the movie because of Franco, but the filmmakers offered her a bigger role in the picture - which Yi said she saw as an attempt at bribery. Insider has reached out to Warner Bros. for comment.

"I cried and told them that that was the exact opposite of what I wanted, that I didn't feel safe working with a f---ing sexual predator," Yi wrote.

"They minimized and said Franco being a predator was so last year and that he changed… when I literally heard of him abusing new women that week."

Yi also wrote that "enablers are just as toxic and are abusers, too," and called Rogen an enabler. "Seth Rogen was one of the producers on this film so he definitely knows about the bribe and why I quit."

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Yi, who previously worked with Rogen on 2007's "Knocked Up," her first movie credit, wrote: "White men saying it's not their responsibility when holding Franco accountable, or when holding Seth Rogen and enablers accountable," Yi wrote. "Then whose responsibility is it? The women and children who have PTSD from Franco? Or the future targets of abuse?"

"White men perform infantilism when it comes to sacrificing their white supremacy and patriarchy because they actually don't give a f---."

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