I know it's a presumption based on no evidence, but one look at his face in that early DEN footage in the documentary, and I knew he was also an abuse victim. It's quite the vicious cycle they perpetuate.
I've been reading all kinds of scathing things about the James Franco and his bro (mostly underage girls stuff), and also his relationship with Marina Abramovic and it made me immediately wonder who groomed him early on back in Freaks and Geeks heyday.