James Franco Twitter Account Vanishes (April Fools' Prank?)

James Franco seems to have left Twitter, after just a month and a half on the service.

There is no confirmation he's quit, and some are speculating it could be an April Fools joke, but Franco's Twitter account is nowhere to be found. Attempts to load his page (@jamesfranco) return the message, "Sorry, that page doesn’t exist!"

Franco joined the social networking site on Feb. 18, just prior to his hosting of the Oscars.

Hollywood Reporter notes that the Twitter account disappearance coincides with a David Letterman appearance which will air tonight.

His account first disappeared from the Twitterverse yesterday, leading to tweets like those below. It was technically, however, April 1 overseas, so if it was an April Fools' Joke, he could return tomorrow.

E Online says this might be chalked up as a "social experiment," though Franco was quite active on the service in recent weeks.

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Comments

[Sean Connolly]

08:22 AM on 04/07/2011

good. Twitter is freaking lame.

[TheSarge]

07:56 AM on 04/07/2011

Twitter! Whats a twitter?

[MohammedAbbasi]

07:49 AM on 04/07/2011

Relax, leave him alone he has to study! Alternatively I have his mobile number if interested?

[WilliamWalton]

01:16 AM on 04/07/2011

Maybe he's "doing a social experiment"? What? Like Joachim Phoenix's hiphop act/movie/shenanigan?!?!?!? LOL

[mpp77019]

12:49 PM on 04/06/2011

stop the presses!

[lamelamelame]

07:34 PM on 04/05/2011

Is this really newsworthy?! REALLY?

[InedaName]

04:13 PM on 04/02/2011

I already miss Franco tweeting his photos and videos. Looks like he's working on some interesting pieces at RISD. He's got some very interesting friends too.

[Paris55]

03:45 PM on 04/02/2011

James Franco was very good on Letterman last night. Letterman was trying to lift his spirits on the criticism of his Oscar hosting duties. This guy is a very talented actor and a very engaged academic. Working on 3 masters at the same time!! Good for him. I like him. Re his twitter account, he may have decided to leave it alone. Too busy. Not everyone tweats.

[jimmurphySF]

06:18 PM on 04/01/2011

I hope @BronxZoosCobra didn't get him

[WaterCloset]

05:54 PM on 04/01/2011

Ohhhh, that's the dude from General Hospital. He had a twitter account??

[Layla Asher]

05:12 PM on 04/01/2011

Really?