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James Franco is back at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Following his half-naked 7 For All Mankind shoot at the iconic resting place, the actor/artist has teamed up with Airbnb to design an experimental pop-up for the vacation rental company's celebrity-driven Hello LA campaign. In true Franco fashion, the concept space is filled with artsy irony.
Dreamed up by the Spring Breakers star and designed by interior pro Matthew Lanphier, the one bedroom crib's main draw is a "paint-by-numbers"-inspired backdrop scribbled with the social media-favored "YOLO" acronym, which stands for "you only live once." (They're at a cemetery, get it?)
Other tongue-in-cheek nods to the afterlife include stuffed crows, a framed portrait of Jeff Koons' infamous Michael Jackson sculpture, and a makeshift mausoleum that features 32 placards with quotes from Franco's favorite authors.
If you were hoping to rent Franco's temporary home, you're sadly out of luck. The one-day-only event was held this past Friday, where one winner was awarded a night's stay at the space. Scouted reveals that the lucky gal was a reality TV producer "who wrote 10 words on why she loves LA." The winning words? "Succulants & Sycophants, Palms & Palm Readers, Trails & Trailblazers, Dreams & Dreams Realized."
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